diff --git a/src/components/insights/__tests__/health-score-card.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/__tests__/health-score-card.test.tsx
index 723b438dd..a89e0c868 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/__tests__/health-score-card.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/__tests__/health-score-card.test.tsx
@@ -260,6 +260,50 @@ describe("<HealthScoreCard>", () => {
     expect(progressMatch?.[1]).toBe("100%");
   });
 
+  // ── v1.4.28 R3c-Insights — equal-height contract (FB-H1/H2) ───────
+  it("opts the wrapper into the parent's flex-stretch row via h-full + flex-col", () => {
+    // The hero strip's row now uses `items-stretch`; the card has to
+    // declare `h-full flex flex-col` so the stretched shell actually
+    // affects its rendered height. Pin both classes so a refactor
+    // can't silently drop one.
+    const html = ssr(
+      <HealthScoreCard
+        score={86}
+        band="green"
+        components={baseComponents}
+        delta={null}
+      />,
+    );
+    const cardOpen = html.match(
+      /<div[^>]*data-slot="health-score-card"[^>]*>/,
+    );
+    expect(cardOpen).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(cardOpen?.[0]).toContain("h-full");
+    expect(cardOpen?.[0]).toContain("flex");
+    expect(cardOpen?.[0]).toContain("flex-col");
+  });
+
+  it("pins the disclaimer to the bottom of the stretched card via mt-auto", () => {
+    // Without `mt-auto` the disclaimer rides directly under the
+    // provenance accordion and leaves the recovered space below the
+    // disclaimer instead of between the body and the footer. The
+    // FB-H2 contract is "score number on top, disclaimer on bottom,
+    // recovered space in the middle".
+    const html = ssr(
+      <HealthScoreCard
+        score={86}
+        band="green"
+        components={baseComponents}
+        delta={null}
+      />,
+    );
+    const disclaimerOpen = html.match(
+      /<p[^>]*data-slot="health-score-card-disclaimer"[^>]*>/,
+    );
+    expect(disclaimerOpen).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(disclaimerOpen?.[0]).toContain("mt-auto");
+  });
+
   it("exposes the progressbar role + ARIA values for screen readers", () => {
     const html = ssr(
       <HealthScoreCard
diff --git a/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx
index 6b28d3412..de3102b8a 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx
@@ -279,4 +279,42 @@ describe("<HeroStrip>", () => {
     // is present so the panel sits beside the title block on desktop.
     expect(html).toContain("lg:flex-row");
   });
+
+  // ── v1.4.28 R3c-Insights — equal-height contract (FB-H1/H2) ───────
+  it("stretches the row's cross-axis when the HealthScore card mounts (md+/lg+)", () => {
+    // Per Inv-4 the right column painted 75-110 px shorter than the
+    // left column on desktop. Switching the parent flex row from
+    // `items-start` to `items-stretch` gives the card a stretched
+    // shell to grow into. The class is load-bearing for FB-H1/H2 —
+    // if a future refactor reverts to `items-start` the height gap
+    // returns.
+    const html = render(
+      <HeroStrip
+        briefing={null}
+        now={morningLocal}
+        healthScore={{
+          score: 86,
+          band: "green",
+          components: {
+            bp: { value: 80, weight: 0.3 },
+            weight: { value: 70, weight: 0.2 },
+            mood: { value: 90, weight: 0.2 },
+            compliance: { value: 100, weight: 0.3 },
+          },
+          delta: null,
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(html).toContain("md:items-stretch");
+    expect(html).toContain("lg:items-stretch");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("md:items-start");
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT stretch the row when healthScore is omitted", () => {
+    // Pin the negative case so a future refactor can't blanket-apply
+    // the stretch contract on the no-score layout (no right column
+    // means nothing to stretch toward).
+    const html = render(<HeroStrip briefing={null} now={morningLocal} />);
+    expect(html).not.toContain("md:items-stretch");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx b/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx
index be8221d8b..4944b2024 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx
@@ -241,9 +241,16 @@ export function HealthScoreCard({
         // (~36 % at md, ~40 % at xl) but cede headroom when the parent
         // narrows.
         "w-full md:basis-[22rem] md:shrink-0 md:grow-0 xl:basis-[26rem]",
+        // v1.4.28 R3c-Insights — stretch to match the parent's
+        // `items-stretch` row height (FB-H1/H2). `h-full` + an inner
+        // flex column lets the disclaimer ride to the bottom with
+        // `mt-auto` so the headline number stays at the top and the
+        // recovered vertical space pads through the middle rather
+        // than under the disclaimer.
+        "flex h-full flex-col",
       )}
     >
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+      <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-3">
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
           <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
             <p
@@ -545,10 +552,16 @@ export function HealthScoreCard({
             carries an "Ask the coach" action so the inline button
             here retires; the parent still receives onAskCoach via
             other surfaces but the card no longer mounts a duplicate
-            CTA. */}
+            CTA.
+            v1.4.28 R3c-Insights — `mt-auto` pins the disclaimer to
+            the bottom of the stretched card so the score number and
+            sub-bars stay anchored at the top while the recovered
+            vertical space (when the parent column is taller) sits
+            quietly between the provenance accordion and the
+            disclaimer footer. */}
         <p
           data-slot="health-score-card-disclaimer"
-          className="text-muted-foreground text-[11px] leading-snug"
+          className="text-muted-foreground mt-auto text-[11px] leading-snug"
         >
           {t("insights.healthScore.disclaimer")}
         </p>
diff --git a/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx b/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx
index 52a270a8a..7d2f936f6 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx
@@ -151,11 +151,23 @@ export function HeroStrip({
        * `lg:` modifiers alongside so existing snapshot/assertion tests
        * that grep for `lg:flex-row` continue to find it.
        */}
+      {/*
+       * v1.4.28 R3c-Insights — switch the row's cross-axis alignment
+       * from `items-start` to `items-stretch` so the right-column
+       * HealthScore card grows to match the left column's natural
+       * height (greeting + subtitle + baseline meta + action row +
+       * suggested-prompts strip). Per Inv-4 the card was painting
+       * 75-110 px shorter than the left column on desktop; the
+       * stretch contract pulls the card's bottom edge down to the
+       * "Wirkt mein Medikament?" chip. The card itself owns
+       * `h-full` + `mt-auto` on its disclaimer to redistribute the
+       * recovered space without visual jank.
+       */}
       <div
         className={cn(
           "flex flex-col gap-5",
           healthScore &&
-            "md:flex-row md:items-start md:gap-6 lg:flex-row lg:items-start lg:gap-6",
+            "md:flex-row md:items-stretch md:gap-6 lg:flex-row lg:items-stretch lg:gap-6",
         )}
       >
         <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-5">