After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients
More and more uninsured patients are showing up in hospital emergency rooms and clinics, having lost their coverage…
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it intended to end a Biden-era program that for the past…
Opinion | Capping the Price of Health Care Is a Mistake
With health insurance premiums surging again, a growing chorus of economists and policymakers has settled on a cure…
$22,000 Per Hour: Assistants Use a Legislative Loophole to Outearn Surgeons
It takes a surgeon around three hours to remove a cancerous prostate gland. Most sit behind a console,…
Opinion | A.I. Is Strangling Our Economy
We are witnessing one of the largest peacetime mobilizations of capital in modern American history. Topping $1 trillion…
U.S. Inflation Problems Are Far From Over
If a preliminary deal to end the war with Iran holds, the worst of the inflation surge that…
The U.S. Economy Is Leaving Small Businesses Behind
After unrelenting economic shocks, small businesses around the country were feeling plucky at the start of the year.…
Japan Raises Rates to 31-Year High to Ward Off War Inflation
The Bank of Japan joined other major global central banks in raising interest rates to head off an…
Inflation Jumps as Iran War Intensifies Price Squeeze
Prices jumped in May for the third straight month, leaving U.S. families and businesses to suffer the sting…
Europe Watches Its Economic Recovery Fade Into the Distance
When the war began in the Middle East and energy prices soared, Europe braced for a sharp, short…
Trump Eases Restrictions on Climate ‘Super Pollutants’
President Trump announced on Thursday that his administration is easing restrictions on the potent planet-warming chemicals used in…
Opinion | Why Does Health Care Cost So Much?
To the Editor: Re “The Biggest Cause of High Health Care Spending,” by Zack Cooper (Opinion guest essay,…