The Coming Crisis in Health Care and the Crisis We Already Have
A health care crisis is coming. It may be here as soon as this winter. Analysts estimate that…
Insurance department approves double-digit rate hikes for 2026 health plans
Officials with the Connecticut Insurance Department announced Wednesday they have signed off on an average rate hike of…
Tom Banning: How Trump, Texas could finally transform U.S. health care | Opinion
America’s health care system is stuck in the past and long overdue for transformation. Despite remarkable advancements in…
Tax Credits Support Affordable Marketplace Plans
Millions of Americans, including many ages adults 50–64, depend on private health insurance from the nongroup (individual) market,…
The South’s Oral Health Crisis Is a Matter of Policy Choice
In the Deep South, it’s not uncommon to meet someone who has lost every tooth in their mouth—not…
Opinion: As health care costs rise, Coloradans battling cancer will endure even more financial hardships
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Colorado, with 44,527 dying from cancer in 2024; and nearly…
Helpline aids NC pediatricians in mental health care
By Emily Chambliss In North Carolina, the odds of finding a child psychiatrist depend too often on your…
Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. ___…
Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics
In March, Democrats faced a decision: shut down the government over the litany of lawless actions and usurped…
California overbilled Medicaid $500 million to provide care for undocumented immigrants — and now Trump is cracking down
The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six…
Medicaid cuts threaten care for NC residents with severe disabilities
By Jaymie Baxley Jennifer Shigley can’t speak or walk without assistance. The 49-year-old also cannot feed or bathe…
Medicaid boosted Appalachia. Will cuts deliver an outsized hit?
Kentucky’s 2014 Medicaid expansion improved health care and drug treatment in some of America’s poorest counties. Now, the…