We are trying to fix health care as if it were complicated. In reality, health care is complex.

Healthcare in the United States is in crisis and requires immediate action. Compared to other wealthy countries, we are an extreme outlier in terms of costs, outcomes, and service quality. We spend ...

Twenty minutes on hold. That’s how long it takes before the loop begins. Is this cosmetic or medical? Does her plan require a referral? Which dermatologist does she usually see? That provider isn’t ...

America’s hospitals and health systems are deeply committed to providing high quality, accessible and affordable care, AHA ...

A couple dozen people gathered in The Kirk of Bonnie Brae church last Friday in Denver, with another couple dozen online from around the country. Their ambitious task: to fundamentally reform health ...

The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...

The U.S. health care reimbursement system was built for a different era — one that prioritized high-stakes “cure” interventions over the nuanced “care” interventions better suited to the ongoing needs ...

Woolhandler and Himmelstein are both general internists, distinguished professors of public health at the City University of New York’s Hunter College, and lecturers in medicine at Harvard Medical ...

Jody Crow’s Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums went from $80 to $407 a month when enhanced premium subsidies expired at the end of the year. Credit: April Towery It was Thanksgiving weekend ...

The Marion VA Health Care System has earned Hospital, Home Care, and Behavioral Health and Human Services Accreditation from The Joint Commission following a recent comprehensive ...