The U.S. health care system is unable to progress in pricing transparency due to the fact that most patients do not have a ...

In late 2024, I authored an article suggesting that 2025 might be the year health plans start working at the individual member level to address barriers to care. This included identifying and ...

We can change. We can start thinking about our neighbors, community, extended relatives, humans we pass on the road and ...

A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was released last month announcing that there will be 25% more health plans participating in the federal and state based insurance ...

Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) are worried they won't be able to afford necessary health care in the coming year, the highest level of concern recorded since West Health and Gallup began tracking in ...

Private health insurance premiums will be going up in 2026 – in some cases, by a lot. Congressional Democrats and Republicans ...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a tool used in health care, the human aspect of health care is still necessary for continued care. Artificial intelligence (AI) can now see ...

As a surgical nurse at a small hospital in Norwich, I work hard to give my patients the best possible care because that's what they deserve. That's hard enough to do with a health care system that's ...

"My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Pedestrians walk across the East Front Plaza on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) The government shutdown that ended last week exposed a familiar pattern ...

Fifteen years ago, my 98-year-old Gran crushed her vertebrae turning over in bed. It was agony and she screamed. Our lovely GP told us what had happened, to give her whatever painkillers she could ...