A new strategy takes a step toward creating systems that understand and address family caregivers’ needs, building on ...

The budget bill would create millions of newly uninsured, increase consumers’ premiums, and impose new barriers on Americans’ ...

In North Carolina, eligibility for Medicaid and other social services is completed by county staff, which consists of 100 ...

Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, is a yearlong program offering intensive study in health policy, public health, and management for physicians committed to transforming health care ...

Introduction. For at least the past two decades, the United States and other countries around the world have been bracing for a shortage of physicians, a problem that has reached crisis proportions in ...

In 2017, at a time when maternal mortality was declining worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the U.S. was one of only two countries (along with the Dominican Republic) to ...

Abstract. Issue: Many Americans desire the ability to make health care choices — when to seek care, from whom, and for what. At the same time, many view reducing health care costs as a priority. Yet ...

The United States continues to have the highest rate of maternal deaths of any high-income nation, despite a decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. And within the U.S., the rate is by far the highest ...

Abstract. Issue: The No Surprises Act aims to protect consumers facing surprise medical bills when receiving care from out-of-network providers in circumstances outside their control. The law ...

Abstract. Issue: Accountable care organizations (ACOs), designed to hold health care providers responsible for the quality and overall cost of patient care, have played a leading role in U.S. efforts ...

While nearly all Americans age 65 and older are covered by Medicare, their experiences seeking and receiving health care can vary significantly. Research shows that older Black and Latinx Medicare ...

By Robin Gauld, University of Otago, New Zealand New Zealand has achieved universal health coverage through a mostly publicly funded, regionally administered delivery system. Services covered include ...