Two moments in 2025 revealed how vulnerable the U.S. health care system has become. The first was quiet but consequential. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised parts of its ...

More can, and should, be done to improve the transparency and integrity of how local governments help fund Medicaid, but it’s ...

The past year saw a number of significant actions at the state and federal levels that could transform how health care is delivered and financed in 2026 and the years to come. The consequences of ...

My patient, let’s call him Brian Lussier, had been sick for a few days and was getting worse. His dad’s job at the local mill didn’t provide health insurance and the family paid out of pocket. Their ...

The health-care sector has powered job growth in the U.S. economy in 2025. That's largely because baby boomers are hurtling into their retirement years, boosting health-care demand since older adults ...