Health care

But the subsidies that enabled a wave of new signups since the pandemic are only in place until 2025.

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to erase medical debt for millions of Americans. The issue is getting more airtime leading up to November's election.

Competition for medical workers can be fierce, requiring incentives like housing assistance or student loan repayments to recruit new hires.

Improving the women's health gap could improve lives and the economy, researchers say.

Experts say community paramedicine programs, which involve paramedics checking in on people with known health issues before an emergency happens, can cut costs and ease strains on health care systems in rural areas.

Qualified and experienced nurses are in high demand. And the Health Resources & Services Administration projects a shortfall of tens of thousands of registered nurses annually.

When malicious hackers stole data from Change Healthcare and demanded a ransom, providers lost an estimated $100 million per day early on.

Lots of people in this country don’t have access to good mental health care — and that's expensive for society.

According to new data from the Research and Action Institute at the Association of American Medical Colleges, OB/GYN, internal medicine, and emergency medicine programs saw the biggest drops — around 7% or 8%.

Most U.S. hospitals aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills. One New York hospital system decided to work with them instead.