health care

Pavlina Tcherneva at Bard College says that COVID provided an opportunity to rethink the labor market, health care and housing — but we missed that opportunity.

Rural hospitals and clinics face potential closures, leaving patients with longer travel times, fewer options and more uncertainty about their access to care.

They’re stuck in a downward spiral.

Both benefits and wages outpaced inflation in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Both programs are major sources of government spending and could find themselves in the sights of those who want to slash federal budgets.

Patients may not know that they’re entitled to an appeal if they are denied care.

A now-cancelled policy change by health insurer Anthem stirred controversy, and it’s emblematic of a broader tension between insurers and health care providers.

NYU’s experience rebuts the idea that tuition-free programs open doors to low-income students, per reporting by Rose Horowitch at The Atlantic.

We take a look at how Americans feel about health insurance and what causes those feelings to change.

Millions of Americans don’t have access to adequate care, yet the U.S. spends the most on health care compared to other wealthy countries.