The health care industry is among the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the industrialized world. 1 It is responsible for 4.4–4.6 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and similar ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — The House ...

If you can afford the average cost of health care as you age, you'll be halfway to solving one of the thorniest problems in retirement planning. When it comes to bills, health care isn’t cheap.

It might be easier to make sense of the recent fatal shooting of an insurance CEO, an act with ominous overtones about health care costs and insurance coverage, if any one aspect of health-care ...

Health care sharing ministries advertise reimbursements for members’ medical bills. But they are largely unregulated, and most have restrictions on maternity coverage. ARDEN, N.C. — Rachel ...

It wasn’t the part of her closing message that generated the most headlines, but in her remarks at the Ellipse, Vice President Kamala Harris took some time to talk about health care policy.

health policy experts say tackling the exorbitant cost of health care is as much a top issue for voters as the U.S. economy. Health care costs in the United States continue to rise — and ...

That number has dropped to $88,400 in 2024. So what does this mean when it comes to long-term health care costs, and what can you do now to avoid financial stress in your golden years? Profit and ...

With the cost of health care in the United States continuing to outpace inflation, reducing health care spending is a burning issue for employers — especially large self-funded employers who ...

In Montana, a phlebotomist said fellow health care workers often made "ignorant comments" about the hospital's Native American patients. Both of these accounts surfaced in a report this week from ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) -- University of Iowa Health Care will kick off 2024 with an updated logo and brand identity. The change is being made in order to reflect their mission of medical education ...

Hispanic Americans have long faced health care challenges in the United States, including lower health insurance coverage rates and less access to preventative care. Language and cultural barriers, as ...