Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 1, 2025.

Hundreds of current and former VA clinicians have sent an open letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, warning that cuts and increased privatization threaten the VA health care system.

There are 3 ways to make the US health care system more efficient and sustainable: address its burdensome complexity, emphasize primary care reimbursement, and regulate drug pricing. Moving to a ...

A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

In its latest yearly health care trends report, locally based company Trilliant Health made a bold claim: “The current health care system does not promote health and is disproportionately expensive.” ...

The head of UnitedHealthcare's parent company acknowledged Friday that America's health care system is flawed ‒ and he pledged his company would help fix it. The promise comes several days after a man ...

BOSTON — Nearly two decades after Massachusetts started requiring every resident to carry health insurance, advocates say they’re building support to again transform the state’s health care system. In ...

President Trump's budget bill, possibility of Affordable Care Act subsidies expiration spur concerns that hospitals, doctors ...

The Iowa Department of Corrections is considering privatizing its healthcare services to address staffing shortages and rising costs. The DOC says it is still exploring the move, which is intended "to ...