The federal government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was supposed to help patients with their medical bills while ...

Proposed Trump administration changes to federal Medicare Advantage payments would stop health insurers from mining patient data for extra medical diagnoses that generate more bills to taxpayers even ...

Axios reports how Walmart's approach comes at a time when its major competitors are cutting back hours and closing pharmacies across the U.S. Millions of Americans prefer to use pharmacies over ...

Overturning the Biden-era rule means that pharmacists can now refuse to stock or dispense the medication abortion drugs mifepristone, misoprostol, and methotrexate without losing federal funding.

In the wake of the slaying of VA nurse Alex Pretti, Democrats want to see either Homeland Security funding separated from the larger appropriations bill or congressional measures to rein in U.S.

The makeup of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has raised alarms among advocates over the imbalance of the committee, specifically the lack of scientists. Plus, the U.S. is imploring Gavi ...

CDC data for 2024 shows the life expectancy at birth for the average American to be 79, up 0.6 years from 2023. Other public health news is on U.S. obesity, the health effects of traditional ...

Health care ranks higher on the list of concerns than the cost of groceries and housing, and voters say the cost of health care will affect their election choices in November. Also: Affordable Care ...

In Georgia, a high number of callers to the 988 crisis line hang up or disconnect before reaching a counselor. Many other ...

Studies increasingly offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had covid infections.

Patients say they find AI summaries of doctor visits user-friendly, but it’s not clear if their appointments are improving.

This installment of InvestigateTV and KFF Health News’ “Costly Care” series explores how administrative errors can leave ...