Congress has headed home again, leaving behind a familiar mess. Health care costs are rising, insurance premiums are climbing ...

Readers debate the future of the Affordable Care Act and propose direct primary care as an alternative. Several letters ...

House Republicans have approved their version of a health care bill as the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies looms ever closer.

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Immigrant children face higher odds of forgone medical care and subspecialty referral difficulties compared to US-born children. Federal policy changes under H.R. 1 may further restrict healthcare ...

Although you probably didn’t notice it, in the waning days of the Biden administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took a meaningful step in advancing competition in health care ...

Nearly three-quarters of Americans rate the US healthcare system C or lower, citing costs, access, and regulation issues. Insurance and pharmaceutical companies are blamed by 66% and 60% of ...

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. This is not the first time political arguments over ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs changed the bylaws on discrimination for its doctors and other health care staff but has denied a report that it could allow providers to deny care to some patients.

Simon F. Haeder does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

President Donald Trump hasn’t officially unveiled his new health care plan. But plenty in his party already oppose it. The White House on Monday delayed its proposal for averting a spike in Affordable ...