The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...

It is essential to weigh the report’s recommendations not only for their technical merit but also for their political feasibility and fiscal viability. Federal health spending plays a central role in ...

The United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation on Earth, yet somehow ranks embarrassingly low when it comes to actual health outcomes. According to 2024 Commonwealth Fund data, ...

The Lifenet network, built by medical technology company Stryker, is a system emergency crews use to transmit a patient’s electrocardiogram to a receiving hospital while an ambulance is still en route ...

Bipartisan regulation now compels hospitals and group/individual plans to post contracted rates, backed by litigation wins that validated federal authority. December’s proposed plan-focused rule would ...