American life expectancy has hit an all-time high. This progress is largely the product of medical innovation. Our leaders ...

Readers express concerns over the U.S. health care system, political leadership, and foreign policy. Several letters critique ...

There is a solution to astronomical health care prices: a single-payer (Medicare for All) health care system.“ ...

We are trying to fix health care as if it were complicated. In reality, health care is complex.

America’s hospitals and health systems are deeply committed to providing high quality, accessible and affordable care, AHA ...

The decline of trust in health care in the U.S. has been ongoing and was worsened by the institutional responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. A national survey of more than 443,000 U ...

Throughout 2025, the federal government and several state healthcare systems advanced new restrictions on diversity, equity, ...

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, ...

Beth Scott, director of case management at the Patient Advocate Foundation, said that their services are more in-demand than ...

Twenty minutes on hold. That’s how long it takes before the loop begins. Is this cosmetic or medical? Does her plan require a referral? Which dermatologist does she usually see? That provider isn’t ...