At one of the busiest public hospitals in the nation, doctors are making a big push to better address the underlying forces shaping health.
Healthcare Regulation and Reform
Politico's Paul Demko looks at how three states — Washington, Mississippi and Idaho — are pursuing divergent paths under the new ACA landscape.
In Appalachia, a legacy hospital system is failing to keep people well and remain solvent. Can a new modernized health system take its place?
A yearlong effort to obtain basic Medicaid provider data in L.A. was rebuffed. Some health care leaders shut their doors gently. Others slammed them shut.
The need for more affordable coverage is real, but association health plans have had a dismal track record through the years.
“This is really an issue that you can explore in your state no matter what,” said WSJ health policy reporter Stephanie Armour.
Journalists are playing a key role in highlighting outrageous health care price tags. Why this flood of stories now? And will they make a difference?
Federal officials told tribal leaders in January they cannot exempt Native Americans from Medicaid work requirements. Tribes strongly disagree.
After a near-fatal illness, columnist Trudy Lieberman returns with renewed conviction on how essential health coverage is for all Americans.
What to do when history supersedes the thrust of your project?