Could a family have been spared the heartache of a baby with severe nerve damage if they knew more about the hospital where the mother planned to give birth?
Healthcare Systems & Policy
In Washington, D.C., the rush to capitalize on the influx of more affluent residents is having long-term effects on the health of residents young and old.
At one of the busiest public hospitals in the nation, doctors are making a big push to better address the underlying forces shaping health.
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?
Decades of research have underscored the health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. You wouldn't know that from recent U.S. moves at the World Health Assembly.
Puerto Rico was facing a health care crisis long before Hurricane Maria hit last year. The storm has made the problems much worse.
It has been very difficult to compare the quality of care delivered by California's Medicaid providers. A new effort seeks to change that.
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.