Healthcare Systems & Policy

Emergency departments at three hospitals stood out in all of California as the ones that were the most visited in 2016. They couldn’t be more different.

ER visits grew an average of 4 percent every year from 2010 to 2016.

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?

The legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act roared back to life last week, when the U.S. Justice Department announced it would no longer defend crucial parts of the law against a suit filed by Texas and 19 other conservative states. The Trump administration argues that the individual mandate and

The expansion of Medicaid has been key to getting more homeless people permanently housed in Los Angeles and beyond.

Federal officials told tribal leaders in January they cannot exempt Native Americans from Medicaid work requirements. Tribes strongly disagree.

Psychologist Suniya Luthar finds an all-too-common pattern: Mothers dismiss their own emotional distress, prioritizing the needs of others over their own.

After a near-fatal illness, columnist Trudy Lieberman returns with renewed conviction on how essential health coverage is for all Americans.

The Trump administration's recent efforts to shrink the social safety net will only make treating the real drivers of health harder.

NYT's Katie Thomas shares how she finds and vets stories of real people stung by ever-rising drug prices, and expert panelists provide key context for rounding out coverage.