The measure would not funnel additional money into health savings accounts. House Republicans -- led by Speaker Mike Johnson -- unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, ...

Paid home care is buckling under the surging demands of an aging population. But there are alternatives that could upgrade jobs and improve patient care. By Paula Span You’re ready to leave the ...

Before you think about your answer, let me clarify: I’m specifically asking what self-care is—not how do you take care of yourself? It’s amazing that an entire industry has built up around ...

To many people, Henrietta Lacks, painted by Kadir Nelson in 2017, symbolizes inequity in medicine. Lacks died from cervical cancer in 1951, but her tumor cells— used in research without her permission ...

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need now? By Mark Miller Samir Shah is a forecaster — but he’s an expert on ...

It might be easier to make sense of the recent fatal shooting of an insurance CEO, an act with ominous overtones about health care costs and insurance coverage, if any one aspect of health-care ...

The House on Monday passed a massive bill that will fund a range of veterans care services and increase opportunities for retired service members in the workforce and education. The Senator Elizabeth ...

Child care costs have been a hot topic in the 2024 presidential race. Here are key facts about the issue, based on data from the federal government and Pew Research Center surveys. How we did this Pew ...

Compassionate care is a person-centered approach to delivering healthcare. It emphasizes empathy, respect, and support, which can help improve health outcomes. Compassionate care is a holistic ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Solutions for Health Equity,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. California’s ...

Imraan Valodia receives funding from a large number of national and international foundations that support academic research. Julia Taylor works at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies which has ...

Vice President Harris on Tuesday laid out a proposal to expand Medicare coverage to help cover the costs of home health care aides for seniors. Harris announced the plan — squarely aimed at “sandwich ...