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Some mental health experts favor suicide prevention steps that are applied broadly, with protections that arenāt tied to an individualās specific risk.
The case was brought by a marketing company that wants to define as employees people who download an app and agree to have their internet activity tracked so they can buy into its employee health plan. Such plans are generally exempt from some state and Affordable Care Act rules.
About half of U.S. adults say they canāt afford healthcare. California is among at least eight states that have set spending growth targets for the healthcare sector. It may soon impose enforcement penalties aimed at pushing hospitals and other providers to meet those goals.
North Carolina and other states have embraced āI Gave Birthā wristbands as a way to encourage women to seek help when they have postpartum complications. Theyāre gaining steam as the Trump administrationās cuts to Medicaid threaten postpartum care.
The $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program is set to flood rural America with new AI health tools. Thatās despite little evidence on whether health-related AI can improve access to care and patient health in those communities.
A federal disclosure rule is offering new insight on the effect of healthcare monopolies on pricing, following a wave of U.S. mergers.
The Democratic candidate for governor says he would make Iowa the second state to drop private Medicaid management companies, which he calls āa disaster.ā
The tiny federal agency that tracks consumer product safety is pressuring hospitals to turn over patient records from emergency room visits, including about injuries that have nothing to do with consumer products.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News is working to collect and post approved plans as more states respond to emails and public records requests for their documents.
A growing network of home-sharing programs is helping people find compatible housemates. And demand is rising, driven by housing shortages, rising rents, and sales prices that affect both the old and the young.
Prisoners with severe medical conditions can be granted compassionate release, but without a long-term care facility willing to accept them, many continue to wait in prison as their conditions worsen.
Being a caregiver can start long before you go to a doctor appointment with a loved one or move your parents into your house. The HealthQ team explores how embracing the role matters ā and how the recognition and support that come next can ease a difficult season of life.
Patientsā experiences encapsulate breakdowns in a healthcare system that traps patients in debt. The industryās key players blame one another.
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Millions of people rely on the supplemental insurance to offset the deductibles, copayments, and other costs faced by enrollees in the traditional Medicare program.
Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News investigation finds.
Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but thereās a potential hitch.
The physician workforce is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.
The federal budget bill President Donald Trump signed into law in July is creating uncertainty for states trying to rein in health care spending. In California, a lawsuit by the hospital industry challenging state spending caps cites the law, which will slash Medicaid spending, as one of many financial pressures.
Regulations meant to prevent unfettered health care expansion are withholding needed hospital beds in a rural part of North Carolina. Here, as in communities around the country, some officials and health care providers are contesting such ācertificate of needā laws.
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