No federal or state-funded program has a more profound impact on children than Medicaid. Covering nearly 40 percent of all ...

While some states have updated their essential health benefits benchmark plans, it is ultimately the federal government’s ...

Community health centers (CHCs) are providing high-quality, comprehensive primary care to more patients than ever. In 2023, ...

Professor, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Brian Biles is a professor in the Department of Health Policy in the School of Public ...

Regulations are a fundamental part of health policy. Congress legislates in broad terms and agencies fill in technical details on myriad issues, from how Medicaid eligibility is determined to how ...

Yes, the planet is getting hotter, tropical storms are becoming ever more fierce, and the Arctic is melting — but what’s that got to do with health care? This week on The Dose podcast, host Joel ...

With far more people dying of gun-related causes annually in the United States than in other high-income countries, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., officially declared firearm violence a ...

Medical debt affects millions of households in the United States, potentially jeopardizing their health and finances. More than one of seven working-age adults report having past-due medical bills, ...