Two moments in 2025 revealed how vulnerable the U.S. health care system has become. The first was quiet but consequential. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised parts of its ...

Yet American health care has in the past proved resistant to treatment from disrupters. In 2008 Google, a search colossus, ...

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Healthcare in the United States is in crisis and requires immediate action. Compared to other wealthy countries, we are an extreme outlier in terms of costs, outcomes, and service quality. We spend ...

This country’s declining pool of healthcare workers, particularly nurses, is a clear and present threat to the continued functionality of the U.S. healthcare system.

Twenty minutes on hold. That’s how long it takes before the loop begins. Is this cosmetic or medical? Does her plan require a referral? Which dermatologist does she usually see? That provider isn’t ...

The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...

The U.S. health care reimbursement system was built for a different era — one that prioritized high-stakes “cure” interventions over the nuanced “care” interventions better suited to the ongoing needs ...

RCP contributor Richard Porter joined the RealClearPolitics podcast on Tuesday to discuss his experience with an early-detected cancer in a post-Obamacare healthcare system, which he wrote about in ...

Equipo Health launches embedded AI ecosystem to surface real-time insights, reduce care team burden, and improve ...

The Marion VA Health Care System has earned Hospital, Home Care, and Behavioral Health and Human Services Accreditation from The Joint Commission following a recent comprehensive ...