AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room

A cadre of elite techies, financiers, and high-level Trump administration officials have spent a year quietly charting an extraordinary ...

Medical Debt Is Crushing Hospital Patients in Los Angeles. Health Officials May Have a Fix.

LOS ANGELES — Every Tuesday, Naman Shah sees tuberculosis patients at a small public clinic in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. Shah,...

Before Saying Yes to the Medical Test, Know the Risks and Benefits

(Maria Fabrizio for WPLN and KFF Health News) When Lori Baute first learned about precautionary full-body MRI scans, she dismissed...

Medicare Is More Broken Than We Thought

By Oct. 1, at least 2 million seniors will have received alarming notices: Their health plans — which they get through Medicare Advantage...

Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or te...