Listen: An Unsettling Investigation Into the Closure of a Chain of Pain Clinics

Last spring, Lags Medical Centers, a sprawling chain of pain clinics serving more than 20,000 patients in California, abruptly shuttered ami...

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Congress Shelves Covid Funding for Now

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Which Companies Aren’t Exiting Russia? Big Pharma

Even as the war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of international companies — from fast-food chains and oil producers to luxury retailers —...

Covid Expert Joins Exodus Into Business, Where Science Parlays Into Profits

Millions of free covid-19 rapid tests arriving in Americans’ mailboxes are long-awaited vindication for Dr. Michael Mina, who, as a Harvard ...

Biden’s Blanket Statement — ‘No More Surprise Billing’ — Doesn’t Quite Cover It

“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.” President Joe Biden, in a Feb. 10 speech a...

Health Care Firms Were Pushed to Confront Racism. Now Some Are Investing in Black Startups.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville’s $95 billion health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to co-fo...

Readers and Tweeters Have Mental Health Care on Their Minds

Letters to the Editor  is a periodic feature. We  welcome all comments  and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and req...