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Understanding a patient's life circumstances is key to improving their health. Here's a guide for how to start.

Urgency growing as president announces end to COVID-19 public health emergency.

It's up to providers, payers and health care institutions to bring underserved groups into the system to improve health outcomes

The proposed legislation, sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley and Maria Cantwell, aims to increase transparency of PBM business practices.

U.S. spends more but has lower life expectancy and higher death rates

Abrupt cutoff ‘would create wide-ranging chaos’ in health care, White House says.

Hospitals, school districts, financial firms, critical infrastructure are all among victims, according to the FBI.

The Inflation Reduction Act’s cap on annual out-of-pocket spending and changes to coverage gaps could save Medicare patients more than $1,000 on heart failure medications.

Probe announced as staffing storages are predicted among top concerns in health care this year.

Facing a divided Congress, healthcare advocates will be pushing for assistance in several areas, and aiming to avert cuts to key programs.

Entering a physicians partnership is not a process that should be rushed through nor taken lightly.

President, administration tout national record for health insurance coverage.

Hospital systems see far higher costs, modestly better quality than independents

Within the industry, physicians’ offices lead some measures as nursing care facilities need workers.

New rules have open comment periods now.

Family physicians lead charge to get issue on federal agenda early in 2023.

Age, politics are factors as Gallup poll measures feelings in general and in personal experience.

President speaks on need for systemic changes that will make a difference for physicians in the workplace.

Leaders seek physician comments on rule proposals for electronic records, Medicare Advantage plans.

Hackers are targeting health practices of all size.

AMA, hospital group says payments aren’t keeping up with costs of doing business.

Gains seen in demographic groups with typically higher uninsured rates

Pharmaceutical makers, price managers out of control with ‘necessary drug’ for millions, AG says.

Federal officials tout benefits of Inflation Reduction Act in making insurance available.