In the uninsured rate, that is. Gallup reports another low in the uninsured rate, which they've been tracking for the past seven years. The rate fell another…

The Supreme Court’s recent blessing of Obamacare has precipitated a rush among the nation’s biggest health insurers to consolidate into two or three behemoths. The…

Health insurance companies across the US are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent and more, according to filings by the insurers with…

The House has been hard at work in recent weeks passing spending bills to fund the government — but it's no secret that these bills are about…

Dealing with medical bills, like waiting for the cable guy or buying a used car, has become a cliché of consumer exasperation. Everything from electricity and phone…

A new investigation by the Guardian, highlighting the large campaign contributions given by fossil fuel corporations to lawmakers who then back public subsidies for those same companies, has…

Between 2010 and 2013, data breaches of protected health information reported by HIPAA-covered entities increased and involved approximately 29 million records, with most data breaches…

The reason health care costs are so high is because Americans don’t have nearly enough “skin in the game.” That was the phrase that many…

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Wednesday in King v. Burwell, the case that could decide the future of the Affordable Care Act…

Now that April 15th is on the horizon, many taxpayers are bracing themselves for the inevitable penalty that will hit them if they don’t sign…

As a primary care pediatrician who sees children of low-income families in Washington, D.C., I am reminded every day of the vulnerability of our children’s…