Tallying the Cost of Growing Older

Researchers have been studying how much care American adults will require as they age, and for how long.

New Rule on Surprise Billing Aims to Take Patients Out of the ‘Food Fight’

Neutral arbiters are given guidance on how to settle disputes between insurers and medical providers.

For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.

For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care

Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.

This Lab Charges $380 for a Covid Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind?

Insurers say it’s price-gouging, but a law left an opening for some labs to charge any price they wished.

This Lab Charges $380 for a Covid Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind?

Insurers say it’s price-gouging, but a law left an opening for some labs to charge any price they wished.

Opinion | Should the U.S. Expand the Social Safety Net?

Readers disagree with a guest essay that argued that America cannot afford the $3.5 trillion bill now before Congress.

Opinion | What Democrats Need to Do Now

Moderates and progressives have a lot of shared ground to build upon.

Their Baby Died in the Hospital. Then Came the $257,000 Bill.

A New York family had good health insurance. But the bills for their daughter’s care started showing up and kept coming.

Their Baby Died in the Hospital. Then Came the $257,000 Bill.

A New York family had good health insurance. But the bills for their daughter’s care started showing up and kept coming.

Opinion | Dear Joe Manchin: Coal Isn’t Your State’s Future

Coal’s glory days ended during the Reagan era, and they aren’t coming back.

Medicare Expansion Clashes With Health Care for the Poor as Budget Bill Shrinks

Under pressure to cut the bill’s cost, Democrats disagree over whether to offer more benefits to older Americans or to cover more of the working poor.

The ‘Murdaugh Murders’: What to Know About the South Carolina Mystery

The unsolved killings of a lawyer’s wife and son have brought new scrutiny to three other deaths in recent years.

Biden’s Vaccine Push: What You Need to Know

President Biden announced a plan that mandates vaccines for federal employees and workers and calls on schools to adopt vaccine requirements, among other things.

Biden Administration Goes Bigger on Cutting Drug Prices

The administration endorses a proposal for the government to negotiate on prices for all U.S. purchasers, not just Medicare.

House panels begin writing the $3.5 trillion social policy and climate bill.

Five committees started drafting the components of Democrats’ far-reaching legislation in an arduous process that could take several days.

Opinion | Home Care Keeps Me Alive. It Should Be Fully Funded.

Most Americans want to stay at home when they’re sick or aging. The U.S. should make it possible.

Johnson, Inviting Battle, Prepares to Break Vow on Raising Taxes

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to propose increasing the National Insurance tax to bolster social care services.

For Tribal Members in Oklahoma, Medicaid Expansion Improves Access to Specialty Care

Medicaid expansion is expected to improve not just access to care for low-income Native Americans who had previously been shut out of health insurance, but the finances of the Indian Health Service.

Covid Medical Bills Are About to Get Bigger

As some insurers focus on encouraging vaccination, temporary waivers that kept patient costs low are expiring.