Too big to care: It is time for a Glass-Steagall Act for health care

The attack, which initially threatened to crash the American healthcare system and is still throwing roadblocks in the way of patient care and medical reimbursements, has led to 60 percent of the ... Read More

After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical readiness was a casualty

Former combat surgeons warn it won't be easy to restore medical readiness to where it was during the last war, much less where is needs to be for the next one. Read More

Mental health facility closes

The Washington County Crisis Stabilization Unit, established in part to divert people with mental health problems away from jail, has closed. Why it matters: The closure exacerbates existing struggles ... Read More

Lawmakers grill UHG CEO at hearings following Change Healthcare cyberattack

Senate and House lawmakers May 1 grilled UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty about the continued fallout from the Feb. 22 cyberattack on Change Healthcare — the most significant and consequential ... Read More

Chair File: Making Health Care More Environmentally Sustainable

Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. What started in the U.S. as a day of education and activities focused on the environment has since spread to hundreds of countries across the globe. Read More

A new California rule tries to hold down your health care costs. Here’s how it works

You won’t notice it right away, but a new California state agency took a major step this week toward reining in the seemingly uncontrollable costs of health care. The Office of Health Care ... Read More

Bloomberg News: Health care is still too costly for Americans

America’s approach to health care is an outlier among the world’s rich countries, and not in a good way. Extraordinarily complex and hideously expensive, it still manages to leave some 26 million ... Read More

UnitedHealth CEO savaged for failings in massive cyberattack that’s crippled health care

Capitol Hill lawmakers from both parties on Wednesday grilled UnitedHealth Group’s CEO over the largest-ever cyberattack on the U.S. health care industry. The post UnitedHealth CEO savaged for ... Read More

Legislators debate who should shape Wyo. health care system

Lawmakers spent Monday morning debating which experts — if any — should be allowed to shape Wyoming’s health care system. Read More

3 in 4 Americans feel that mental health takes a back seat to physical health

A new survey suggests that three in four Americans believe mental health conditions are not identified and treated in the same way as physical health conditions. Read More

Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care ... Read More

Retailers retreat from health care delivery

Walmart's decision to shutter its health clinics and virtual care services marks the most significant retrenchment yet from major retailers who sought to transform how health care is delivered. Why it ... Read More