As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States.

Costs happen. And price increases on everything could be the most life-impacting development of 2025. Looking ahead, millions of people are expected to decide that health insurance is unaffordable for them in 2026 — and they’ll likely cancel their ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday passed a health care bill aimed at ...

Despite a government shutdown and months of political fighting over health care, Congress failed to reach a deal last year to extend enhanced subsidies for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. As a result, more than 20 million Americans are seeing higher premiums this year.

Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.