KFF Health News has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to compel it to release ...

Diverse networks of friends, former co-workers, neighbors, and extended family are often essential sources of support for ...

With the arrival in California of dengue, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease present mainly in more tropical climates, public ...

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The ...

Despite widespread support for protecting abortion rights, voters said the cost of gas, housing, food, and health care was ...

UnitedHealthcare, the largest Medicare Advantage contractor, accounted for about two-thirds of the payments tied to home ...

The National Indian Health Board has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency as an alarming syphilis outbreak, which disproportionately affects ...

Victims of the opioid crisis, health advocates, and public policy experts have repeatedly called on state and local ...

Aneri Pattani, senior correspondent, reports on a range of public health topics, focusing on mental health and substance use disorders. Her work has received national recognition, including a 2021 ...

Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime champion of reproductive rights, is ready to lead California in the fight to protect abortion under Trump’s second presidency. In a Q&A, he shares how his ...