Health Care

Laws protecting the patient-provider relationship keep decisions in the examination room, not the Capitol.

Insurers and drug companies will remain in charge, whatever the candidates say.

If, as the Supreme Court decided, Obamacare is a tax, it should have been introduced in the House.

What the GOP candidates said about replacing Obamacare shows a woeful lack of knowledge and expertise.

With big data mined by ProPublica, the consumer-generated website wants to help patients make more informed choices.

Administrative costs account for 15 to 30 percent of all health care spending in the U.S. For Medicare it's 3 percent.

The deal will create the largest U.S. health insurer by membership.

Also, 2.7 million taxpayers claimed $9 billion in Obamacare subsidies, at an average $3,400 each.

Study puts to rest argument that being trans results from hormone imbalance.

The health insurance industry has snagged another top official to get what it wants from lawmakers and regulators.

Medicare will reimburse health providers for consulting with patients about treatment near the end of their lives.

Joke competitions, tango classes and language classes encourage older patients to visit the hospital.

Mergers will give giant health insurers more leverage over employees, consumers, state regulators and health care providers.

While top executives will make millions, employees will be fired and prices are sure to go up.

With all-out repeal unlikely, there are still ways to improve the flawed health care legislation.

News assistants run frantically to deliver Supreme Court decisions to their TV anchors.

The Roberts Court decision is either an inspired act of common sense—or a flawed legal judgement.

There are still 18 million uninsured who have not bought insurance. Without broader participation, insurers may raise rates.

People who bought subsidized health insurance through the federal exchange expressed relief about the King v. Burwell ruling.

The president addressed the country about the decision from the Rose Garden.

The ruling is a major victory for the president.

Allowing all Americans to join Medicare is the best way to control future health care costs.

Justices are preparing to issue major rulings by the end of the month.

Forecasters say the increase would be smaller if economic growth effects are considered.

The decision later this month could leave 9 million Americans without federal health care subsidies.

Despite subsidies, the perception that a plan will be too costly has kept many uninsured.

Health care sticker shock is inevitable when the market in health services remains in the shadows.

More than 30 million Americans with health benefits skip doctor visits due to high costs.

A third of insured Americans say they did not access the care they needed because they couldn't afford it.

A company is taking on profiteering hospitals—and slashing the price of health care.