Health care costs are weighing heavily on everyday Americans and their families. Across the country, more people are seeking health care and prices for medical care and prescriptions continue to rise.

Stand-alone long-term care insurance policies have been waning in popularity, owing to a combination of skyrocketing premiums and difficult claims experiences by consumers. In their place, so-called ...

When I arrived in Washington in the summer of 1979, the hottest policy issue was the soaring cost of hospital care and the Carter administration’s drive to contain it. Nearly half a century later, ...

This is a preview of Access Health—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. What happens to a society that starts viewing health care as a privilege, not a right? I posed that ...

LISTED ON THE 12 NEWS MOBILE APP. THERE’S A NEW PROGRAM BY UW HEALTH THAT ALLOWS PATIENTS TO RECEIVE A DOCTOR’S CARE RIGHT IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME. MALLORY ANDERSON IS JOINING US LIVE NOW IN ...

Deciding where to live later in life isn’t an easy task. Many seniors have a strong preference for remaining in their own homes but may eventually need help managing medical issues or taking care of ...