Some injured patients say they wish they had tried harder to check the backgrounds of doctors and clinics they trusted, but those records are hard to find.

Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections. Elsewhere, industry opposition has derailed legislation.

A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians, and researchers questioning Trump administration promises to ...

Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.

As the climate changes, hurricanes are intensifying more quickly, leaving Louisiana’s current mass evacuation plan in limbo. But transportation officials say the price is too high to switch to methods ...

Roughly $530 million of congressionally allocated funding — some tied to health and wellness initiatives — has not been distributed to tribes and is at risk of being cut altogether, AP reports.

The U.S. health secretary takes exception to policies he decries as “radical gender ideology.” Some health experts contend Kennedy's decision to reject the declaration is counterintuitive to his MAHA ...

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discussed problems with the organ transplantation industry on Apple News’ “Apple News Today” on Sept. 23. KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka ...

Deborah Buttgereit struggled to afford health coverage after her husband’s death and was uninsured when she slipped on ice in Montana and broke her arm. The surgery bill was nearly $98,000, well above ...

In other news, the National Institutes of Health has launched a five-year, $37 million stillbirth consortium, ProPublica reported. And Planned Parenthood Wisconsin will stop abortions because of ...