Kaiser Health News

Better is among a new breed of start-ups trying to lead customers through the labyrinth of medical billing with a single app to submit claims.

The Texas physician is the president’s choice for assistant secretary of health but Senate Democrats say Giroir’s testimony left them skeptical that he would support women’s health programs.

Giving doctors more information about the home life of each patient will push health care in a new direction — away from more high-priced treatments.

GOP bill could hurt veterans by eliminating Medicaid access yet others argue reform of VA could help eliminate that concern. 

Memo from HHS Secretary Tom Price's chief of staff instructed employees not to have "any communications" with Congress, staff without approval.

House leaders stressed that they are still working to muster a majority to pass the bill, originally scheduled for full floor vote in March.

Senators request “greater clarity” from AG Jeff Sessions about why Manhattan’s former U.S. attorney, Preet Bharara, was fired and whether any investigation of Price was a factor.

Dumping essential health benefits from the proposed legislation could enable insurance companies to make their offerings much skimpier and put consumers at finanical risk, experts say. 

The plan would cut $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health and research institutions are saying the move could be potentially devastating to their work.

The proposed legislation would also keep two key provisions: Adult children can stay on their parents' insurance plan until age 26 and insurers cannot charge people with preexisting medical conditions more for coverage.