To receive Medicare benefits, eligible people select either traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage (MA)—options that differ markedly in cost, benefits, financial arrangements, and who pays ...

As Medicaid marks its 60th anniversary amid perennial debates about the program’s future, its origins and much of its evolution can be traced back to a single state: Arkansas.

Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Margaret Sieger of the University of Kansas Medical Center about her recent paper that ...

The cost of health care, the competitiveness of markets, and private equity’s troublesome record in the health sector are ...

Over the past decade, a confluence of factors has significantly challenged the sustainability of community pharmacies.

The OBBBA's Rural Health Transformation Program has been described as a rural hospital fund, but given how the program is ...

No grant program can replace the size and scope of health insurance, and it is fair to say that the Rural Health ...

While there are signs that Medicaid reentry programs continue to enjoy support from both sides of the aisle, these programs ...

To reduce unnecessary CT use, some hospitals have begun using blood-based biomarkers to guide triage in mild head trauma.

The expansion of Medicare Advantage in rural areas highlights a policy paradox: Despite long-standing efforts by the federal ...

These capabilities illustrate the multifaceted promise of AI: speeding up scientific discovery, improving patient outcomes, ...

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