Category: Health Care
Why Democrats see health care as a prescription for revival
While health care was not a major focus in the 2024 presidential election, it has become a central front between…
Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts
The healthcare sector has accounted for nearly half of this year’s U.S. job growth. But economists say immigration crackdowns and…
A possible government shutdown could hinge on this health care debate
Republicans are pushing for a temporary extension of government funding to prevent a possible shutdown on Oct. 1, but Democrats…
Groups pressure Collins to extend health care subsidies. Collins says not yet.
Interfaith leaders held a vigil outside U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ Portland office on Sept. 25, 2025 urging her to push…
Symposium spotlights AI’s potential to revolutionize health care
By Emily Gaines Buchler / Published Sept 24, 2025 It’s a conundrum: “By 2035, the number of surgeries performed in…
Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medicare will, too.
Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find…
Walgreens Faces 4 Questions on Its Future in Health Care
Less than a month ago, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners completed its $10 billion-plus acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance….
America’s Health Care Time Bomb
The U.S. health care system could be headed for a staffing crisis after a new survey found that more than…
Congress deadlocked on help for health care premiums as government shutdown looms
The budget stalemate that threatens a potential federal government shutdown next week is also a battle over whether to continue…
Federal funding changes mean about 350,000 Virginians could lose health care coverage
RICHMOND, Va. — The state of health care in Virginia, especially in rural areas, is uncertain after changes in federal…
