This brief provides an overview of the current state of freestanding birth center care in the U.S. using available data.

Insurers increased premiums by more than 20 percent; the average “benchmark” premium before tax credits jumped from $497 per ...

December 15, 2009 -- Democratic senators traveled to the White House on Tuesday for a meeting with President Obama aimed at building a united front on health care, and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman said he ...

Eighty-five percent of all U.S. health care spending goes toward managing chronic diseases connected to poor diet and nutrition. Yet most doctors receive little to no meaningful training in nutrition.

Health insurance is essential for getting timely care. In the United States, however, health coverage is fragmented, difficult to navigate, and unaffordable for many. About half of Americans have ...

Read full profiles of international health systems describing the role of government, how systems are organized and financed, who and what is covered, and what is being done to ensure quality of care, ...

Sara Rosenbaum is the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor Emerita of Health Law and Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, as well as the director of ...

On our To the Point blog, Fund experts and grantees provide quick takes on the latest health care policy and practice news.

We believe everyone should be able to get the effective, affordable care they need to maintain and improve their health. Focusing on people who have low incomes and those who are medically underserved ...

Please take a moment to answer this six-question survey to help us improve the States in Action newsletter. We appreciate and welcome your feedback. Summary: With pay-for-performance (P4P) programs ...

In North Dakota, references to the Rough Riders — a famed cavalry in the 1898 Spanish-American War — abound. The name graces hotels, grocery stores, and golf tournaments and has become a shorthand ...

For many people, primary care is their first point of contact with the health system, and decades of evidence shows it is critical for population health, health equity, and the overall efficiency of ...