Health Care

Why are health care costs in the United States so high and why has there been little effort to control them?

Thousands of unreported “critical incidents,” including two deaths and cases of abuse and neglect, were found in an audit of medical claims.

All state-run plans would be required to cover basic services and not penalize patients with preexisting conditions

The cost of long-term care for our aging population is rising but experts worry we are not prepared to meet their needs.

WHYY's Nina Feldman gives us an update on the legal battles over supervised injection sites in Philadelphia.

Half of Pennsylvania hospitals are all-in for a financial incentive program to connect emergency room patients with continuing opioid treatment.

They want a GOP-controlled Senate committee to hold hearings on several of their bills backstopping ACA provisions. It’s not clear if they’ll get their wish.

The hospital routinely failed to sanitize the equipment it used to prepare donor breast milk, according to a state health department report released Monday.

Murphy hopes to supplant lost federal funding with state money as Title X Trump lawsuit continues.

Medicaid recipients in Pennsylvania could be in for a surprise on their next trip to the pharmacy as preferred drug list changes.

We explore the history and future of reproductive technologies and the thorny questions that arise around women’s bodies, fertility, and having children.  

As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with a plan of his own

The state says the regulations will cut down on health-care costs, but many physicians are concerned they could harm patient care.

The Listening Lab will tour Penn Medicine’s hospitals to encourage compassionate listening.

We discuss last night's Democratic primary debate -- what the candidates said, the policies they covered, and how it may be playing out across America.