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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association will lead an effort to improve maternity care will be the goal in about 600 acute care and pediatric hospitals across the nation, including a push to address racial and ethnic disparities.

Though prescriptions for antiviral influenza medications have declined somewhat since 2023, perhaps indicating that the United States might be less encumbered by the flu than in recent

Wages have not been able to offset the rising costs of premiums for workers with employer-sponsored coverage over the last three decades, with Black and Hispanic employers hit particularly hard by

Self-insured employers are set to face plenty of challenges this year, ranging from addressing the mental health needs of their workforces to developing strategies for on-site clinics amid a pivot to larger volumes of remote work.

Screenings for diseases such as heart failure and cancer had not returned to pre-pandemic levels by 2022, and that could present a huge challenge in the coming years, a challenge that may be more a

CVS Health cut its outlook for 2024 on the back of higher medical costs in the fourth quarter, according to its earnings report released Wednesday.

Patients living in poor neighborhoods are more likely to have worse postsurgical outcomes even if they've got insurance coverage, according to a

Enrollment in individual market plans continues to grow, with a record high of 21.3 million people signing up for plans during the most recent open enrollment period.

The mental healthcare system in the U.S. is floundering as the mental health of its citizens gets worse, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

It's the common thread among this year's winners, which include a business striving to make opioid addiction treatment more accessible; startups using digital health and virtual care to expand the reach of specialty care services; and companies that bring an innovative approach to caring for underserved patients and communities.