Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the ...

Health insurance prices expected to rise in 2026 due to increased medical use and expensive drugs. ACA marketplaces and ...

The Trump administration’s cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects ...

Passed this summer, President Donald Trump's tax cuts and spending bill includes new work and reporting requirements for ...

Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored — while GOP-led states sustained big losses. The Department of Health and ...

Humes, practicing medicine in rural Missouri is a way of life. She's on call almost constantly in northeast Missouri's Scotland County, where she cares for patients from their birth until their death.

About 90,000 people spent months in limbo as central Missouri's major medical provider fought over insurance contracts. These disputes between insurers and hospitals are a recurring problem.

In dozens of interviews, young adults describe the unsettling or devastating consequences of having inadequate insurance or none at all.

Discover the benefits and costs of high-deductible health plans, their 2024 and 2025 deductible limits, and who should ...

Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year.