Yet American health care has in the past proved resistant to treatment from disrupters. In 2008 Google, a search colossus, ...

Healthcare in the United States is in crisis and requires immediate action. Compared to other wealthy countries, we are an extreme outlier in terms of costs, outcomes, and service quality. We spend ...

In her book, Halle Tecco provides an insider’s guide to transforming the system through innovation.

The U.S. health care reimbursement system was built for a different era — one that prioritized high-stakes “cure” interventions over the nuanced “care” interventions better suited to the ongoing needs ...

Two moments in 2025 revealed how vulnerable the U.S. health care system has become. The first was quiet but consequential. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised parts of its ...

Woolhandler and Himmelstein are both general internists, distinguished professors of public health at the City University of New York’s Hunter College, and lecturers in medicine at Harvard Medical ...

Twenty minutes on hold. That’s how long it takes before the loop begins. Is this cosmetic or medical? Does her plan require a referral? Which dermatologist does she usually see? That provider isn’t ...

The United States has the most innovative and advanced health care system in the world, yet Americans are generally dissatisfied with it. And it's understandable. Health care costs continue to rise, ...