More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an effort to streamline clinical research, and legislation is ...

Some seriously ill patients improve on hospice. About 1 in 16 patients enrolled in hospice care lose eligibility as a result.

Special Medicaid programs in many states allow disabled people to work while receiving benefits, and most limit how much ...

Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees next year is in question after the Trump administration ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and older adults are at higher risk. But only ...

Adm. Brad Cooper met with crew after concerns were raised about deteriorating morale and attempted suicides on the aircraft carrier, The Washington Post reported. Meanwhile, President Trump has ...

Hospitals across the U.S. are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one small tool: a silicone wristband stamped with the declaration “I Gave Birth.” This story ...

Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the ...

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a ...

Drug test strips are credited with saving lives, but a new policy will limit how funds can be used for them. Advocates of harm reduction strategies who responded to a mass overdose in Baltimore say ...