Regulations are a fundamental part of health policy. Congress legislates in broad terms and agencies fill in technical details on myriad issues, from how Medicaid eligibility is determined to how ...

Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, and New Mexico — have taken steps to modify billing and collection practices and increase ...

Michael Karpman, M.P.P., is a principal research associate in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute. His work focuses on the implications of the Affordable Care Act, including quantitative ...

Fredric Blavin, Ph.D., is a principal research associate in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute. He has expertise in a wide range of topics, including private health insurance markets, ...

With far more people dying of gun-related causes annually in the United States than in other high-income countries, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., officially declared firearm violence a ...

Congress is also expected to reauthorize funding for health care safety-net programs, such as community health centers, which ...

Commonwealth Fund President Joe Betancourt examines what’s at stake for Latino health in the November election.

Yes, the planet is getting hotter, tropical storms are becoming ever more fierce, and the Arctic is melting — but what’s that got to do with health care? This week on The Dose podcast, host Joel ...