Hundreds of millions of people are turning to chatbots to help figure out what's wrong with them. Doctors say that's not ...

AI’s reliance on large volumes of sensitive patient data raises the stakes for privacy and compliance. Regulations like HIPAA and GDPR weren’t designed with autonomous AI in mind, and new rules are ...

Health systems are turning to the virtualization capability of IT platforms to gain visibility into sensitive data and streamline operations.

Artificial intelligence could rework the claims and reimbursement process, allowing faster decision-making, reduced errors and billions in savings, according to an Optum executive.

We’ve all been there: You wait 45 minutes in the exam room when the doctor finally walks in. They seem rushed. A few questions, a quick exam, a glance at the clock and then a rapid-fire plan with ...

Move over, Soccer Moms. Forget Joe the Plumber. Never mind those Bernie Bros. The 2026 midterm elections will be decided by America’s sick — the people who spend their annual health insurance ...

The Trump administration has approved a $212.9 million plan to support health care in rural Kentucky communities, according to a Dec. 29 news release from the office of Gov. Andy Beshear. The funding ...

From left to right: U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy answer questions in Anchorage on Dec. 29, 2025, during a press conference on the Rural Health ...

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — Health care ...

WASHINGTON – House Republicans have released a legislative proposal aimed at making health care more affordable but without extending premiums under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, ...

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 ...

A nurse performs a test on a Department of Veteran Affairs patient at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Oct. 24, 2025. (Julie M. Lucas/U.S. Navy) The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a massive ...