In its effort to lower drug prices, the White House has declared "promises made, promises kept." That's a narrative that doesn't reflect the full story.

Federal officials and health care executives rubbed elbows at the ritzy MAHA Summit, causing some supporters to question what MAHA has become.

Blockbuster GLP-1 drugs have transformed the lives of millions of people. Lately, they’re undergoing a makeover of their own.

Lobbying groups supported by insurance companies have criticized the research and promoted their own.

The GOP bill directs MedPAC to study the topic of overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans in a manner that’s more favorable to insurers.

Firms are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to convince doctors to prescribe GLP-1 drugs.

The legal basis for the $500 checks, and who would get them, isn't entirely clear.

Katherine Clark, a top House Democrat, received more than $100,000 in campaign donations from people linked to UnitedHealth Group.

New $24.99 monthly plan includes a primary member and up to four dependents, including children, adults, and pets, with more than 250 generic medications available for free and savings on dental, vision, lab and imaging services Brief Summary: GoodRx launched the Companion Family Plan for $24.99

Politicians are contemplating raising taxes and cutting benefits as the cost of health care for government workers surges.

We examine a call to reform how health insurers do business, and a look at the impact of 340B restrictions.

Doctors are asking how to get retatrutide for their patients, after Eli Lilly gave one man early access.

A new survey reveals 24% of U.S. workers stay in unwanted jobs to keep health insurance. Experts call it 'job lock.'

Office Hours with STAT's Bob Herman: Join us at 1 p.m. EST July 22 to learn more about his series on the soaring costs of employer-based health insurance.

Insurance giant UnitedHealth signals the cost of providing workers with health insurance will climb even higher.

Unpacking the business — and secretive inner workings — of the U.S. health care industry.

America’s employer-based health insurance system is crumbling in slow motion. See how, and why, in STAT's 8-part series 'Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.'

America’s employers must stop acting helpless in the face of health care industry profiteering, Chris Deacon says.

Amy Bielawski is one of the 30 million people who run their own businesses. She's gone most of her life without health insurance.

America's employer-based health insurance system is crumbling. STAT investigates why, in our new series, “Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.”

Demand for alcohol is declining. The industry is fighting harder and more creatively than ever against limits — and winning.

The hospital operator Nutex enriched itself by exploiting loopholes in laws meant to protect patients, STAT found.

Exclusive: STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the FDA allowed a 79-year-old to gain extraordinary access to an experimental obesity drug through the agency’s “compassionate use” program.

“Government has to intervene, because healthcare is run like an unregulated utility,” Indiana’s GOP governor says of the state’s effort to regulate hospital prices.

Congenital syphilis should be preventable. An Arizona case shows how drug shortages and procedural hurdles are fueling a growing public health crisis.

None of STAT's requests for Kennedy's schedule have been completed, and some haven't even been acknowledged.

Federal investigation finds Medicare Advantage insurers block rehab care for older adults, only to reverse denials on appeal.

State AG alleges UnitedHealthcare claimed some members were sicker to boost its profits.

Jeffery Taubenberger, the acting head of the NIAID, the NIH’s infectious disease institute, is reported to have stepped down.

More than 1 in 8 pregnant women report drinking. Doctors warn fetal alcohol disorders may be more common than many realize, perhaps more common than autism.

New ethics disclosures show the president invested in Eli Lilly and a company that manufactures injectable devices as his health agencies implemented policies that benefited them.