Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.

After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system.

Premiums are stable, but Medicare Advantage plans are making big changes that could make care more expensive for patients.

Recently Secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., changed how the federal government tracks deaths in its official measles tally, after Pennsylvania reported four deaths. This Policy Watch reviews the...

The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.

A new study co-authored by LDI Senior Fellow Ari Friedman, MD, PhD, and 36 other emergency medicine researchers, found that thousands of patients who had already been admitted to hospitals remained in...

The use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care.

Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.

An eye-opening look at how Republican policies have affected health outcomes in rural communities and why poor, rural white voters are turning to the Republican Party—not despite this harm, but becaus...

Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory

Emerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ...

At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.

The true cost of “vertical integration”: patients directed to a higher-priced location for procedures. Or forced to buy from their insurer’s wholly owned pharmacy, which may not stock the drug prescri...

Five things I’ve learned in recent years

Public health workers are relying on word-of-mouth immunization clinics to fight the state’s growing outbreak.

Sheeppox virus (SPPV) is a major livestock pathogen causing economic hardship through reduced production and death of vulnerable sheep, with written descriptions of sheeppox-like disease recorded sinc...

Amanda Glassman is joining Coefficient Giving as Managing Director of Global Health and Development Policy. In this role, she'll oversee our Global Aid Policy and Global Growth funds, as well as a gro...

The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).

The measles-related deaths announced Tuesday of two Lancaster County residents were the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years and led to a spat between Josh Shapiro and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

As the number of observational studies continues to grow and with big data and AI use exploding, epidemiologists need better tools and best practices to produce reliable evidence and maintain public t...

A scramble to prepare for massive federal cuts across the health care system is hitting rural states like Maine particularly hard.

The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.