Politics

Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren’t adequately ...

By Deborah J. Cornwall Cancer strikes without regard to political parties. Over time, one in two men and one in three women will hear the ...

By Michelle Andrews  Kaiser Health News Should doctors be able to ask patients or patients’ parents whether they own a gun? What about health insurers, ...

By Michelle Andrews With the passage of a ballot initiative this month, Massachusetts became the latest state to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, joining 17 others and ...

By Jay Hancock President Barack Obama’s victory cements the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage to millions but leaving weighty questions about how to pay for it ...

By Jay Hancock The highest court in the country upheld most of the Affordable Care Act in June. But everybody knew it was only an ...

By Mary Agnes Carey On the presidential campaign trail, Republican Mitt Romney has repeatedly called for repeal of the 2010 health law and President Barack ...

By Alan Lyndon The Presidential election got derailed for a few days during the impact of Hurricane Sandy, but it’s time to remember that in ...

By Shefali S. Kulkarni It’s no secret that reforming the country’s health care system is an important issue in this year’s presidential election. According to a recent ...

By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News The House Republican plan to repeal President Barack Obama’s health law and turn Medicaid into a block grant program ...