A quiet paradox is unfolding in health care. Around the world, governments are centralizing health systems—consolidating hospitals, budgets, data and decision-making—at the very moment when the most ...

The United States has the most expensive health care in the developed world. Now it's about to get even more expensive. Some 154 million people get health insurance through their employer — and many ...

In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of health care.

Here’s a piece of Republican rhetoric that used to be ubiquitous but that you never hear anymore: America has the best health-care system in the world. Republican politicians liked this line because ...

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