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  • Chaina Cooper, a registered dental hygienist, works on a patient at the dental clinic in Bread for the City, a Washington-based charity that provides food and free or reduced-fee medical services to underserved communities, on October 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. – Private insurance plans can be costly. And paying for dental services out of pocket is infamously expensive in the US, where a routine check-up can cost several hundred dollars, while more serious work such as fillings or root canal treatment can run in the thousands. And with President Joe Biden’s landmark $3.5 trillion social spending bill that guaranteed dental coverage for seniors unravelling this week, dental care is likely to remain elusive for millions of American seniors for years to come. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    A natural gas shortage caused by the war in Ukraine may lead to more painful root canals

    By Darius Tahir and Kaiser Health News
  • GastroenterologyHealth

    Betting on ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies, investors buy up gastroenterology practices

    By Emily Pisacreta, Emmarie Huetteman, and others
  • Cue PCR COVID-19 test machineHealth

    High-tech’s business model falters for the Cue COVID test

    By Eric Taub and Kaiser Health News
  • Exercise tracking appHealth

    The private sector steps in to protect online health privacy, but critics say it can’t be trusted

    By Darius Tahir and Kaiser Health News
  • Woman donates blood to the Red CrossHealth

    As the Red Cross moves to a pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice

    By Julie Appleby and Kaiser Health News
  • Woman puts pills into a weekly medication dispenserHealth

    The frequently long waits for insurance prior approvals frustrate doctors and patients needing treatment

    By Michelle Andrews and Kaiser Health News
  • Medical worker works on patient in a Massachusetts hospitalHealth

    States pay close attention as Massachusetts blocks hospital expansions to control health care costs

    By Harris Meyer and Kaiser Health News
  • HickoryHollowMall_InteriorHealth

    Some struggling shopping malls in the U.S. are being converted into health clinics

    By Blake Farmer and Kaiser Health News
  • Americans register for health insuranceHealth

    ACA sign-ups for low-income people roll out as insurance agents face commission cuts

    By Julie Appleby and Kaiser Health News
  • Woman gets COVID-19 test at pharmacyHealth

    Despite doctors’ concerns, pharmacists get more leeway to offer treatment with testing

    By Michelle Andrews and Kaiser Health News
  • Elderly man gets a checkupHealth

    Employers are saving money by moving retirees to Medicare Advantage—but the switch may disrupt care

    By Susan Jaffe and Kaiser Health News
  • Entrepreneur Marcus Whitney, left, interviews former HCA CEO Milton Johnson during Whitney’s Health:Further conference in Nashville, Tennessee, which ran from 2015 through 2019.Health

    This Nashville-based VC is addressing racial inequalities in health care with a fund backed by Eli Lilly, Cardinal Health, and others

    By Blake Farmer and Kaiser Health News
  • Elderly man holding his medicineHealth

    Inside the lobbying push to get Medicare to pay for a controversial Alzheimer’s drug

    By Arthur Allen and Kaiser Health News
  • Massachusetts hospital expansionHealth

    As America’s biggest health systems expand, some warn patients will bear higher health care costs

    By Harris Meyer and Kaiser Health News
  • Woman paying bills at homeFinance

    The ‘TurboTax of bankruptcy’ aims to help people in medical debt rebuild their financial lives

    By Blake Farmer and Kaiser Health News