Administrative costs account for almost a quarter of total US health care spending. Other nations spend a much smaller share (of their much smaller spending) on administrative costs. While high ...

A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – One of George Washington’s many wise aphorisms, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace,” is timeless. Teddy Roosevelt updated the maxim ...

A lack of consensus on who counts as a primary care physician can affect reimbursement and workforce pipelines, and as demand for healthcare grows, ...

Americans have increasingly negative opinions about the U.S. health care system, according to the results of a new poll. The survey released on Wednesday by The Economist/YouGov found that a 54 ...

Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of ...