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Alternative therapies aren't proven to work any better than drugs -- and they may even cost more. But Oregon hopes paying for them will reduce costs of hospitalizing for, and treatment of, opioid abuse.
In North Carolina, Brookdale Home Health Charlotte was one of just two agencies out of the states 172 to earn the maximum five stars from the federal government.
A comprehensive statewide survey shows Colorado cut its uninsured rate in half, with one in five state residents on Medicaid. But out-of-pocket health expenses can still be hard for families to afford.
California would become the fifth state to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.
Doctors and patients haven't discussed the cost of medical care. But that conversation is becoming vital, and medical schools are trying to teach their students how to think - and talk - about cost.
Over a hundred counties in Texas don't have a mental health worker, affecting about 3 million Texans. A new loan repayment program may not be enough to recruit them to rural areas.
Since the Roe v. Wade decision, Ohio has been a trendsetter in passing laws that restrict abortion. Thats why it is especially unusual that in a small Ohio town just south of Cleveland, a new clinic that performs abortions opened its doors.
When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, many health facilities were destroyed or shut down, including urgent care centers, nursing homes, pharmacies and hospitals. But a new network of renovated and newly built primary care health clinics has opened, which many hope will bring stability to the health care of the city's low-income residents.
Even as the health of Americans has improved, the disparities in treatment and outcomes between white patients and black and Latino patients are almost as big as they were 50 years ago. A growing body of research suggests that doctors' unconscious behavior plays a role in these statistics.
Consumers in New York are getting new protections against balance billing, where insurers bill patients for the difference between what insurers pay and what providers want, and states considering similar laws are watching closely.
On Medicare's 50th birthday, two brothers who helped get it off the ground tell their stories. A younger member of the Lee family is at the helm of Covered California, the state insurance exchange.
WBUR compiles a database for pregnant women to compare hospitals in Massachusetts.
When Zachary Klundt broke into All Families Healthcare he destroyed the only clinic providing abortions in the Flathead Valley of Montana. More than a year later, the clinic remains closed.
The wildly popular video game Minecraft teaches kids basic spatial reasoning concepts and helps them think critically. So, if you're using it for educational purposes, does it count as screen time, and should parents limit it?
A third of adults say they have gone online to get help diagnosing symptoms, but a study shows the results are often inaccurate.
The agreement sets up expectations for the woman and covers a wide variety of contingencies to help protect her from unexpected problems.
California went from being a state with relatively lax vaccination rules to one of the most strict in the country. But opposition to vaccines is far from new.
Abortion providers and foes react to the Supreme Court's action that will allow 10 abortion clinics in Texas to remain open until a state law that would close them can be fully reviewed by the court.
If the Supreme Court invalidates some Obamacare tax subsidies, individual health insurance marketplaces in places like North Carolina could be hurt by the remaining deluge of sick people who keep coverage -- and the higher insurance premiums their presence demands.
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