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A Telehealth Checkup

COVID-19 has forced rule changes that have created a telehealth revolution. What have we learned, and are these policies here to stay?

While the coronavirus pandemic has sucked up all the oxygen, the opioid crisis continues to get worse.

Karen Joynt Maddox explores research on differences in visit number and length between male and female primary care physicians.

Medicare is usually a top election issue. But not this year, even though one of its trust funds is fast running out of money.

We explore new research on why we so often struggle to pick the best health insurance plans.

Maria Polyakova explores research on whether low-cost plans lead to less low-value care.

How one rural Kansas town dealt with losing its only hospital and what lessons it has for the rest of the country.

While most eyes are on the ACA, another Supreme Court case could also have big implications for health care prices and policies.

Bianca Frogner looks at the latest research comparing services offered by primary care doctors and NPs.

Although health care consumed nearly one-third of the first presidential debate, the conversation left a lot to be desired.