After acquisition by for-profit dialysis chains, survival rates fell by as much as 2.9%, and patients were 8.5% less likely to get a transplant or join a transplant waiting list during their first year.

When you take five-year view, the costs and benefits of therapy and medication for major depression end up being about the same, research finds.

New research documents an increase in chronic illness diagnoses and care after Medicaid expansion in Michigan.

"Surgeons often discuss the emotional and physical side-effects of treatment, yet we rarely discuss the costs."

"...for Medicare beneficiaries with $20,000 to $80,000 in annual drug spending, using only brand-name drugs could actually save them money."

Giving women a year's supply of birth control pills would save money and prevent pregnancies, according to research with veterans.

New rules for Medicare reimbursement push more of the cost burden to hospitals that serve wealthier patients.

After an economic shock—like the loss of a job or health insurance—single mothers shift health care dollars to their kids.

"It's not that we're getting more; it's that we're paying much more."

Almost half of Americans ages 50 to 64 are worried they won't be able to afford insurance in retirement, according to a new poll.