Alana Semuels

In search of affordable health care coverage, more Americans are accidentally buying fake insurance.

Employer-based health insurance plans are expected to rise again for 2026. Here's what's behind the high costs.

The NFL has taken steps to prevent head injuries in players. Other leagues have not.

Find out why OnMed CareStation is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions.

Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emotions and debate.

The end of federal subsidies and increased rates from insurers will lead to higher costs.

Without Congressional action, a 5-year-old waiver allowing Medicare patients to do virtual visits will lapse.

‘Am I going to have to quit my job? What am I going to do?’

Opposing viewpoints about whether whole milk is healthy or not illuminate a growing debate in nutrition science.

A new report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission barely mentions processed foods—a previous focus.

The MAHA movement's goal to improve school lunches faces big obstacles.

The highest infant mortality rate in a decade has spurred the state to declare a crisis.

The end of pandemic-era subsidies are forcing many centers to shut their doors or raise rates.

Labor force participation among women has started falling again in 2025.

Key federal funding has been declining and is likely to drop more in coming years.

A growing group of middle-income elderly people are too rich for government benefits but can't afford long-term care.

Ingestible fluoride is under fire by the FDA. Dentists are pushing back.

In some states, one health insurer dominates the market, driving up prices and creating red tape.

The price of beef, coffee, and eggs is also continuing to rise.

It's not just Medicaid or Medicare: Private insurance payments lag in rural areas.