The government has been driving insurers’ stock gains for years but the gold rush is over
Centene said it was hit by higher Medicaid costs related to behavioural health, in-home care and high-cost drugs
Companies are filling the gap left by the NHS in bid to keep staff at work
With the NHS in triage mode, business and society need to shift to prevention of ill health
Innovators are rolling out products aimed at relieving understaffing by automating mundane tasks
The US’s exceptional healthcare expenditure yields second-rate results
Health Foundation says government will have to go beyond existing budget to fund ‘big shift’ in care
In many places where Trump is hugely popular, residents are increasingly reliant on state income transfers. The issue could fracture the Republican party
Reforms rather than quick fixes will save more money in the long term
Worries about the cost of treatment discourage consumption despite improvements in healthcare insurance coverage
UK government wants to boost workplace preventive health measures to cut spending on hospital care
Anaesthetics are not putting patients to sleep, doctors warn, in call for greater access to foreign medicine
Study finds jump of 65% between 2012-2022 and suggests thousands may not be getting needed specialist care
This series examines how employers and governments are tackling the rise in depression and other conditions — and the new therapies being developed
Amid a brutal civil war, the international community has to send a message that targeting healthcare has real consequences
Heathcare software provider is cutting waiting times, discharge times — and millions of pounds of costs
President-elect’s victory opens up a new schism between the sector’s haves and have-nots
Long term, the trends remain in insurers’ favour but there are volatile times ahead
CBO analysis says savings from other health benefits would not offset expense of weight-loss jabs
Lower earnings for doctors specialising in communicable disease make it harder to recruit and retain workers
Parties ‘need to be honest’ about scale of investment needed to tackle health service crisis in England, warn analysts
The sickness at the heart of US GDP
‘There’s a global labour failure through the mismatch in demand and the supply from the education system’
Initiatives beyond pay can help tackle debilitating effects of money worries
As the health benefits of anti-obesity medicines widen, pharma companies need to rethink what they charge
