In the first article of this series, we explored a simple but powerful idea: Health care behaves not like a machine, but like ...

A nurse performs a test on a Department of Veteran Affairs patient at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Oct. 24, 2025. (Julie M. Lucas/U.S. Navy) The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a massive ...

Administrative costs account for almost a quarter of total US health care spending. Other nations spend a much smaller share (of their much smaller spending) on administrative costs. While high ...

We are trying to fix health care as if it were complicated. In reality, health care is complex.

Health systems are turning to ambulatory strategies in response to patient expectations for convenience, workforce shortages and financial pressures, according to a new report from the Center for ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced its intent to reorganize its massive health system to achieve better consistency and efficiency in veteran care. Reorganization plans focus on the ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Facing spiraling charity care costs that now are about $1 million daily, Cleveland’s MetroHealth System is proposing significant changes to its financial assistance policies. The ...