Health Care
  • FILE PHOTO: George Washington is seen with printed medical mask on the one Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken

    US Health Care System: High Cost, Poor Performance

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    You may already know this sad fact about US health care: We spend more than any other high-income country but get worse outcomes. That shocking truth is no longer surprising, but a new report by The...

  • US Covid Emergency to End in May

    By Michael Rainey

    President Joe Biden plans to end the emergency federal response to Covid-19 on May 11, the White House told Congress Monday evening, as public health officials shift toward treating the viral...

  • FILE PHOTO - The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "Obamacare", outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi

    Number of the Day: 5 Million

    Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act exchanges ends January 15 in most states, and in a new analysis, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that some 5 million uninsured people are eligible...

  • Emergency room beds are seen onboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) prior to its departure from Naval Base San Diego

    US Life Expectancy Falls to Two-Decade Low

    By Michael Rainey

    With the country battered by Covid-19 and an ongoing drug overdose epidemic, average life expectancy in the United States fell to 76.4 years last year, according to data released by the Centers for...

  • White House Revives Free Covid Test Program

    By Michael Rainey

    The Biden administration is making another round of free Covid-19 tests available to the American public as part of its newly announced “Covid-19 winter preparedness plan.” The free test program was...