Health care

The Hispanic Health Council in Hartford hired three new patient navigators with new funding.

Here are five things to know about surgeon and author Dr. Marty Makary.

Expanding healthcare beyond the walls of a hospital – that’s the shared goal between the CVS Health Foundation and the Hispanic Health Council and its 19 partners. “We address not just healthcare needs but also the social determinants of health that impact people’s ability to get healthcare, whether that is transportation, whether that is food, whether that is understanding how…

Baby boomers are poised to hit an already overburdened senior care space in the next few years. Investors are looking to buy up long-term and end-of-life care operations.

Millions of American women are at high risk for breast cancer, but their insurance does not cover the costs of extra screenings.

Eighty million U.S. adults and children are currently enrolled in the nearly-free health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans.

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.

Trump could either weaken the negotiations in a way that benefits the pharmaceutical industry, or try to achieve even deeper savings to outdo his predecessor.

China is playing an increasing role in manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC News reported.

Emergency room doctors and nurses are asking Trinity Health of New England to hold off on plans to outsource their jobs. The workers currently have until April 7 to agree to work for California-based Vituity or lose their jobs.

Emergency room doctors and nurses are asking Trinity Health of New England to hold off on plans to outsource their jobs. The workers currently have until April 7 to agree to work for California-based Vituity or lose their jobs. But doctor and nurses are worried that some colleagues may not go along with the plan due to questions, accelerating problems…

If he is confirmed as health and human services secretary, Kennedy would oversee the implementation of Medicaid, in addition to Medicare and the Affordable Care Act.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. questioned RFK Jr. about the infant onesies once sold by Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit Kennedy founded, in his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about flip-flopping views on healthcare issues during his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee for his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

During national maternal health awareness day, State representatives shared their plan to advocate for equitable healthcare access for women of color. 

Noel was the head of Medicare and retirement at UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. and the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group.

After three years of trying to purchase three Connecticut hospitals, Yale New Haven Health is starting to walk away from a deal with Prospect Holdings.

Sen. Jeff Gordon (R-Woodstock), a practicing physician, discusses the potential implications of Prospect’s bankruptcy filing. What can the legislature do to make sure hospitals in CT put patients over profits?