health care

WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with Jihoon Kim, president of InUnity Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for equity in access to mental health care, about what's at stake when care providers are not paid on time.

The head of the hospital network stretching across northern New York and Vermont is concerned about the state of rural hospitals.

Access to health care in New York’s North Country continues to be a major challenge. During a virtual meeting providers detailed what they are facing.

During an hour-long virtual town hall, Vermont’s Congressional delegation heard concerns from Vermonters about federal policies impacting the state.

The University of Vermont Health Network has announced cuts to patient services. The hospital network says it’s to comply with enforcement actions required by the state’s health care regulator. But that board says that’s not the case.

The Green Mountain Care Board oversees Vermont’s medical facilities. It has been holding community meetings in the state’s 14 hospital regions to provide information and get feedback on transforming Vermont’s health care system.

New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts rank among six states found to have better-than-average health system performance among all racial or ethnic groups.

Congressmen Pat Ryan and Marc Molinaro, former electoral opponents, are part of a bipartisan effort to revise the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act.

Renowned surgeon and historian Ira Rutkow has five decades of experience and has now written a remarkable history of surgery’s development—spanning the Stone Age to the present day—blending meticulous medical studies with lively and skillful storytelling. The new book is: "Empire of the Scalpel."

Albany non-profit BirthNet held a forum this month highlighting what it calls a medical disparity. Activists say racial bias is deeply embedded in local maternal and infant health care systems.