health care

Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping. It’s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care.

Supply problems and insurance complications have made it difficult for many patients to start and stay on new prescription medications used to treat obesity.

An association that lobbies for health care facilities says President Joe Biden’s decision to require nursing homes to comply with federal rules on staffing levels will cost them billions of dollars.

Customers are increasingly using social media to air their complaints across all industries, and companies are paying attention

The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.

About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during...

The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that would eliminate Obamacare’s requirement that most insurers cover some types of preventive care at no extra cost.

Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.

A new clinic in Oak Cliff aims to close the gap in health care disparities.

A new clinic in Oak Cliff hasn’t been around for long but is already having an impact on surrounding neighborhoods. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat explains.

This is the first full week for a limited-time, unique program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. It’s offering a free health care clinic for performance artists.

The performing arts medical clinic is a limited time pilot program through March. The free clinic is for artists who may not have the money or insurance for check ups and evaluations.

A Dallas restaurant owner says he’s being transparent about the costs of providing benefits to his employees.

A pair of Greenville Avenue restaurants in Dallas started off 2023 with a new fee tacked onto customers’ bills.

President Joe Biden urged military veterans on Friday to take advantage of new healthcare opportunities under legislation that he signed in August. He promoted the aid as he visited a Delaware National Guard facility named for his late son, Beau.

El Progreso, Honduras is about 2,000 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and a world away.

A North Texas medical team traveled to Honduras to perform surgeries and give care to people who might otherwise not receive it.

Three North Texas hospitals are paying the highest penalty available due to the number of patients readmitted after receiving initial treatment.

Three North Texas Hospitals must pay the government’s highest 3% Medicare penalty rate as punishment for a high level of readmitting patients within 30 days after their initial care.

The boost in enrollment comes as the number of uninsured Americans this year reached a historic low of 8%.