Sarah Kliff

A five-year slowdown in American health spending growth looks to be coming to an end.

Federal data has already shown that Obamacare increased the number of Americans with health insurance. New research suggests that more coverage has translated into increased access, too.

More treatment doesn’t always mean better care.

Four out of five neonatal intensive care units don’t do this. Why not?

When bigger insurers buy smaller insurers, premiums usually go up.

This might be one reason the teen birth rate is dropping.

The average payment works out to about $200.

Are these double-digit rate increases the new normal? Not exactly.