A single-payer system is when the government pays healthcare claims using taxes. Universal coverage means everyone has health insurance, either through the government, private insurance, or both. Some ...

This week, the World Health Organization published its 2023 global health expenditure report, revealing how much of a financial toll COVID-19 took on health systems worldwide. According to the report, ...

Just over three years ago, New York City reported its first confirmed death from COVID-19. Many more followed, with over 20,000 New Yorkers dying in the devastating first wave alone. They were our ...

On Friday, oral health advocates across the globe got an early holiday gift from their longtime wish lists. They had been waiting their whole careers — for some STAT spoke with, up to nearly half a ...

When global healthcare organization Partners In Health was invited to Rwanda in the early 2000s to support the country’s new ...

Last year, California and Oregon legislatures passed laws setting deadlines for developing publicly financed, universal healthcare coverage systems. Proponents of the laws say the systems could save ...

In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted universal health coverage as one of the sustainable development goals. The aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that every person and ...

Stakeholders have called for increased investment in health workforce development, sustainable financing and stronger ...