UCSF must continue charity care, adhere to price growth caps and invest hundreds of millions of dollars into St. Mary’s Medical Center and St. Francis Memorial Hospital, the two struggling San Francisco hospitals it is acquiring for $100 million, under a settlement reached with the California attorney general. The settlement, announced Tuesday, resolves a complaint brought ...

A new report analyzed dietary eating patterns among more than 100,000 people over the course of 30 years.

The US Supreme Court has again overturned longstanding precedent, this time getting rid of a 40-year- old standard for decision making that required federal courts to defer to reasonable agency decisions where federal law is silent or unclear.

Recent Supreme Court decisions curbing the power of federal agencies will hobble government efforts to protect public health, legal experts warn. The rulings will make it harder for some federal agencies to bring enforcement actions.

As Americans tuned into the presidential debate last Thursday, critical issues like Social Security and Medicare came up. These programs act as lifelines for millions of Americans, especially seniors who have historically been a strong voting block.

A report from a conservative think tank found that as many as 5 million people are wrongfully receiving Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies, prompting House Republican leaders to call for an investigation into possible enrollment fraud.