Healthcare in the United States of America concept: A stethoscope on a 3d map of the US overlayed by the US flag. Healthcare in the United States of America concept: A stethoscope on a 3d map of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Robert Pearl covers the people, tech and business of healthcare. 2025 was one of the most turbulent years in modern U.S.

Gary Marshall is the SEO editor at STAT. Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was the subject of a revelatory profile here. His agenda was so sweeping, we created a tracker to document the ...

Despite persistent workforce pressures, rising drug costs and ongoing payer headwinds, a number of large health systems delivered strong financial results in 2025. Several posted record operating ...

5 Consequences of Private Equity’s Expansion in Health Care Services The rapid rise of private equity’s influence over health care providers such as hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians’ practices ...

Painful and potentially deadly infections like COVID-19 and dengue fever were far less prevalent in the territory in 2025 ...

Two moments in 2025 revealed how vulnerable the U.S. health care system has become. The first was quiet but consequential. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised parts of its ...