“On average, people with disabilities have a lot more encounters with the health care system -- they need more health care,” says researcher H. Stephen Kaye.

Paying for medical, housing or food bills is a challenge for 40% of rural American adults, according to the results of a new nationally representative survey.

Research shows that when people of different races and ethnicities had equal access to health care, disparities in death rates decreased.

Journalists reveal failures of Texas' managed care system through public records requests, statewide door-knocking efforts and data analysis.

After same-sex marriage was legalized in the U.S., more gay men reported having health insurance, access to medical care and annual checkups.

Efforts at improving health equity in Oregon have reduced disparities in primary care visits among African American and Native American people.

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) currently provides low-cost insurance coverage to 9 million children. In September 2017, Congress failed to pass legislation reauthorizing the program, which now faces an uncertain future. We’ve collected the latest scholarship on the program to highlight the stakes in this legislative battle.

This compilation of the latest research on women’s sexual health will help journalists understand changes to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Studies highlight how contraceptive use and cost has changed in recent years, changes in insurance coverage and outcomes related to contraceptive use.

By mandating that health insurance plans cover dependents until age 26, Obamacare may have saved a dramatic number of young Americans’ lives.

After the Affordable Care Act made some cancer screenings routine, doctors began finding colorectal cancers earlier, when they are easier to treat.