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 ...

Nigeria's journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved by the government or the private sector alone. The more critical question is how Nigeria can bring both parties together ...

CAP Senior Fellows Tom Daschle and Jeanne Lambrew offer testimony to Congress today on why every American needs health insurance. Center for American Progress Distinguished Senior Fellow Sen. Tom ...

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 ...

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, ...

Everyone knows that the United States is the only high-income country without universal health insurance. According to the standard narrative, this is the inevitable result of U.S. exceptionalism — ...

By Wei Zhang The debate over health insurance in the United States has returned to the forefront as the Affordable Care Act faces political pressure, insurance premiums continue to climb and ...

Aminat Laketu with her 6-week-old baby at Ita-Elewa Primary Health Center in Ikorodu, Nigeria, where she continues to benefit from services to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child during ...

Universal health coverage for primary healthcare under the Kenyan Kwanza administration now stands at 40 percent, with 21.3 million Kenyans presently accessing free healthcare. According to statistics ...