Alabama is also among the five states with the highest infant mortality rates, fewest midwives/OBGYNs per capita, and fewest pediatrians/family doctors per capita.

Humes, practicing medicine in rural Missouri is a way of life. She's on call almost constantly in northeast Missouri's Scotland County, where she cares for patients from their birth until their death.

Passed this summer, President Donald Trump's tax cuts and spending bill includes new work and reporting requirements for people on Medicaid. The eligibility rules will affect over 300,000 people in ...

Keyanna Jones faced a $13,412 bill after her daughter’s surgery, despite insurance approval. UnitedHealthcare initially declined to cover the surgery as in-network.

About 90,000 people spent months in limbo as central Missouri's major medical provider fought over insurance contracts. These disputes between insurers and hospitals are a recurring problem.

In dozens of interviews, young adults describe the unsettling or devastating consequences of having inadequate insurance or none at all.