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Despite the partisan rancor surrounding the midterm campaign, majorities agree on several things the government can do regardless of who wins on Nov. 6.

Hospitals have a powerful financial incentive to reduce readmissions. But identifying and deploying the right strategies is easier said than done.

Two-thirds of Americans are satisfied with the way the healthcare system in the U.S. is working for them, little changed since mid-March. Those without health insurance and Republicans have the lowest satisfaction levels.

U.S. adults who purchased health insurance through a federal or state healthcare exchange rate their coverage less positively than those who purchased elsewhere.

The percentage of uninsured adults in the U.S. rose to 11.7% in the second quarter of 2017, from 10.9% in each of the last two quarters of 2016.

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data from 2009 reveal that health insurance coverage is generally lowest in Americans' mid-twenties, and much lower among those with low incomes than those with higher incomes.

Barack Obama retains a significant edge over Mitt Romney on personal dimensions, particularly in terms of his "likability," while Romney is still seen as better able to handle the economy, although Obama wins on other issues.

The percentage of uninsured adults in the U.S. climbed slightly to 11.3% in the first quarter of 2017, from 10.9% in each of the last two quarters of 2016.

More Americans say the economy should be a high priority for the president and Congress than say this about any other issue. At least 70% of Americans also deem education, healthcare policy, Social Security, and terrorism important.

A recent report cited that the single biggest reason families go bankrupt in the United States is because they get wiped out by medical bills. What a nightmare. God bless those families that have to spend all of their household savings, and ...