Before you write new federal laws about health care, doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, insurers, the AARP and hundreds of other special-interest groups have a right to be heard.

Two professional endocrine societies are formally opposing legislative efforts to block transgender people from accessing gender-affirming medical and surgical care, after dozens of state bills ...

Their varied missions provide a revealing snap shot of who actually stands to benefit – or lose – amid the debate over how much care VA should pay for in the private sector.

Republican leadership this week revealed its plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

They are acting as a special interest group, that is, a narrow elite will profit and all else will pay the costs, meaning that special interest groups are usually acting against the public interest.

As healthcare reform starts to look more and more inevitable, various interest groups are stepping up their efforts to influence the legislation. And, while special interests have traditionally ...

Policies that impact vulnerable populations like children often don’t get as much attention from state lawmakers as special ...