Balch’s perspective underscores the broader affordability crisis facing working families and highlights how rising premiums ...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law early this month includes a number of healthcare provisions, but some of the most controversial are $1 trillion in federal spending cuts to Medicaid. The ...

Though the impact on rural facilities has received more focus from lawmakers, the majority of hospitals that are most susceptible to the funding cuts operate in urban communities. The One Big ...

A rainbow of crops fills farmer Abbey Innes’ table at the Columbia Farmers Market: tomatoes, squash, garlic, kale and flower bouquets — all from her and her husband’s 15-acre farm in Howard County.