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A high-profile Medicare experiment pushing doctors and hospitals to join together to operate more efficiently has yet to save the government money, with nearly half of the groups costing more than the government estimated their patients would normally cost, federal records show. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services offers the lure of bonuses to…

U.S. ARMED FORCES, Southwest Asia—It’s dinnertime at the DFAC (the military acronym for chow hall) at this remote desert base somewhere in the Persian Gulf region. As they eat, a group of four U.S. Air Force A-10 pilots talk about their war against Daesh, which is what the U.S. military and its coalition partners call…

September 11th is a day to remember. Actor Chris Pratt also says it is a day to thank a veteran. Pratt posted a video to Facebook on Friday asking people to post a video to their social accounts in which they thank a veteran. “In the face of unexpected violence, most of us freeze,” Pratt…

U.S. ARMED FORCES, Southwest Asia—For the 14th year in a row, a wartime U.S. military remembered the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But this was the first 9/11 anniversary for U.S. military members deployed as part of Operation Inherent Resolve—the U.S.-led air war against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. On Friday, as the sun beat…

For Ken Stethem, the Iran nuclear deal is personal. “I’m doing something out of what, for me, is a form of duty,” says Stethem, referring to his work with Veterans Against the Deal, a coalition of veterans speaking out against a nuclear deal he says is “supported on partisanship and not principle.” President Obama recently…

Protesters coalesced on Capitol Hill Wednesday to rail against the Iran nuclear agreement during a rally that drew a slew of conservative heavyweights, including Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Cruz labeled the deal “catastrophic” and the “single greatest national security threat to America,” evoking cheers from the hundreds who…

Babies born prematurely have a higher survival rate than 20 years ago, a study released on Tuesday found. The findings of the extensive research study, titled “Trends in Care Practices, Morbidity, and Mortality of Extremely Preterm Neonates, 1993-2012,” were published in the Journal of American Medical Association. The study credits improvements in medical care at neonatal…