As Americans are overwhelmed with medical bills, patient financing is now a multibillion-dollar business.

Since many primary care doctors have a waiting list, removing those they rarely see opens up patient slots and improves access for others.

South Dakota is one of 12 states that have not expanded eligibility for their Medicaid programs, and the only state where voters will decide in November whether to do so.

Researchers are increasingly finding that doctors can transmit prejudice under the guise of objective descriptions.