And 2020 Democrats don’t have a plan to fix it.
Health Care
Reporting and expert analysis on health care in America: costs, coverage, quality, and the reforms that could make the system work for patients.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care, Political Animal, Politics
The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Veterans’ Access to Health Care
In its push toward privatization, the VA is actively thwarting Congressional oversight.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care, Political Animal, Politics
Opioid Prescriptions in the U.S. Are Down, But It Still Leads the World
New data suggests that neither of the two competing narratives about the crisis are entirely true.
Posted inHealth Care, Political Animal
The Republicans Don’t Care About Your Access to Health Care
Trump says he wants the GOP to be the party of health care, but congressional Republicans have no interest in your health.
Posted inHealth Care, Political Animal
ObamaCare Is Looking Better and Better to Republicans
As Democrats increasingly embrace single-payer options, the GOP “realizes” that ObamaCare is what the people want.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care
John Boehner Is Now Leading the Charge to Privatize the VHA
The broader assault on the agency is designed to sap public trust in government.
Posted inEducation, Health Care, Higher Education
Why Apprenticeships Might Be the Future of Nursing
Registered nurses are increasingly expected to have a bachelor’s degree. Training programs are a sensible way to lessen that burden while maintaining diversity.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care
Living Organ Donations Save Lives. Why Are They So Rare In America?
Roughly 12 percent of patients on U.S. transplant waiting lists die every year. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Posted inHealth Care, July/August 2018, Magazine
Unhealthy Skepticism
How the media gets the story wrong on the Veterans Administration.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care
Trump Is Sabotaging a Veterans’ Health Care Law He Just Signed
After gleefully signing the VA Mission Act into law last week, Trump is now refusing to fund it.
