Every metric puts D.C. one or two notches up from dead last. Even Mississippi does it better. Why isn’t this a bigger story?
Health Care
Obamacare and Its Enemies
An insightful new history of the Affordable Care Act—and the fight to save it—points to a difficult road ahead for insuring Americans.
The Case for Helping the World Get Vaccinated
Our economy and health depends on getting poorer countries access to vaccines. Fortunately, there are ways to do that. Here’s how.
Denis McDonough’s Last Chance to Fix the Department of Veterans Affairs
The slow march to the privatization of veterans’ care began on McDonough’s watch. As Biden’s VA Secretary, can he turn back the clock?
The New Surprise Billing Law Is an Imperfect Win
The fix will help many consumers. But the details show just how hard bigger reform will be.
Xavier Becerra Could Fight Hospital Consolidation as HHS Chief
His experience fighting Sutter Health’s monopolistic practices in California gives him insights he can put to use as Secretary.
COVID, OSHA Complaints, And Unsafe Labor Practices
Owing to the pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration gets COVID complaints that go unanswered. A Harvard study finds they correspond workplace deaths.
Introducing the Best Hospitals for America
Here are the institutions that save lives, save money, and serve social justice.
Why Hospitals Keep Their Prices Secret
They don’t want you to know what the other guy is paying.
Elite Hospitals Have an Epidemic of Greed
How the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and “charitable” hospital systems like it put making money ahead of service to the public.
