My 2016 interview revealed that he was willing to go further than the Catholic Church or right-to-life groups, and this was a mainstay in ads this year. But it wasn’t enough
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.
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What Trump and Vance Could Do to What’s Left of Reproductive Freedom
Dobbs was a disaster. A national abortion ban would make it worse, but a MAGA White House could install judges ready to take down the abortion pill to laws in legal abortion states.
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Harris Wants Medicare to Cover Home Care While Trump Will Roll Back Obamacare
The alarms ought to be ringing. A GOP victory means gutting the Affordable Care Act and its Medicaid subsidies. Harris plans to help the tens of millions of Americans taking care of an infirmed loved one—the policies you need to know for Election Day.
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The Constitution Doesn’t Entitle Drug Manufacturers to a Sweetheart Deal
Big Pharma is in federal appeals court making the absurd argument that Medicare shouldn’t be able to negotiate drug prices, a power given it by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Vance Lied to Conceal Trump’s Plan to Destroy Obamacare
Vance lied to conceal Trump’s plan to destroy Obamacare: The Republican’s grotesque claim that Trump “salvaged” the Affordable Care Act hasn’t received nearly the outrage and attention it deserves. Here are the facts.
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Democrats Hope Walz and the Party’s Military Veterans Have the Right Stuff
When the Minnesota governor debates Vance, a fellow vet, it will underscore faith that progressive veterans like Walz, Ruben Gallego, and Dan Osborn have a shot this year.
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Project 2025 is Even Worse Than You Think
Project 2025 is Even Worse Than You Think. The policy blueprint takes aim at the poor by imposing strict limits on Medicaid and housing assistance.
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Doctors Should Leave Their Politics at Home
If medical professionals want to oppose Israel or fight for some cause, they should do it on their own time. Cosplay and die-ins only stress patients, alienate colleagues, and distract from their mission.
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This Isn’t Your Father’s Marijuana Use
A new study shows pot use has exploded—surpassing daily alcohol use in 2022. Potency is way up, too. Thoughts on the new age of weed and what to do.
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A Textbook Case of Social Justice Medicine Run Amok
A new volume from the publishing arm of the American Psychiatric Association on gender-affirming care illustrates the problem when ideology trumps science.
