Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a news conference in Detroit, Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

The Health Care Crisis and How to Fix It

by Merrill Goozner September 4, 2026September 4, 2026

Democrats have glommed onto proposals such as the impractical Medicare for All and the inadequate public option. There’s a better way.

The village of Bû, France, advertises a notice asking for doctors in January, 2024.

Health Care

The Doctor Shortage Is Here—and Getting Worse

by Eric Snoey July 30, 2026August 10, 2026

President Donald Trump signs his tax and spending bill into law during a 4th of July celebration with military families on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., on Friday July 4, 2025.

Health Care

Budget Cuts, Deaths, and the First Anniversary of Trump’s Disastrous Budget

by Matt Watkins July 4, 2026July 3, 2026

Health Care

The Onrushing Uninsurance Crisis

by Merrill Goozner June 30, 2026June 29, 2026

Crossing Lanes: Potential presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel, left, and U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, right, have both made moves that could appeal to voters outside their wings of the Democratic Party spectrum.

Politics

The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)

by Bill Scher May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

Health Care

A Health Care Plan for the Midterms

by Merrill Goozner March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

Welfare Wages: Only five of the 20 largest employers of low-wage workers in America pay median wages above the federal Medicaid/SNAP thresholds.

Newsletter

The Corporate Conspiracy of Silence on “Affordability”

by Anne Kim March 8, 2026March 6, 2026

Attention Abroad: U.S. President Donald Trump provides an update on the Attack on Iran at a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2026.

Health Care

Reform on Ice

by Merrill Goozner March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

A Year Spent Degrading Public Health. President Donald Trump listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington.

Health Care

A Year Spent Degrading Health

by Merrill Goozner January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Health Care

Fraud Fight Rule #1: Go After the Big Fish

by Merrill Goozner January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

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The Health Care Crisis and How to Fix It

The Doctor Shortage Is Here—and Getting Worse

Budget Cuts, Deaths, and the First Anniversary of Trump’s Disastrous Budget

The Onrushing Uninsurance Crisis

The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)

Reform on Ice

A Year Spent Degrading Health

Fraud Fight Rule #1: Go After the Big Fish

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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