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Posted inHealth Law
Health Policy on the Ballot
Learn more about where President-elect Donald Trump stands on critical health policy issues.
Posted inInsurance
What the Election Could Mean for Obamacare
One of the nation’s leading experts on the Affordable Care Act breaks down its track record the stakes the historic law faces in the lead-up to the election.
Posted inHealth Law
3 Health Care Decisions Awaiting the Next President
The next U.S. president will have to make consequential choices about the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug prices and abortion.
Posted inHealth Law
The Court’s Big Abortion Decisions Are Out. What Now?
We break down the Supreme Court’s recent abortion rulings with help from health reporter Shefali Luthra.
Posted inPublic Health
An Insurance Company Bought This Doctor’s Practice. She’s Worried About Her Patients
One doctor debates whether to work for the nation’s largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon.
Posted inHealth Equity
92,000 Transgender People Took This Survey. Here’s What We Learned
As lawmakers around the country take aim at transgender rights, we dig into findings from the largest survey ever of trans Americans.
Posted inHealth Technology
How Patient Privacy Could Hurt AI
Why one expert says too much focus on privacy could make health care AI biased and less effective.
Posted inHealth Law
How Pushing Hospitals to Give Away More Free Care Could Backfire
Some lawmakers want nonprofit hospitals to give away more free care. But experts warn that could wind up being worse for patients.
Posted inHealth Law
‘She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer.’
A handful of states allow terminally ill patients to take life-ending medications. We talk with journalist Steven Petrow about his sister’s choice to use this option.