The Supreme Court ruled insurers are owed billions under an obscure ACA provision. What are the origins and implications of the case?
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The COBRA Conundrum
Millions of Americans have lost their health insurance along with their jobs. What should be done to help them stay covered during this crisis?
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Coronavirus Conversations: Mayra Jimenez
After coronavirus takes her job and her insurance along with it, a woman living with a chronic condition navigates her new reality.
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Medicarried Away? (LIVE)
A look at a universal coverage plan that is very different from the Medicare for All we’ve been hearing about.
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Primary Concerns
We look at the polls and talk to voters to break down how and why health care is shaping the 2020 election.
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The Sidebar: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT)
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are often viewed as the “gold standard” of health care research. How do they work and what are their tradeoffs?
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The Good Stuff
Two friends—a doctor and an economist—have spent more than 20 years trying to redesign insurance around one simple but elusive goal: make the good stuff more accessible than the bad stuff.
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Feeding the Sick
We know good nutrition is tied to good health. But is there evidence that food should be prescribed and paid for like medicine?