Health Care

Over a thousand New Yorkers joined pro-choice activist groups and elected officials at Foley Square on May 21, 2019 to take part in a national day of action and across the country for abortion rights at the NYC Stop the Bans Rally.

The Right to an Abortion Is Under Threat. But States Are Stepping Up to Protect It

In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said that determining whether abortion is l...

In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said that determining whether abortion is legal should “go back to the individual states.” Today, states are indeed setting the terms. While hundreds of laws restricting abortion have passed in...

Heap of medical pills in white, blue and other colors. Pills in plastic package. Concept of healthcare and medicine.

Trump Administration Abandons Plan to Overhaul Drug Rebates

This will likely push discussion back toward the pricing practices of drugm...

This will likely push discussion back toward the pricing practices of drugmakers

Democratic Presidential Candidates Participate In First Debate Of 2020 Election Over Two Nights

Where The 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand On Medicare For All

The second Democratic primary debate on Thursday night saw an extended peri...

The second Democratic primary debate on Thursday night saw an extended period of serious policy discussion on the future of the nation's health care. While Medicare-for-all has been the rallying cry of those on the...

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Can Over-the-Counter Birth Control Become a Bipartisan Issue?

Women in more than 100 countries can buy birth control pills without a pres...

Women in more than 100 countries can buy birth control pills without a prescription. Now, some members of Congress from both parties are arguing that the United States should allow it as well. Earlier this...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks while introducing health care legislation titled the Medicare for All Act of 2019 with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), during a news conference on Capitol Hill, on April 9, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

The Surprising Origins of 'Medicare for All'

Reformers didn't always prefer the term

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), one of several Democrats running for the party's nomination in the 2020 presidential race, speaks during a campaign event, March 8, 2019 in Queens, New York. (Drew Angerer—Getty Images)

A Quick Guide to the Big Ideas in the Democratic Primary

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is centered on some big ideas. Whi...

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is centered on some big ideas. While some of the 20 candidates for the nomination have stayed away from specifics so far, a handful have shared some dramatic and detailed...

President Donald Trump arrives at a rally at Resch Center Complex in Green Bay, Wis., Saturday, April 27, 2019. (Andrew Harnik—AP)

Trump Keeps Talking About Second-Trimester Abortions. Here's What He Gets Wrong

Abortions during and after the second trimester are extremely rare. In fact...

Abortions during and after the second trimester are extremely rare. In fact, fewer than 1.3% of abortions are performed after 21 weeks of gestation, according to 2015 data from the Centers for Disease Control and...

Health Care

The Right to an Abortion Is Under Threat. But States Are Stepping Up to Protect It

Trump Administration Abandons Plan to Overhaul Drug Rebates

Where The 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand On Medicare For All

Can Over-the-Counter Birth Control Become a Bipartisan Issue?

The Surprising Origins of 'Medicare for All'

A Quick Guide to the Big Ideas in the Democratic Primary

Trump Keeps Talking About Second-Trimester Abortions. Here's What He Gets Wrong

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