Health Care

Telehealth Companies Want Permanent Post-Pandemic Expansion of Services

By Abigail Abrams

Pediatricians Who Serve Trans Youth Face Harassment

By Madeleine Carlisle

Controversial Fitness Company CrossFit Wants to Be Your Doctor

By Jamie Ducharme

Racism in Medical Care Fuels Black Doubts in the System

By Melissa Chan
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LGBTQ People Across the U.S. Face Many Disparities In Health Care. A New Fellowship Aims to Bridge Those Gaps

The American Medical Association Foundation announced on Tuesday that the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Public Health and Medicine will be the first institution to participate in its new National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program, which aims...

By Madeleine Carlisle

States Are Leading the Way on a Public Health Insurance Option

When Joe Biden ran for president, he campaigned on lowering health care costs and expanding coverage by adding a government-run health insurance option to compete with private insurers. That’s far from becoming a reality at...

By Abigail Abrams

Why Abortion Pills Are The Next Battle Over Abortion Rights

The Biden Administration is removing restrictions on mailing abortion pills during the COVID-19 pandemic, a reversal from the Trump Administration’s policy that marks a new phase in the national debate over abortion rights.The move temporarily...

By Abigail Abrams

Why a Split Senate Could Pose Challenges for Joe Biden's Health Care Plans

A new Administration hopes to strengthen the Affordable Care Act

By Abigail Abrams

Syringe Services Programs Fight COVID and Opioids Crises

Many syringe services programs across the country have decreased or shut down sites, all while adapting to the coronavirus.

By Sanya Mansoor

How Nancy Pelosi Saved the Affordable Care Act

As she pleaded with her Democratic sisters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had tears in her eyes. She knew they hated what they were being asked to do. She hated it, too. But if they didn’t...

By Molly Ball

For Organizer Ady Barkan, COVID-19 Is Yet Another Reason to Pass Medicare for All

It’s a cool, clear Wednesday night in mid-March, and Ady Barkan is at home in Santa Barbara, Calif., hosting an emergency call with 3,200 supporters. As COVID-19 sweeps across the country, triggering emergency prohibitions and...

By Abigail Abrams/Santa Barbara, Calif.

America's Health System Will Likely Make the Coronavirus Outbreak Worse

Out-of-network costs, high deductibles, and confusing coverage options may keep people from getting tested or receiving care

By Abigail Abrams

The Bad Economics of the U.S. Health Care System Shows Up Starkly in Its Approach to Rare Diseases

If you ever end up in an emergency room, the first thing that happens is a doctor or nurse will check your “critical” vitals: your temperature, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and pulse. If those indicate...

By Lynsey Chediak

The U.S. Spends 5x More on Health Care Admin Than Canada

Whether it’s interpreting medical bills, struggling to get hospital records, or fighting with an insurance provider, Americans are accustomed to battling bureaucracy to access their health care. But patients’ time and effort are not the...

By Abigail Abrams

2019-2020 Flu Season on Track to Be Especially Severe, New CDC Data Suggests

The number of flu cases in the U.S. has risen sharply since the season began in the fall

By Madeleine Carlisle

Pete Buttigieg Releases A Long-Term Care and Retirement Plan

For Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the issue of long-term care is personal. When his father was dying last January, he and his mother grappled with the possibility of having...

By Abigail Abrams

Pete Buttigieg's Policy Agenda for People with Disabilities

'As President, Pete will build a culture of belonging for everyone'

By Abigail Abrams

A New Generation of Activist Doctors Is Fighting for Medicare for All

Miriam Callahan remembers the patient who clarified her decision to become a political activist. He was homeless, suffered from severe arthritis in his hip and was self-medicating with fistfuls of Advil. That gave him a...

By Abigail Abrams

Last Mile Health CEO Raj Panjabi Says Underpaid Women Subsidize Health Care Globally and Doctors Are Often to Blame

'The poorest women on Earth subsidize health care globally,' Dr. Raj Panjabi told TIME

'We Should Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit First.' Bill Clinton Wades Into the Democratic Party's Health Care Debate

Amid widening divisions in the Democratic Party over the future of health care policy, former President Bill Clinton waded into the debate, saying the nation is “at a crossroads” on health care reform and “we...

By Tessa Berenson Rogers
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