Health Care Archives

News in Brief

With the Deadline Fast Approaching, ACA Open Enrollment Numbers Look Grim

Since the sign-up period began on November 1st, slightly more than 4.1 million people have enrolled in 2019 plans—a significant decline in comparison with previous years.

Dwyer Gunn

The Health-Care Deadline Is This Saturday. Here’s What’s New This Time Around.

Open enrollment for ACA plans and some state Medicaid programs ends December 15th.

Emily Moon

The sun rises on Magdalen College at Oxford University on May 1st, 2018, in Oxford, England.

Social Justice

Rethinking the Rhodes: Meet the Scholarship’s First Undocumented Winner

Jin Park, a Harvard pre-med student, became the first DACA recipient to win a Rhodes Scholarship after a rule change made him eligible.

Jack Herrera

The Golden Dome atop the main building on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Meet Two of the Women Fighting Against Their University for Reproductive Rights

Irish 4 Reproductive Health, a student activist group, filed suit against the Trump administration and Notre Dame over the school's refusal to offer birth control coverage to students and faculty.

Natalie Pattillo

Pierre Brunie, a family doctor, examines a patient at his office, on January 29, 2013 in Eglisneuve-d'Entraigue.

News in Brief

How Medicaid Expansion Could Improve Political Participation

New evidence suggests Oregon's Medicaid expansion boosted short-term political participation in the years immediately after the law was passed.

Dwyer Gunn

President Donald Trump pitches his Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the Andeavor oil refinery in North Dakota in September of 2017.

Economics

There’s a Strong New Jobs Report Out. But Will Voters Care?

Polling is mixed on whether voters place much importance on the economy's performance.

Dwyer Gunn

Dispatches: The Power of Investigative Journalism

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

Francie Diep

Dr. Ethan Brackett listens during an examination of patient Cristina Valdez at the Codman Square Health Center on April 11th, 2006, in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Economics

What Will the Mid-Terms Mean for Health Care in the United States?

Voters consistently rank health care as one of the most important issues in this election.

Dwyer Gunn

A doctor reads a blood pressure gauge during an examination on April 11th, 2006, in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Benchmark ACA Premiums Will Be 16 Percent Higher Due to the GOP’s Actions

In a new analysis, researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at the cumulative effects of the Republican Party's actions on health insurance premiums.

Dwyer Gunn