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Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Kirsten Gillibrand participate raise their hands in the second Democratic primary debate.

Economics

What Would Happen If the Government Covered Undocumented Immigrants’ Health Care?

Democrats want health coverage for everybody in America, including the undocumented. What does that mean for folks already getting government-covered health care?

Francie Diep

A nurse checks a child's heartbeat in the emergency room of the Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

News in Brief

Millions of Kids Could Lose Health Insurance and Food Assistance Under Trump’s Public Charge Rule

A new study estimates that as many as 8.3 million kids are at risk of losing their benefits.

Emily Moon

An empty bottle of Insulin lispro by French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi is photographed as an arranged illustration in London on February 21, 2019.

Colorado Just Capped the Price That Insurers Can Charge Patients for Insulin. Who Will the Law Help?

A wide swath of Americans report using less insulin than they're prescribed because of cost concerns.

Francie Diep

Will Including Prescription Drug Prices in Ads Drive Down Prices?

A new rule will soon require most drug ads on TV to state the drug's list price. Here's what the science says about how people will likely react.

Francie Diep

Ideas

Out-of-Network Medical Bills Are a Problem. Health-Care Networks Are a Bigger One.

There's bipartisan consensus on curbing "surprise medical bills," but the American health-care system's flaws run much deeper.

Natalie Shure

Viewfinder: Senator Chris Murphy Holds a Press Conference With Fellow Democratic Senators on Protecting Medicaid

United States Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) speaks during a news conference on health care on April 30th, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Pacific Standard Staff

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

The Uninsured Rate Is the Highest It’s Been Since Obamacare Started. Experts Blame ‘Sabotage.’

Surveys show the number of uninsured Americans is increasing for the first time since Obamacare's rollout.

Emily Moon

Fifteen States and D.C. Are Now Suing the Government Over Contraceptive Coverage

Ten additional states, and the District of Columbia, have joined lawsuits against the Trump administration, over allowing groups to opt out of covering birth control for their employees.

Francie Diep

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