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Health Care Archive

Archives for November 2021

Covid-19
4 big questions about the new omicron variant4 big questions about the new omicron variant
Covid-19

How will we know if the omicron variant is actually a big deal?

By Dylan Scott
Politics
How the Supreme Court could overrule Roe v. Wade without overruling Roe v. WadeHow the Supreme Court could overrule Roe v. Wade without overruling Roe v. Wade
Politics

The Court doesn’t have to use the words “Roe v. Wade is overruled.”

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Prices for food and gas are rising sharply. Is health care next?Prices for food and gas are rising sharply. Is health care next?
Politics

Health insurance premiums could spike in 2022, experts warn.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Senate rules could undercut Democrats’ prescription drug planSenate rules could undercut Democrats’ prescription drug plan
Politics

Democrats want to lower drug costs for commercial health plans — if the Byrd Rule will let them.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Improving public transit makes it easier for people to stay healthyImproving public transit makes it easier for people to stay healthy
Politics

A new study found improving public transportation makes it easier for people to make it to their doctor appointments.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The lawsuits attacking Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate, explainedThe lawsuits attacking Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate, explained
Politics

The Biden administration wants to protect millions from Covid-19, but it faces an uphill fight in a GOP-dominated judiciary.

By Ian Millhiser
Covid-19
Why the US nursing crisis is getting worseWhy the US nursing crisis is getting worse
Covid-19

Burnout, vaccine hesitancy, and plum traveling gigs are making it harder for hospitals to hire the nurses they need.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
This may finally be the year Congress lets Medicare negotiate drug pricesThis may finally be the year Congress lets Medicare negotiate drug prices
Politics

A win for Democrats on prescription drugs has been decades in the making.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
An unusual alliance appears likely to fracture Texas’s abortion banAn unusual alliance appears likely to fracture Texas’s abortion ban
Politics

Most Supreme Court justices seem to understand that SB 8 is a direct attack on the Constitution.

By Ian Millhiser