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Health Care Archive

Archives for July 2021

Is it a HIPAA violation for your employer to require vaccines?
Technology

You probably don’t know what HIPAA really means. Let’s fix that.

By Sara Morrison
America’s mental health moment is finally here
Politics

There’s a mental health moment in America, and athletes are leading the way.

By Anna North
Politics
Yes, Covid-19 vaccine mandates are legalYes, Covid-19 vaccine mandates are legal
Politics

What the law says about vaccine mandates, explained.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Medical debt was cut nearly in half in states that expanded MedicaidMedical debt was cut nearly in half in states that expanded Medicaid
Politics

Non-expansion states saw a much smaller drop in new medical debt over the same period.

By Dylan Scott
Don’t dwell on the US life expectancy drop. Worry about the long-term trend.
Politics

Don’t dwell on the 2020 dip. Worry about the long-term trend.

By Michael Bader
Politics
The courts are destroying America’s ability to fight pandemicsThe courts are destroying America’s ability to fight pandemics
Politics

Public health crises require a dynamic government that makes quick decisions. GOP judges want to prevent that.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Anti-abortion lawyers are finally being honestAnti-abortion lawyers are finally being honest
Politics

For decades, abortion opponents urged the Court to lie about abortion restrictions. They don’t need to anymore.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
America needs to talk about miscarriageAmerica needs to talk about miscarriage
Politics

The experience is incredibly common. It’s time to lift the stigma.

By Anna North
Covid-19
Making sense of the recent Covid-19 spikeMaking sense of the recent Covid-19 spike
Covid-19

The pandemic isn’t over in the US — but it is changing.

By Dylan Scott
The harrowing new reality for Alzheimer’s patients
Politics

Alzheimer’s patients and families live in a cloud of uncertainty. It’s about to get worse.

By Dylan Scott
Immigration
Few immigrants in detention have been vaccinated. That needs to change.Few immigrants in detention have been vaccinated. That needs to change.
Immigration

Covid-19 outbreaks in ICE detention have made vaccinations more urgent.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Why food and housing assistance is essential for improving America’s healthWhy food and housing assistance is essential for improving America’s health
Politics

The most promising frontier in US health policy has nothing to do with doctors or hospitals.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The US health system was already falling short. Then Covid-19 happened.The US health system was already falling short. Then Covid-19 happened.
Politics

US health care is even further behind other wealthy nations.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
How a lizard’s venom inspired the promising weight loss drug WegovyHow a lizard’s venom inspired the promising weight loss drug Wegovy
Politics

It’s the start of a new chapter in obesity treatments. It could even illuminate mysteries of appetite.

By Julia Belluz
3 winners and 3 losers from the just-completed Supreme Court term
Politics

The biggest loser was democracy.

By Ian Millhiser