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Policy Archive

Archives for January 2019

Hospitals kept ER fees secret. We uncovered them.
After Vox story, Zuckerberg hospital rolls back $20,243 emergency room billAfter Vox story, Zuckerberg hospital rolls back $20,243 emergency room bill
Hospitals kept ER fees secret. We uncovered them.

The city of San Francisco is also planning hearings on the emergency room’s billing tactics.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
Sarah Kliff answers 7 key questions about why American health care is so screwed upSarah Kliff answers 7 key questions about why American health care is so screwed up
Politics

Vox senior policy correspondent Sarah Kliff has spent the past year exposing the nightmare that is ER billing in the US.

By Lauren Katz
Culture
How Republicans turned voter suppression into a high artHow Republicans turned voter suppression into a high art
Culture

A conversation with Emory historian Carol Anderson.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Roe v. Wade is at risk, but abortion rights groups see surprising opportunities for gainsRoe v. Wade is at risk, but abortion rights groups see surprising opportunities for gains
Politics

The Kavanaugh confirmation battle has Americans ready to fight for abortion access, advocates say.

By Anna North
Criminal Justice
Sebring, Florida, bank shooting: what we knowSebring, Florida, bank shooting: what we know
Criminal Justice

Five people were killed at a SunTrust bank branch, and a 21-year-old suspect is in custody.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
The real reason the Senate is taking 2 doomed votes to end the shutdownThe real reason the Senate is taking 2 doomed votes to end the shutdown
Politics

The Senate doesn’t have the votes to reopen the government, but the votes are happening anyway. Here’s why.

By Dylan Scott
Culture
Vulnerable boys and powerful men: the Bryan Singer allegations fit a disturbing patternVulnerable boys and powerful men: the Bryan Singer allegations fit a disturbing pattern
Culture

New allegations against the director recall many other accounts of abuse in the #MeToo era.

By Anna North
Politics
Kellyanne Conway wants you to stop calling Trump’s wall a wallKellyanne Conway wants you to stop calling Trump’s wall a wall
Politics

Hours after Trump tweeted “BUILD A WALL,” Conway says, “I’m asking why you and the polling questions, respectfully, are still saying ‘wall.’”

By Jane Coaston
Future Perfect
Microsoft’s $500 million plan to fix Seattle’s housing problem, explainedMicrosoft’s $500 million plan to fix Seattle’s housing problem, explained
Future Perfect

The money is actually the less important stuff.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Under Trump, the number of uninsured Americans has gone up by 7 millionUnder Trump, the number of uninsured Americans has gone up by 7 million
Politics

Even in a strong economy, Americans are losing their health coverage.

By Sarah Kliff
How the Enlightenment sold us a twisted view of human nature
Culture

Why the historian David Wootton thinks we should question our assumptions about human psychology.

By Sean Illing
Politics
The LA teachers strike may be over. Here’s the tentative deal.The LA teachers strike may be over. Here’s the tentative deal.
Politics

Teachers would get a pay raise and smaller classes after their week-long strike.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Health Care
Sarah Kliff has spent the past year reporting on high ER fees. Ask her anything.Sarah Kliff has spent the past year reporting on high ER fees. Ask her anything.
Health Care

Vox Senior Policy Correspondent Sarah Kliff has spent the past year exposing the nightmare that is ER billing in the US.

By Lauren Katz
Prices at Zuckerberg hospital’s emergency room are higher than anywhere else in San Francisco
Hospitals kept ER fees secret. We uncovered them.

Under the city’s watch, the public hospital’s prices have doubled since 2010.

By Sarah Kliff
Technology
Elon Musk’s Boring Company fired five employees just one month after unveiling its first tunnelElon Musk’s Boring Company fired five employees just one month after unveiling its first tunnel
Technology

At the same time, the company is currently hiring for a dozen-plus roles.

By Jason Del Rey