Health Care
Vox’s coverage of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare-for-all, emergency room fees, and everything else you need to know about the health care industry.
The Florida surge is a microcosm of a summer gone wrong.
Covid-19 vaccines still are effective in preventing hospitalization. But vaccinated people are more likely to get sick than before.
Some of Florida’s most populous counties don’t want their children to get Covid-19.
Child and maternal mortality have fallen dramatically. Now what?
India’s health system was broken. Then the delta surge arrived.
Nurses were struggling even before the pandemic. We have the tools to change that.
Overdose deaths surged during Covid-19. But suicides declined. What happened?
Breakthrough infections are uncommon — which makes them all the more confusing for people who experience them.
The US epidemic — and people’s risk from Covid-19 — has changed in this latest wave of cases.
An expert explains why vaccinated people should wear masks in some indoor settings.
You probably don’t know what HIPAA really means. Let’s fix that.
There’s a mental health moment in America, and athletes are leading the way.
What the law says about vaccine mandates, explained.
Non-expansion states saw a much smaller drop in new medical debt over the same period.
Don’t dwell on the 2020 dip. Worry about the long-term trend.
Public health crises require a dynamic government that makes quick decisions. GOP judges want to prevent that.
For decades, abortion opponents urged the Court to lie about abortion restrictions. They don’t need to anymore.
The experience is incredibly common. It’s time to lift the stigma.
The pandemic isn’t over in the US — but it is changing.
Alzheimer’s patients and families live in a cloud of uncertainty. It’s about to get worse.
Covid-19 outbreaks in ICE detention have made vaccinations more urgent.
The most promising frontier in US health policy has nothing to do with doctors or hospitals.
US health care is even further behind other wealthy nations.
It’s the start of a new chapter in obesity treatments. It could even illuminate mysteries of appetite.
The biggest loser was democracy.
Experts say it’s the wrong approach to curb costs.
Seniors want to age at home. But the US makes it hard.
The FDA’s controversial approval of a Biogen drug for Alzheimer’s disease could blunt future R&D, experts warn.
Doctors need mental health support. Here’s why many aren’t getting it.
The Affordable Care Act is now a durable part of the American social safety net. Its successes and flaws have never been more apparent.
Buh-bye.
We’re about to learn a lot about how a public health insurance option actually works in the US.
The agency paid the consultants a total of $11.7 million — enough to buy 600,000 Covid-19 vaccines.
Patients are desperate for hope. But there are serious concerns about Biogen’s new $56,000 treatment.
Much — but not all — of Justice Ginsburg’s women’s rights legacy is probably safe.
A new study challenges the conventional wisdom on why many doctors refuse to take Medicaid patients.
It used to be taboo to talk about. That’s starting to change.
A proposal to create a new public health insurance plan looked dead in Congress. It’s finally showing signs of life.
Employers are stepping up to support the US vaccination campaign. But they could do more.
To defeat the next pandemic, the world needs year-round facilities pumping out vaccines for threats old and new.