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.
Banning abortion doesn’t eliminate the need for it.
A new California gun law should force the Supreme Court to confront the enormity of its worst decision in decades.
Despite increased cases, public health officials’ plans seem muted, at best.
Just three states with abortion bans in effect include the carveouts, and some anti-abortion advocates want to remove the exceptions altogether.
The e-commerce giant is buying One Medical for $4 billion.
Amid growing concerns over whether birth control is at risk, experts advise staying informed.
Under this Supreme Court, patients could struggle to obtain lifesaving drugs like methotrexate.
Antibiotic resistance was already a crisis. Covid-19 made it an emergency.
The “We Will Adopt Your Baby” signs ring so hollow. Here’s what’s missing.
To protect reproductive rights after Roe, advocates will need to mobilize people with real reservations about abortion.
If you’re wondering how we got here, look to Black women’s long fight for reproductive justice.
Why being forced to carry a pregnancy to term is invasive and traumatic.
The Supreme Court’s decision could help Democrats in 17 tight midterm contests.
What happens if the Court rejects the rule of law?
It marks an important first step, though there’s still more the White House could do.
Inside the debates dividing the lawmakers, now on recess.
How police can find out where you’ve been, and what you can do about it.
Why medical emergency exceptions for abortions aren’t enough.
Court battles, new laws, and confusion over abortion policy have left politicians, providers, and patients in a state of flux.
A rabbi makes the case for reproductive rights.
A new law will require the school day to start later in California — and other states may soon follow.
Democrats don’t have the votes right now for major Supreme Court reform. But if they pick up seats, they could have many options.
“It is unacceptable that there was not a concrete plan the minute this decision came down.”
Data shows why taking abortion rights away is structural violence against women.
Expanding access to vasectomy care could help shift some of the burden of birth control.
It’s another sign of America’s increasing unpredictability.
A series about the collateral health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in communities around the US.
Pandemic-related hate crimes against Asian Americans have left many feeling unsafe in public. The consequences of missed health care will have lasting effects.
Mayors know their cities can’t be abortion oases. But they’re doing what they can.
Black women seek abortions at the highest rate and will face greater rates of maternal mortality without the right to choose.
Google searches show people’s questions and fears in a post-Roe America.
Dobbs is the next stress test for America’s teetering democracy.
Corporate America is an imperfect ally on abortion rights.
The right wants “crisis pregnancy centers” to replace abortion clinics.
America’s 1.7 million incarcerated people have a constitutional right to medical treatment. During the pandemic, many of them say they didn’t get it in time.
“This is not a time for speeches and hoping people will vote in November.”
How criminalizing abortion may change with out-of-state prosecution.
Cities and towns across the US have seen sustained protests since Dobbs was handed down.
How birth control, cancer care, and more could change in a post-Roe America.
Quality sex education will be more important than ever. But it too faces challenges.