How Trump Voters View His Position on Pre-existing Conditions

By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
He has pursued policies to weaken insurance protections, but that’s not reflected in polling of Republicans.
Published date: October 1, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Republicans Killed the Obamacare Mandate. New Data Shows It Didn’t Really Matter.

By Sarah Kliff
NYT The Upshot
Many experts now view the individual mandate as a policy that did little to increase health coverage — but did a lot to invite political backlash.
Published date: September 18, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Trump’s ‘Secret’ Health Plan Is a Promise Voters May Have Heard Before

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
NYT U.S.
On Tuesday night, President Trump told a town-hall-style meeting he had a health plan to replace the Affordable Care Act that’s “all ready,” a pitch he has delivered for four years.
Published date: September 17, 2020 at 12:00PM
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U.S. Poverty Hit a Record Low Before the Pandemic Recession

By Jeanna Smialek, Sarah Kliff and Alan Rappeport
NYT Business Day
The share of Americans in poverty in 2019 declined and median incomes were the highest on record, a Census Bureau report showed.
Published date: September 15, 2020 at 06:37PM
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Coronavirus Tests Are Supposed to Be Free. The Surprise Bills Come Anyway.

By Sarah Kliff
NYT The Upshot
Congress sought to ensure that patients would not face costs connected to the virus. But rules are not always being followed.
Published date: September 9, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Democrats Flip Open the Health Care Playbook

By Nick Corasaniti
NYT U.S.
Coronavirus ads are one thing, but Democrats are also bringing back the messaging that worked so well for them in 2018.
Published date: September 9, 2020 at 02:06AM
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Transgender People Face New Legal Fight After Supreme Court Victory

By Alisha Haridasani Gupta
NYT U.S.
Though the Supreme Court embraced a broad definition of sex in June, the Department of Health and Human Services pressed ahead with changes that narrowed the definition of sex in the Affordable Care Act.
Published date: September 4, 2020 at 01:58AM
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The Fine Line Between Choice and Confusion in Health Care

By Austin Frakt
NYT The Upshot
Part of the U.S. debate over health care is really a debate over the definition of freedom.
Published date: August 24, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Is It OK to Ask Patients for Their Plasma?

By Kwame Anthony Appiah
NYT Magazine
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to use patient data to solicit antibody donation from members of a community disproportionately affected by Covid-19 — and more.
Published date: August 18, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Mark Cuban Wants to Fix Health Care, the N.B.A. and Maybe Everything Else

By David Marchese
NYT Magazine
"I’m just looking to say — and this may be arrogant — how can I solve this problem?"
Published date: August 10, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Why I’m Obsessed With Patients’ Medical Bills

By Sarah Kliff
NYT Times Insider
To report on the true cost of health care, it’s critical to see what a hospital charges patients. But since hospitals keep those prices a secret, I turn to the next best source: you.
Published date: August 7, 2020 at 12:00PM
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A Hospital Forgot to Bill Her Coronavirus Test. It Cost Her $1,980.

By Sarah Kliff
NYT The Upshot
Send us your medical bills. We’ll use them to investigate hospital and doctor billing practices.
Published date: August 3, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Meet the New C.D.C. Director: Walmart

By Bill Saporito
NYT Opinion
Why are big corporations requiring masks when many states still do not?
Published date: July 24, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Families Fight Back Against Surprise Air Ambulance Bills

By Christina Caron
NYT Parenting
When a seriously ill child needs air transport, parents don’t hesitate to take the flight. Then comes a bill, sometimes upward of $50,000.
Published date: April 17, 2020 at 05:33PM
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Strikes and Attack Ads: The Hard Road Other Countries Took to Single-Payer

By Quoctrung Bui and Sarah Kliff
NYT The Upshot
Britain, Australia and Canada have universal health care, and its citizens are mostly happy with it. But getting there wasn’t easy.
Published date: March 10, 2020 at 11:00AM
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Coronavirus Highlights the Pitfalls of Health Deductibles

By Aaron E. Carroll
NYT The Upshot
There’s a risk in cost sharing: It may deter people from getting needed care.
Published date: March 9, 2020 at 11:00AM
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The Dangers of Medicare for All

By Scott W. Atlas
NYT Opinion
It is pure fantasy to believe that the access and quality Americans enjoy today would hold if private insurance were abolished.
Published date: March 9, 2020 at 11:00AM
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The Basics of ‘Medicare for All’

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
What to know about Bernie Sanders’s health care plan, plus further reading for the nerds among you.
Published date: February 26, 2020 at 02:32AM
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Bernie Sanders Outlines Funding for His Plans, but It May Not All Add Up

By Maggie Astor
NYT U.S.
After months of resistance to discussing how he would pay for his plans like “Medicare for all” and canceling student debt, Mr. Sanders announced the explanation at a CNN event on Monday.
Published date: February 25, 2020 at 05:57AM
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The Nasty Surprise of Medical Bills

By Unknown Author
NYT Opinion
Readers, including doctors, bemoan a system stacked against all but the money makers.
Published date: February 23, 2020 at 07:00PM
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