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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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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My $145,000 Surprise Medical Bill

By Jennifer Finney Boylan
NYT Opinion
What my brief glimpse into the financial abyss taught me about the American health care system.
Published date: February 19, 2020 at 12:00PM
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The Health System We’d Have if Economists Ran Things

By Austin Frakt
NYT The Upshot
A survey of nearly 200 Ph.D. health economists finds them taking a few politically unpopular positions.
Published date: February 17, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Would Your Wages Rise Under ‘Medicare for All’?

By Austin Frakt
NYT The Upshot
Research suggests the answer is yes, but not in all cases, and with significant differences across jobs and labor markets.
Published date: February 3, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Democrats Increasingly Vocal in Calling ‘Medicare for All’ a Political Liability

By Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck
NYT U.S.
Party leaders are describing the health care proposal that appeals to the party’s left as a risky bet that could neutralize one of the Democrats’ prime issues in 2020.
Published date: November 26, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Elizabeth Warren’s Backup Backup Health Plan

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
Many presidents have failed to pass major health care legislation. She shared a detailed list that doesn’t require congressional approval.
Published date: November 16, 2019 at 02:00PM
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Elizabeth Warren Vows to Expand Health Coverage in First 100 Days

By Abby Goodnough, Thomas Kaplan and Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT U.S.
Ms. Warren laid out a blueprint to pass major health legislation at the start of her presidency. But she would wait as long as three years to seek passage of a full-scale “Medicare for all” plan.
Published date: November 15, 2019 at 06:00PM
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What if the Road to Single-Payer Led Through the States?

By Sarah Kliff
NYT The Upshot
A California congressman’s plan would lower federal barriers to letting states experiment with health care policy.
Published date: November 8, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Warren Has Her Plan. Buttigieg Suggests Another Way to Cut Health Prices.

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
A single-payer system can lower prices by setting them. But lots of countries regulate prices and have private insurance, too.
Published date: November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Elizabeth Warren Shouldn’t Be the Only One With a Plan

By Elisabeth Rosenthal
NYT Opinion
All the Democratic candidates need to come clean about their health care proposals and what they will do for Americans in need.
Published date: November 4, 2019 at 01:00PM
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Innovative Drugs Save Lives Only if People Can Afford Them

By The Editorial Board
NYT Opinion
Under a new bill, a handful of new drugs might never get produced. That would be worth it.
Published date: November 2, 2019 at 08:35PM
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Why ‘Medicare for All’ Could Both Raise Taxes and Lower Costs

By Margot Sanger-Katz and Josh Katz
NYT The Upshot
A crucial difference between a single-payer plan and more moderate Democratic proposals is how much spending would shift to the federal budget.
Published date: October 31, 2019 at 11:00AM
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How Americans Split on Health Care: It’s a 3-Way Tie

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
Despite the lack of consensus, a new survey finds that almost two-thirds of the public favors Democratic approaches.
Published date: October 30, 2019 at 11:00AM
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Pieces of the Health Care Puzzle

By Unknown Author
NYT Opinion
Readers discuss private insurance, price transparency and regulations affecting doctors.
Published date: October 5, 2019 at 07:00PM
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Ady Barkan Won’t Let Dying Stop His Activism

By Tim Arango
NYT U.S.
Democratic presidential candidates are flocking to California to meet Mr. Barkan, who is dying of A.L.S. But the sicker he gets, the more famous he becomes.
Published date: September 19, 2019 at 10:11PM
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The Challenges of Home Dialysis

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News
NYT Well
Dialysis at home takes discipline, skill, will and support.
Published date: August 15, 2019 at 07:12PM
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Tech Meets Health Care, Sometimes Shakily

By Katie Thomas
NYT Technology
Katie Thomas, who covers health care, has chronicled how the technology disruption in her field has raised questions that are still unanswered.
Published date: August 7, 2019 at 04:00PM
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