Big Changes for Birth Control Rules, but Not Big Enough
The Obamacare contraception mandate is getting a Trump-era overhaul.
Health Care
A Surprisingly Normal Election
The biggest shock from yesterday's midterms was that everything went more or less as expected.
Who Do You Want to Lose the Midterms Most?: Podcast
If hatred is the country's main political motivator these days, you might as well lean into it.
Forget Trump. The 2018 Midterm Election Is a Fight About Obamacare's Pre-Existing Conditions Rules
Turns out voters like the Democratic health law...when it's run by Republicans.
Donald Trump Defends Medicare, a Socialist Program, from the Threat of Socialism
In a new op-ed attacking single-payer, Trump inadvertently reveals that he's in favor of socialism-as long as it's for his supporters.
Health Insurance Deductibles Up 212 Percent Since 2008: Reason Roundup
Plus: Kavanaugh confirmation is official and child care tax credits backfire.
Patients Will Feel the Pain as FDA Slams Medical Device Industry With Growing Regulatory Burdens
Businesses that founder or just never get launched won't suffer anywhere nearly as much as the people who would have benefited from their innovations.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won't Say How She'll Pay for $40 Trillion Platform
CNN's Jake Tapper kept asking the socialist candidate where the money would come from. Eventually, he gave up.
Iowa Eye Surgeon Wants to Open His Own Clinic. For 14 Years, His Competitors Have Stopped Him.
A lawsuit challenging Iowa's Certificate of Need laws goes before a federal judge today.
How Formerly Independent Doctors Were Pushed Out of Business
Rules and regulations intended to reform health care are driving private practices out of business by overconfident design.
Bernie Sanders' Medicare-for-All Plan Will Cost $32 Trillion Over 10 Years
Yes, that's trillion with a "t."
Trump Blasts Pfizer for High Drug Prices
The president attacks Pfizer for a recent round of price increases but ignores the real reasons for the high prices.
Wales Legalizes Take-Home Abortion Pills
Plus, what they might be like in a post-Roe world
How a New SCOTUS Ruling on Abortion Could Permanently Alter Economic Regulation
"The majority's view, if taken literally, could radically change prior law," warn the Court's liberal justices.
Rand Paul–Endorsed 'Association Health Plans' Go Into Effect
The Congressional Budget Office believes the plans can lead to 400,000 currently uninsured getting medical coverage.
Why the Individual Mandate Part of the New Obamacare Case Matters
Most of the attention on the twenty state lawsuit against Obamacare understandably focuses on the "severability" issue, which could lead to the demise of the entire Affordable Care Act. But the individual mandate part could also set an important precedent.
Thoughts on the Trump Administration's Decision Not to Defend Obamacare [updated with acknowledgement that I misinterpreted one of the administration's arguments]
They have every right to refuse to do so, much as Obama had a right to refuse to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. But some of the arguments Trump is making are extremely dubious.
The Trump Administration Won't Defend Obamacare's Individual Mandate In Court
Instead, the executive branch will argue that the insurance requirement and the health law's preexisting conditions rules should be struck down.
Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Cult of Silicon Valley
In Bad Blood, Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou explains why Silicon Valley's mystique makes suckers out of billionaires.
Congress Approves 'Right to Try' Bill for Critically Ill
President expected to sign legislation allowing earlier access to experimental medication.
Judge's Ruling Threatens California's Assisted Suicide Law
Lawmakers approved bill during a special session. Now that process has been challenged.
Start-Ups Make Cheap Alternative to Braces, Dental Trade Groups Cry for Regulation
"This is a disruptive innovation, which is why you're seeing protectionist policies being put into action."
Department of Veterans Affairs
The V.A.'s Biggest Problem Isn't Who's In Charge—It's Centralized Government Control
With Trump's nominee Ronny Jackson out, here's how to fix veterans health care.
Pulling the Plug in Paradise: Hawaii Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Americans strongly support the right to end suffering for terminal diseases, but states have lagged behind.
Uber Health Wants to Drive You to the Hospital
3.6 million Americans a year miss medical appointments because they lack transportation.
Republicans Didn't Repeal Obamacare—But They Did Replace It
Almost by accident, the GOP has made Obamacare their own.
Thoughts on the New Constitutional Case Against Obamacare
20 states are right to claim that the mandate is now unconstitutional, but wrong to argue that this requires invalidating the entire Affordable Care Act.
Even in Health Care, Immigrants Do Jobs Americans Won't
If we want to solve the doctor shortage, we should import more foreign physicians.
Virginia House Approves Limited Regulatory Reforms for Hospitals, Mental Health Clinics
Virginia's Certificate of Public Need laws drive up costs and limit access to care, but there's little political will for widespread reform or repeal.
Trump Promotes 'Right to Try' Experimental Treatments for Terminally Ill Patients in SOTU Address
A bill in Congress would follow the states and allow greater access.
Amazon Transformed Retail. Can It Transform Health Care Too?
Online retail giant announces new health care partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan-Chase.
How To Make Health Care More Affordable
Virginia's new Democratic politicians have a chance, but it goes against their partisan instincts.
CBO to Estimate That Repealing Obamacare's Individual Mandate Will Have a Smaller Effect on Health Insurance Coverage
New report suggests the Republican tax bill will have a smaller coverage effect, but cause an even bigger increase in the deficit.
D.C. Deregulates Birth Control…and Dooms It With Obamacare Add-Ons
The change would put D.C. in line with a rapidly rising number of states allowing pharmacist-prescribed oral contraceptives.
Doctors Call for Decriminalization of Self-Induced Abortion
With abortion pills easily accessible online, the issue could be a big one in coming years.
Are Canadian Pharmacies the Solution to America's High Prescription Drug Prices?
The prospect of cheap Canadian meds is once again captivating policymakers.
House Republicans Push Symbolic Nonsense Abortion Bill
Congressional conservatives want to ban "discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex."
Senate Republicans Just Took a Big Step Toward Permanently Overhauling the Tax Code
The bill advances lowers corporate and individual tax rates while setting the stage for large increases in the deficit.
Why Does Oregon Suck So Much at Spending Medicaid Dollars?
A new audit provides more details on the state Health Authority's waste and incompetence.
