Cory Doctorow on Cyber Warfare, Lawbreaking, and His New Novel 'Walkaway'
The novelist, activist, and BoingBoing founder on cyber warfare, Uber-style reputation economics, and what he's likely to get arrested for someday.
Health
New CBO Report Says House-Passed Health Care Plan Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured, Cut $119 Billion Off Federal Deficit
It would leave slightly fewer people without insurance coverage than under the original version of the bill, but would trim less from the federal deficit.
Suspect Statistics From Plastic Surgeon Society Say 'Gender Confirmation Surgeries' Up 19 Percent Last Year
There were 3,256 such surgeries in 2016, says the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. But how it got this number is anyone's guess.
California's Single-Payer Health Care Plan Would Cost More Than the State's Whole Budget
Like in Colorado, New York, and Vermont, California is learning that a single-payer plan would be prohibitively expensive.
The Awful Health Policy and Cynical Politics of Trump's Budget Plan
The president wants to cut Medicaid but leave Medicare untouched, rewarding supporters at the expense of America's long-term finances.
Coroner Says Everyone Should Avoid Energy Drinks, Which Kill at Random
As usual, coverage of the latest scare ignores or misrepresents the relative potency of caffeinated beverages.
Skin Cells Into Babies: Bioethicists Freakout Again
Will most babies be created using in vitro gametogenesis in 40 years?
New York's Single-Payer Health Care Plan Would Be More Expensive Than New York's Entire State Government
New York collects about $80 billion in revenue annually, but the health care plan passed Tuesday would cost at least $91 billion every year (and probably more).
Iowa Expands Medical Marijuana Access; Looks to Strike Deal With Minnesota for Quicker Access
Taking medical marijuana across state lines isn't any more illegal than transporting it within a state.
Aetna CEO Says We Need to Have a Conversation About Single Payer. We've Been Having It For A Long Time.
And it always ends the same way. Here's the political and economic reasons why America won't be converting to a single-payer health care system anytime soon.
Watch Matt Welch Tonight on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher
Reason editor at large joins Killer Mike and Jon Favreau in conversation about Comey, Russia, health care and more
Aetna Ditches Obamacare Because the Health Law Is Broken
Aetna exits the exchanges, citing massive losses and structural instability.
Washington Is Never Going to Get Healthcare 'Right'
Obamacare was bad, and its replacements look like a dog's breakfast.
The AHCA Waivers Could Bring the Toxic Politics of Health Care to Every State Capitol
They might not reduce premiums and won't fix the problems plaguing the individual insurance exchanges, but they will spread the political pain.
The Tyranny of 'Reproductive Freedom'
Accommodating religious objections to Obamacare's contraceptive mandate does not violate anyone's rights.
Scott Gottlieb Confirmed as New FDA Commissioner
Not a radical reformer, but clearly understands how overregulation is slowing medical innovation
Welfare Reform Paved Trail For Obamacare Repeal
Not only can entitlement programs be rolled back, but politicians who do it can even get re-elected.
Trump's Mouth, Rape as a Pre-Existing Condition, & Why Our Politics Is So Stupid [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman talk Trump, French election, health care, Colbert, and the FCC.
Trump's Medical Marijuana Threat Contradicts the Law and His Own Position
A signing statement suggests the president may ignore a congressional rider protecting patients' access to cannabis.
Why the GOP's "Repeal and Replace" Bill (AHCA) Is *Worse* than Obamacare [Reason Podcast]
It locks in many of the worst elements of Obamacare while making actual market-friendly reforms next-to-impossible.
Jimmy Kimmel, Sick Babies, and the Forgotten Barrier to Medical Care
Supply-side restrictions like Certificate of Necessity leave people without the medical services they need, even if they can afford them.
House-Passed Health Care Bill Gives States Escape Hatches From Obamacare Mandates; They Might Never Get to Use Them
For reasons practical and political, the waivers included in the AHCA to earn Freedom Caucus support might be mostly useless.
The House Just Passed a Bill to Rewrite Obamacare
House Republicans say their bill repeals the ACA. Instead, it leaves the essential structure of that law in place.
Marijuana Policy in the Trump Era
Reason sat down with experts and advocates to discuss the state legalization, science, and the marijuana industry.
Republicans Have to Pass Their Health Care Bill to Find Out What's In It
The House will vote today on a bill without knowing the cost or what it will do.
Republicans Didn't Lack a Plan to Replace Obamacare. They Lacked a Unified Theory.
The GOP never quite figured out how to think about broad health care goals.
'Kratom Is the Cure for the Opioid Epidemic.' Q&A With Filmmaker Chris Bell
Yet the DEA wants to ban it.
CRISPR and the Dawn of the New Biotech Revolution
Cures for HIV/AIDS and specifically targeted antibiotics
Trump Doesn't Understand the GOP Health Care Bill. That's a Barrier to Good Policy.
The president can't negotiate a better bill if he doesn't understand the current one.
On Health Care, Republicans Are Only Negotiating With Themselves
The GOP's Obamacare repeal is stalled because Republicans haven't made a case for its merits.
Is the World Finally Ready for a Female-Orgasm Machine? [Reason Podcast]
Meet the father-daughter team behind the Yarlap, which promises to fix incontinence...and so much more.
Lawsuit Aims to Force Catholic Hospitals Perform Transgender-Related Surgeries
Refusing any voluntary hysterectomies presented as discrimination.
Trump Administration Not Backing Off Legal Battle With Catholic Nuns
This is why you shouldn't trust a man who has no principles of his own to do right by yours.
Trump Wants to Avoid a Government Shutdown by Funding a Border Wall and Illegal Obamacare Subsidies
The deal floated by the president reveals his governing priorities.
An Epidemic of Bad Epidemiology
A new book offers a potent antidote to toxic misinformation.
Should You Be Compensated for Your Medical Waste?
Especially if it turns out to be valuable?
Premature Babies Are Struggling to Breathe. Why Are Regulators Dragging Their Feet?
More automation in health care could save lives, but progress is too slow.
West Virginia Becomes the 29th State to Allow Medical Marijuana Use
Six states have approved cannabis for patients in the last year.
Marijuana Is Bad, DHS Chief Says, Although It's 'Not a Factor in the Drug War'
John Kelly wants us to know that he and Jeff Sessions see eye to eye on the perils of pot.
Harm Reduction an Alternative to Incoherent Opioid Addiction Policies
Let doctors exercise their best professional judgment and prescribe opioids-free from the chilling effects created by monitoring government agencies.
Genetic Testing Might Not Cure Everything That Ails America. So What?
Even if genetic testing is just brightly colored signage, it still has the potential to improve health outcomes.
Republicans Learn to Love Single-Payer Health Care
Almost half of the GOP now backs Medicare-for-all.
