The Cost of No Care
PUBLIC HEALTH · HEALTH INSURANCE · CONGRESS
July 21, 2025
The pharmacist’s hands shook as
he rang up the prescription.
“That’s not right,” he said.
But it was. The price had…
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We’re Not Not at War
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY
June 26, 2025
It ended with a handshake in
the wrong city.
Not in Washington. Not in Tel
Aviv. But in Muscat, under the…
Maine’s Medical Meltdown
PUBLIC HEALTH · MEDICINE · WHITE HOUSE
May 2, 2025
The phone call came in April.
No press release, no warning.
Just a curt message from the
National Institutes of Health:
the $500,000 grant supporting
vaccine research at the
MaineHealth Institute for
Research was gone…
Heather Cox Richardson’s
latest analysis, published
this morning, provides…
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
March 9, 2025
Heather Cox Richardson’s latest
analysis, published this
morning, provides a sobering
examination of the Trump
administration’s sweeping
overhaul of federal
institutions and essential
public services. According to…
Your Employer Isn’t Paying for
Your Health Insurance. You
Are…
HEALTH INSURANCE · LABOR · PUBLIC FINANCE
February 1, 2025
DRAFT: Your Employer Isn’t
Paying for Your Health
Insurance. You Are.
Most Americans get health
coverage through their jobs —
paid for with money that was…
Three Hours from Help
HOSPITALS · PUBLIC HEALTH · HEALTH INSURANCE
February 1, 2025
By the time Teresa Hunt
finished her second cup of
coffee, she’d already taken
three calls from patients
asking if the clinic would
still be open next month.
She didn’t have an answer.
Asher Community Health Center…
Trump Administration Health
Funding Cuts: A 2025 Impact
Assessment
PUBLIC HEALTH · MEDICINE · WHITE HOUSE
February 1, 2025
As of May 2025, the Trump
administration has implemented
unprecedented cuts to federal
health funding and biomedical
research, creating ripple
effects throughout the
healthcare system. White House
documents reveal plans to slash…