Margot Sanger-Katz

Who gets abortions in America? (Published 2022)

New data shows a surge in overdose deaths involving fentanyl and methamphetamine. Overall, the nation saw a 15 percent increase in deaths from overdoses in 2021.

The Supreme Court decision on Friday was immediately met with celebration and anger. Crowds gathered in cities like Washington, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles as many states enacted abortion bans and clinics stopped offering the procedure.

Only two provisions in a once-sprawling social spending package have survived; they would lower prescription drug prices in Medicare and insurance premiums for millions of Americans.

Congress passed legislation on mental health, drugs, pandemic preparedness, new Medicare benefits and Medicaid expansion — all before the arrival of the new House.

Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces broke last year’s record, with particularly high growth in Florida, Texas and Georgia.

House Republicans want every major rule to come up for a vote. That could be a recipe for no regulations at all.

The system for one disease, Covid, had similarities to “Medicare for all.”

Instead of growing and growing, as it always had, spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off over more than a decade.

Readers offered theories of their own on a big budget mystery.

It’s lowering American life expectancy and influencing the nation’s politics.

The social safety net programs continue to face long-term shortfalls as lawmakers wrestle over changes.

One-fifth of abortions are being done via telemedicine, nearly half in states with abortion bans or restrictions.

The widespread use and enormous expense of blockbuster drugs like Wegovy are forcing state governments to make painful choices.

Former President Donald J. Trump once promised to replace Obamacare with “something terrific.” But as the 2010 law has become more popular, he has sounded less confident about a repeal.

The topic has been a major concern in presidential elections for decades. Its absence as a top issue now is notable.

The issue is getting less attention than a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but it’s much more likely to happen.

By trying to repeal and replace the law while president, he wound up making it popular.

We explore the presidential candidates’ health policy proposals.

Donald Trump and other Republicans have said repeatedly that she does. Her history on the issue is complicated.