Latest Articles Health care consolidation and rising costs happen, but Obamacare is not the key culprit By Julie Appleby • December 11, 2025 States brace for reversal of Obamacare coverage gains under Trump’s budget bill By Julie Appleby • July 7, 2025 Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans By Julie Appleby • July 2, 2025 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby • June 5, 2025 Trump’s early health moves signal intent to erase Biden’s legacy. What’s next is unclear. By Julie Appleby • January 23, 2025 Harris, once Biden’s voice on abortion, would take an outspoken approach to health By Julie Appleby • July 21, 2024 Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults By Julie Appleby • January 12, 2024 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby • January 8, 2024 Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas By Julie Appleby • July 25, 2023 Era of ‘free’ COVID-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now? By Julie Appleby • February 13, 2023 Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion By Julie Appleby • July 13, 2022 Ruling on mask mandate highlights limits of CDC’s power By Julie Appleby • April 22, 2022 What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little) By Julie Appleby • January 14, 2022 What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? By Julie Appleby • October 29, 2021 State of vaccine supply is 'opaque,’ ‘hard to pin down,' experts say By Julie Appleby • February 4, 2021 How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories By Julie Appleby • November 2, 2020 Does the federal health information privacy law protect President Trump? By Julie Appleby • October 7, 2020 Conspiracy theories aside, what contact tracers really do By Julie Appleby • July 16, 2020 Reopening in the COVID era: How to adapt to a new normal By Julie Appleby • May 11, 2020 To stop coronavirus in its tracks, here’s your guide to 5 degrees of separation By Julie Appleby • March 16, 2020
Health care consolidation and rising costs happen, but Obamacare is not the key culprit By Julie Appleby • December 11, 2025 States brace for reversal of Obamacare coverage gains under Trump’s budget bill By Julie Appleby • July 7, 2025 Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans By Julie Appleby • July 2, 2025 How the Trump-backed policy bill rolls back Obamacare By Julie Appleby • June 5, 2025 Trump’s early health moves signal intent to erase Biden’s legacy. What’s next is unclear. By Julie Appleby • January 23, 2025 Harris, once Biden’s voice on abortion, would take an outspoken approach to health By Julie Appleby • July 21, 2024 Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults By Julie Appleby • January 12, 2024 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby • January 8, 2024 Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas By Julie Appleby • July 25, 2023 Era of ‘free’ COVID-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now? By Julie Appleby • February 13, 2023 Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion By Julie Appleby • July 13, 2022 Ruling on mask mandate highlights limits of CDC’s power By Julie Appleby • April 22, 2022 What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little) By Julie Appleby • January 14, 2022 What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness? By Julie Appleby • October 29, 2021 State of vaccine supply is 'opaque,’ ‘hard to pin down,' experts say By Julie Appleby • February 4, 2021 How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories By Julie Appleby • November 2, 2020 Does the federal health information privacy law protect President Trump? By Julie Appleby • October 7, 2020 Conspiracy theories aside, what contact tracers really do By Julie Appleby • July 16, 2020 Reopening in the COVID era: How to adapt to a new normal By Julie Appleby • May 11, 2020 To stop coronavirus in its tracks, here’s your guide to 5 degrees of separation By Julie Appleby • March 16, 2020
