Deep Dive: Health Care in 2020

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  American health care costs keep rising and life expectancy keeps falling

  Axios - Sam Baker

  Health insurance through an employer — the way most Americans get it — costs an annual average of almost $23,000 to cover a family. That's enough to …

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  Medicare for All popularity has tumbled since it became a 2020 primary flashpoint

  Axios - Sam Baker

  The way the Democratic candidates talk about "Medicare for All" has shifted and sharpened over the course of the campaign — and Medicare for All has …

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  Polls show drug prices are a top concern, but Washington isn't getting anything done

  Axios - Sam Baker

  Neither Congress nor the Trump administration is likely to get much done this year on drug prices, despite the clear political upside to doing …

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  Soaring health care costs are bad news for patients and great news for the industry

  Axios - Bob Herman

  Soaring health care costs are bad news for patients and taxpayers, but great news for the very profitable health care industry. The big picture: The …

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  All bad parts of the health care system are worse in rural areas

  Axios - Marisa Fernandez

  All the bad parts of the health care system — poor health, high costs, inadequate access — are worse in rural areas. The big picture: "This rural …

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  After period of quiet, the Affordable Care Act is about to storm back into the national debate

  Axios - Sam Baker

  The Affordable Care Act is no longer the center of the national political debate, for the first time in nearly a decade. But it could quickly come …