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Millions of Americans May Soon Face Huge Costs

Will Gottsegen

December 18, 2025

Politics

Trump Is Sleepwalking Into Political Disaster

Jonathan Chait

October 29, 2025

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Newsletters

Atlantic Trivia on Heists, Myths, YA Lit, and More

Drew Goins

October 24, 2025

Ideas

Ozempic for All

Emily Oster

October 20, 2025

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Ideas

How Are We Still Fighting About Obamacare?

Annie Lowrey

October 10, 2025

Politics

Only One Republican Is Holding This Many Town Halls

Elaine Godfrey

August 30, 2025

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Ideas

Children’s Health Care Is in Danger

Annie Lowrey

August 7, 2025

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Politics

Why Josh Hawley Is Trying to Reverse Medicaid Cuts He Voted For

Russell Berman

July 23, 2025

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Ideas

Medicaid Cuts Will Be a Disaster for ERs

Sophia Spadafore

July 22, 2025

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Politics

Security Experts Are ‘Losing Their Minds’ Over an FAA Proposal

Isaac Stanley-Becker

July 15, 2025

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Family

The Work of Caring for My Daughter Will Never Be ‘Efficient’

Julie Kim

July 9, 2025

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Politics

The Man Who Thinks Medicaid Cuts Won’t Cut Medicaid

Jonathan Chait

July 7, 2025

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Ideas

Annoying People to Death

Annie Lowrey

July 7, 2025

Health

The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face

Lindsay Ryan

July 5, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since ‘Dobbs’

Elaine Godfrey

July 1, 2025

Politics

They Didn’t Have to Do This

Jonathan Chait

July 1, 2025

Ideas

A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill

Annie Lowrey

July 1, 2025

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Humor

With the Big, Beautiful Bill, You Can Now Sponsor a Billionaire of Your Choosing

Alexandra Petri

June 30, 2025

Health

Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out

Charley Locke

June 13, 2025

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Politics

The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism

Jonathan Chait

June 3, 2025

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Ideas

The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History

Jonathan Chait

May 22, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

Congressional Republicans vs. Reality

David A. Graham

May 19, 2025

Politics

The Cynical Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid

Jonathan Chait

May 14, 2025

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Ideas

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

Annie Lowrey

May 9, 2025

Politics

The ‘Significant Risk’ That Republicans Tank the Economy

Russell Berman

May 5, 2025

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Politics

A Win—And a Warning—For Trump’s Agenda

Russell Berman

April 10, 2025

Health

Dr. Oz Is Now the Grown-Up in the Room

Benjamin Mazer

March 20, 2025

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Health

Trump Has Created Health-Care Chaos

Kristen V. Brown

January 31, 2025

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Health

RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid

Katherine J. Wu

January 29, 2025

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Ideas

The Health-Care System Isn’t Hopeless

Annie Lowrey

December 14, 2024

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Politics

Trump Is About to Betray His Rural Supporters

Ronald Brownstein

December 13, 2024

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The Atlantic Daily

Why Oz Is the Doctor Trump Ordered

John Hendrickson

November 20, 2024

Donald Trump stands behind Mehmet Oz as Oz speaks at a podium

Politics

Health Care Is on the Ballot Again

Ronald Brownstein

October 3, 2024

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Family

America’s Latest Health-Care Debacle Has an Absurd Cause

Elliot Haspel

August 5, 2023

Work In Progress

The GOP’s Unworkable Work Requirements

James Surowiecki

April 28, 2023

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The Impossible Predicament of the Uninsured

Millions of Americans May Soon Face Huge Costs

Trump Is Sleepwalking Into Political Disaster

Atlantic Trivia on Heists, Myths, YA Lit, and More

Ozempic for All

How Are We Still Fighting About Obamacare?

Only One Republican Is Holding This Many Town Halls

Children’s Health Care Is in Danger

Why Josh Hawley Is Trying to Reverse Medicaid Cuts He Voted For

Medicaid Cuts Will Be a Disaster for ERs

Security Experts Are ‘Losing Their Minds’ Over an FAA Proposal

The Work of Caring for My Daughter Will Never Be ‘Efficient’

The Man Who Thinks Medicaid Cuts Won’t Cut Medicaid

Annoying People to Death

The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face

The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since ‘Dobbs’

They Didn’t Have to Do This

A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill

With the Big, Beautiful Bill, You Can Now Sponsor a Billionaire of Your Choosing

Baby Boomers’ Luck Is Running Out

The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism

The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History

Congressional Republicans vs. Reality

The Cynical Republican Plan to Cut Medicaid

The Republicans’ Budget Makes No Sense

The ‘Significant Risk’ That Republicans Tank the Economy

A Win—And a Warning—For Trump’s Agenda

Dr. Oz Is Now the Grown-Up in the Room

Trump Has Created Health-Care Chaos

RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid

The Health-Care System Isn’t Hopeless

Trump Is About to Betray His Rural Supporters

Why Oz Is the Doctor Trump Ordered

Health Care Is on the Ballot Again

America’s Latest Health-Care Debacle Has an Absurd Cause

The GOP’s Unworkable Work Requirements