Protesters against cuts in Medicare and Medicaid march in New York in 1995. (AP Photo/Osamu Honda)

Read more from our May special report: The Path to Universal Health Care.

The Elusive Politics of Reform
Ezra Klein
Once again, a new administration and Congress will try to bring us universal health insurance. This time, despite urgent cost pressures, will they do it right?

What Path to Universal Coverage?
Robert Kuttner
The next administration will expand health coverage. Will they fix what is broken -- or just inflate costs?

The Primacy of Prevention
Neal Halfon
Addressing the whole range of behaviors that affect health is the key to a healthier society. This requires a universal health care system.

Health Reform You Shouldn't Believe In
Marcia Angell
What the Massachusetts experiment teaches us about incremental efforts to increase coverage by expanding private insurance.

Why Not Connecticut?
Marc Caplan
A model grassroots organizing campaign mobilizes public opinion for universal coverage in a state long dominated by private insurers.

Lessons From California
Anthony Wright
The Schwarzenegger plan was a near miss, but well worth the trouble. The stage is set for the next effort.

Borrowing Ill Health
Tamara Draut
Hospitals are getting more aggressive about sending debt collectors after under-insured consumers.