Another series of failures ensures that a debate they can’t win will extend into the election year of 2026.
Health and Social Policy
Another Mass Staffing Purge at the VA
Up to 37,000 positions may be dropped, with the VA transformed into a facilitator for outsourcing, sources tell the Prospect.
They Power the U.S. Economy, but Will Struggle to Afford Health Care
Health insurance costs will skyrocket for millions of Americans if certain tax credits expire. Small business owners and the self-employed will be hit especially hard.
The Kennedy Center of Contagious Diseases
Measles and whooping cough are spreading around the country. The man in charge of American public health is making everything worse.
Trump’s Health Care Cuts Are a War on Children
GOP funding cuts mean that more children will grow up with the lifelong implications of untreated illnesses.
Republicans Scramble for Health Care Ideas as Obamacare Deadline Looms
Next week, massive premium increases get locked in. The GOP has shown no interest in stopping it, or preventing any other increases in health care costs.
Trump Is Coming for Veterans’ Disability Benefits
The veterans disability system has traditionally been a sacred cow for politicians of all stripes. Now, as part of the conservative war on the Department of Veterans Affairs, the administration is falsely alleging that many former soldiers are cheating the system.
Trump’s Obamacare Plan Is Still Not Great
The Republican plan to more than double premiums is gone, but the insurance will get worse, and the poor will pay more.
Panic Tears Through U.S. as Health Insurance Costs Spike
The end of expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act exchanges means more people will go without health insurance, workers, doctors, and researchers said.
The Obamacare Boiler Room
Perhaps no Florida health care scam has so concisely illustrated the burning need to rethink our broken health care system.

