Many Americans will pay for AI with their health—especially thanks to Donald Trump’s war on renewable energy.
Health & Social Policy
Families Steel for Fight After GOP Health Care Cuts
The parents of medically complex children said that despair is not an option after Republicans passed deep cuts to home care.
Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare.
Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.
A Fear Pandemic Grips Safety Net Hospitals and Their Patients
With immigration raids on the rise, many in need of health care are choosing to remain at home.
Will the Senate Save NIH?
Rescuing biomedical research is every bit as important as saving Medicaid.
The Word Games That Enable Medicaid Cuts
We don’t call it Medicaid in many states, and we use euphemisms for what are in reality cuts. That endangers the system, a health care regulator writes.
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Assault on Trans Rights
On our live show, Ryan Cooper and Evan Urquhart dig into the recent transphobic Supreme Court decision, and how The New York Times enabled it.
Not Only a Threat to Trans Rights
The Supreme Court rules against health care access for trans youth. Don’t count on other sex-based rulings to stand either.
Trump’s Beautiful Bill Will Kick 11 Million People Off Their Health Insurance
It will also increase the national debt by $2.4 trillion.
The First Casualty of the Big Beautiful Bill?
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.
