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Why the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s closure exposes a growing threat to democracy

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced it will shut down on May 3. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced on Jan. 7,...

Congress takes up health care again − and impatient voters shouldn’t hold their breath for a cure

by SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia As the bell struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, time ran out on Obamacare subsidies for over 24...

Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival

A nurse fills in a patient's chart. Getty Images by Jennifer Spinghart, University of South Carolina Affordable health care was the primary point of contention in...

It’s always been hard to make it as an artist in America – and it’s becoming only harder

A young artist concentrates on creating a colorful painting while holding a palette in a studio filled with framed artworks. A second artist works...

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

Many patients face significant upfront costs to getting health care. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Imagesw by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at...

Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less

Medicare Advantage was supposed to find efficiencies, but instead is costing taxpayers an extra $83 billion a year. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Grace...

Preventive care is free by law, but many Americans get incorrectly billed − especially if you’re poor, a person of color or don’t have...

Unexpected bills for preventive care can worsen existing racial and socioeconomic health disparities. Maskot/Getty Images by Alex Hoagland, University of Toronto and Michal Horný, UMass...

Got an unaffordable or incorrect medical bill? Calling your hospital billing office will usually get you a discount

Disagree with that medical bill? It might be worth calling your hospital billing office. damircudic/E+ via Getty Images Erin Duffy, University of Southern California What do...

Lamman Rucker leading charge to get Black men more concerned about their mental health

ACTOR AND PITTSBURGH NATIVE LAMMAN RUCKER (FILE PHOTO) It's time for Black men to have the conversation. Even if they don't think it's the "manly" thing...

Colon cancer rates are rising in young Americans, but insurance barriers are making screening harder

A man holds a photograph of Chadwick Boseman, who died from colon cancer at age 43. Frederic J. Brown via AFP/Getty Images by Andrea Shin, University...

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