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Axios Future of Health Care

Democrats unite against corporate health care

Axios Live: Democrats have a "mandate" on health care affordability, Rep. Raul Ruiz says

Nashville's healthcare job openings far outpace available workers

Strengthening payer-provider partnerships across health care

Democrats' big challenge on health care costs

Democrats will face a health care stress test

What's on the line for health care in the midterms

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Health care is eating Americans' paychecks

A line chart that tracks year-over-year quarterly changes in wage and salary costs and health insurance costs from Q1 2001 to Q3 2026. Health insurance ranges from 0.4% to 11.4%, peaking in Q2 2002. Wages range from 1.3% to 5.7%, peaking in Q2 2022, then easing to 3.1% by Q3 2026.

Employment Compensation Index

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios

New mandates force PBMs to disclose business dealings

2. 🍼 $20M investment aims to help solvable maternal health crisis

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The developments that matter in how Americans are paying for drugs, treatment, insurance and more.

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The U.S. health system faces critical questions about cost, access and equity. Technological advances and new discoveries about diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s are transforming patient care and reshaping public health.

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