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Katie Songer

Health Care & Reform

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We Regret To Tell You That This Service Is Not Covered

August 9, 2016

When my medicine was denied, I understood how broken U.S. health care is.

The cream-colored book cover of The Healing of America by T.R. Reid, with the background of a clear jar of round white pills.

How to Fix the U.S. Health Care System

October 8, 2014

Dozens of other countries have already figured this out.

The Ridiculous Bureaucracy of Enrolling in New Health Insurance

October 7, 2014

It requires grit, endurance, and possibly a temper tantrum.

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Patients Need a Broad Network of Doctors to Choose From

May 3, 2014

American health care makes it hard to shop for doctors.

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