Healthcare is the mess we keep failing to fix. But perhaps there’s a way to learn from our mistakes. Your Healthcare: What Happened? — a collaboration of WNYC’s Health Team and The Takeaway — travels to pivotal moments in the life of American healthcare. Because by knowing where we went wrong, we might get it right. Plus, don’t miss our guide to the open-enrollment season with our series "We’ve Got You Covered."
President Clinton had a mandate to offer health care to every American. Then he angered Republicans, supporters turned their backs and he learned that history wasn't on his side.
The sordid story of how a revered politician delivered universal healthcare to Canada in 1962, while the charismatic, politically savvy President Kennedy failed in the U.S.
Deby Provost has one question: If her drug for multiple sclerosis has been around for 20 years, why does it cost so much? It's a question that Congress is asking, too.
"Your Healthcare: What Happened?" is a new series from The Takeaway. This week we'll explore what went wrong with the U.S. healthcare system, and how we might get it right.
