Health desk
Health
The data and public records behind claims about health coverage, care, disease, treatment, and public-health policy.
Open source desk
Start with the record.
This desk distinguishes current public-health data from policy claims. Published checks appear below only after the underlying evidence and language have been reviewed.
What this desk watches
- Coverage, eligibility, and enrollment
- Health-care costs and access
- Disease, mortality, and public-health trends
- Federal health programs and research
National Center for Health StatisticsNational surveys, vital statistics, and health-data releases.Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProgram data, coverage information, and federal health-policy materials.National Institutes of HealthFederal medical research and health-information resources.HealthData.govOpen federal datasets across health and human services.
Across the press
What newsrooms are covering on health right now
Published record