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  3. PhotoA president can do a lot through executive authority. Elizabeth Warren has offered a peek at what health care policy might look like in a Warren administration.
    CreditElizabeth Frantz for The New York Times

    Elizabeth Warren’s Backup Backup Health Plan

    Many presidents have failed to pass major health care legislation. She shared a detailed list that doesn’t require congressional approval.

  1. New York Identifies Hospitals and Nursing Homes With Deadly Fungus

    The policy change, for the virulent drug-resistant germ Candida auris, came as the C.D.C. reported that more people are dying of drug-resistant infections than it previously estimated.

    By Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs

  2. As Bloomberg’s New York Prospered, Inequality Flourished Too

    Critics and supporters discuss the legacy of a mayor who may now run for president.

    By Emily Badger and Luis Ferré-Sadurní

  3. Recession Fears Are Receding. That Doesn’t Mean They Were Unfounded.

    We’ll never know for sure whether the risks were as great as the yield curve and other signs suggested.

    By Neil Irwin

  4. What if the Road to Single-Payer Led Through the States?

    A California congressman’s plan would lower federal barriers to letting states experiment with health care policy.

    By Sarah Kliff

  5. If People Were Paid by Ability, Inequality Would Plummet

    Some may argue that top earners are simply super skilled, but that’s not what the evidence suggests.

    By Jonathan Rothwell

  6. Nonvoters Are a Source of Hope for Democrats. But Maybe a False Hope.

    Demographically, they seem like people who’d want to vote out Trump. Yet at least in the battleground states, many favor Republicans.

    By Nate Cohn

  7. Judge Voids Trump-Backed ‘Conscience Rule’ for Health Workers

    The administration’s policy would have protected doctors and others who refused to perform procedures on religious grounds.

    By Benjamin Weiser and Margot Sanger-Katz

  8. Warren Has Her Plan. Buttigieg Suggests Another Way to Cut Health Prices.

    A single-payer system can lower prices by setting them. But lots of countries regulate prices and have private insurance, too.

    By Margot Sanger-Katz

  9. How Is a Wealth Tax Like a Cigarette Tax?

    It tries to make things disappear.

    By Neil Irwin

  10. A Sliver of the Electorate Could Decide 2020. Here’s What These Voters Want.

    A demographically disparate group values both moderation and great change.

    By Nate Cohn