Our approach

Facts, laid out plainly

Medical bills are hard to read, and the numbers behind them are scattered across government reports and databases. We gather the raw facts and set them side by side: what care costs here and in other wealthy countries, what families pay, how long they wait, who gives money to members of Congress, and how those members voted.

Check every number yourself

Every figure on this site has a small “source” marker. Select it and you will see where the number came from, the date of the data, how it was worked out, and a link to the original page. If we have not yet checked a figure against its source, it carries a dashed mark and the word placeholder. You should not have to take our word for anything.

No spin, no opinions, no favorites

We do not tell you what to think or who to vote for. We do not rate or rank anyone. Every member of Congress, of every party, is shown with the same facts in the same order. You draw your own conclusions.

About money in politics

Political contributions are legal, and they are public record. Companies, trade groups and professional associations give to candidates through political action committees, and the Federal Election Commission publishes every contribution. We show who gave and how each member voted, side by side. We do not claim that one caused the other. Members vote the way they do for many reasons, and a contribution is not proof of anything.

What the money figures count

Right now the figures are contributions from health-industry political action committees only. They do not include money given by individual people who work in health care. Where a figure covers only part of the picture, the label says so.

Free and open

There is no account, no login and no paywall. We use no advertising and no tracking cookies. We take no money from parties, campaigns, insurers or health companies.

If we got something wrong

If a figure here does not match its source, the source is right and we want to fix it. Report a correction.