r/healthcare is a subreddit with 109k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses healthcare, insurance, struggling, worst, and cobra, and they frequently recommend/review health insurance and website.
Healthcare: systems, costs, problems and proposed solutions.
Popular Themes in r/healthcare
#1
Pain & Anger
: "American Healthcare Has Normalized The Abnormal"
2 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What helps people follow through after receiving health information?"
2 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Our healthcare industry needs an overhaul."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/healthcare
#1
Healthcare
33 posts
#2
Insurance
15 posts
#3
Struggling
12 posts
#4
Worst
6 posts
#5
Cobra
4 posts
#6
System
4 posts
#7
Job
4 posts
#8
Patients
3 posts
#9
Costs
3 posts
#10
Debt
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/healthcare
Health Insurance
3 reviews
#1
Medicare Supplement
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Cleveland Clinic
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Duke University
5.0★ from 1 review
Website
2 reviews
#1
Healthgrades
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
RateMDs
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/healthcare
#1
News
: "Trump Administration Claims People With Disabilities Don't Have Right To Community-Based Services"
59 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Friendly reminder about some not-so-friendly legislation. Spread the word."
55 posts
#3
Question - Other (not a medical question)
: "What is the best way to publicly shame United Healthcare?"
15 posts
#4
Question - Insurance
: "Our healthcare industry needs an overhaul."
8 posts
#5
Other (not a medical question)
: "Gavin Newsom Castigated for defending Peter Theil defeating one time 5% tax on billionaires for better health care."
7 posts
#6
Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice
: "My reports-how is it possible to have vit d this low and I’m still walking( 2nd test btw )"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/healthcare
Yearly
+13k members(13.5%)
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Last updated: July 17, 2026