r/healthcare is a subreddit with 110k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news 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
News
: "FDA approves 1st ever mRNA Flu vaccination"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Losing Medicaid coverage, trying to navigate Marketplace plans and ACA.. confused.. Ohio"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What horrible experiences have you had dealing with anthem health insurance such as the automated system that hangs up after you repeatedly say “member”, anthem phone representatives being disrespectful, anthem passing the blame and responsibility to medical groups and healthcare providers, etc.?"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Arthroscopy in wrist, TFCC tear repair, what should I get to prepare for recovery?"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Scleroderma research idea proposed by Lillianna. Age 15"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/healthcare
#1
Healthcare
32 posts
#2
Insurance
14 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
Health
: "Why Is Choosing Health Insurance Still So Complicated?"
3 posts
#10
Vaccines
: "Trump Administration Considers Order on Autism and Vaccines"
3 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
Discussion
: "Honestly the most depressing thing about working in a hospital right now"
49 posts
#2
News
: "Doctors ‘Cringe’ at Possibility of Documenting Which Medicaid Enrollees Too Sick To Work - KFF Health News"
21 posts
#3
Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice
: "Interview Scheduled and Cancelled"
8 posts
#4
Question - Other (not a medical question)
: "I'm losing so much hair!"
8 posts
#5
Question - Insurance
: "Losing Medicaid coverage, trying to navigate Marketplace plans and ACA.. confused.. Ohio"
7 posts
#6
Other (not a medical question)
: "medicine price in america vs india"
3 posts
#7
be more civil
: "Just got discharged after an endometriosis flare that cost me my fallopian tube & now I'm recovering at home with bills piling up"
1 post
#8
Survey
: "👋Welcome to r/JohnPatrickUniversity - Introduce Yourself and Read First!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/healthcare
Yearly
+13k members(13.6%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026