r/healthcare is a subreddit with 112k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution 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
Advice Requests
: "Rhwip anyone gotten any awards deposited?"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for scrubs"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/healthcare
#1
Healthcare
30 posts
#2
Insurance
14 posts
#3
Struggling
11 posts
#4
Worst
6 posts
#5
Cobra
4 posts
#6
System
4 posts
#7
Job
4 posts
#8
Patients
3 posts
#9
Debt
2 posts
#10
Costs
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
Discussion
: "These are the people keeping the healthcare system broken for the general public."
23 posts
#2
News
: "UnitedHealthcare announces new president: 'The future we're working toward is one where plans and providers work together more seamlessly, information flows instantly, trust is earned through transparency and accountability, and care teams are able to spend more time focused on patients.'"
13 posts
#3
Question - Other (not a medical question)
: "International pharmacists waiting on FPGEC/FPGEE: what jobs did you do in the meantime? Looking for leads and referrals"
6 posts
#4
Question - Insurance
: "Former employer botching my paid COBRA. Now a major insurer and a TPA are risking my life over an automated software glitch. Or so I have been told"
5 posts
#5
Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice
: "Theresa’s Promise Congress: Change the Law for ESSURE Survivors and Patients with Delayed"
1 post
#6
be more civil
: "I'm 35 & My Life Is Falling Apart - Unemployed, Heartbroken & Depressed."
1 post
#7
Other (not a medical question)
: "If you want to expand your healthtech network, this is for you!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/healthcare
Yearly
+13k members(13.5%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026