What to read around the web today

• Why doesn’t the U.S. have universal health care? The answer has everything to do with race. The New York Times Magazine
• Journals retract more than a dozen studies from China that may have used executed prisoners’ organs. Retraction Watch
• New York City councilwoman wants patient advocate office. The Wall Street Journal
• Vaping companies sue to delay US e-cigarette review. The Associated Press
• Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses. Kaiser Health News