The New Year is a time of resolutions. Consistent with that tradition, the Republican New...
Health and financial security
Trump HHS pick is fierce opponent of Medicare and ACA
President-elect Trump‘s choice of Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human...
Cures Act threatens drug safety and efficacy
After an intense lobbying campaign heavily funded by the pharmaceutical industry and featuring sick...
Drug prices likely to rise in Trump administration
The price of drugs remains out of control, and President-elect Trump has vowed to address high drug...
People in many developing countries live longer than poor in U.S.
New research published in the November 17, 2016 American Journal of Public Health confirms that...
Medicare remains more efficient than private insurance
In September 2011, in a post first published in Health Affairs, I explained why Medicare is more...
Vermont prepares for all-payer health system
Democratic Governor of Vermont, Peter Shumlin, and Republican Governor-elect of Vermont, Phil...
“Activated” people less likely to develop chronic...
A new Commonwealth Fund study reveals that people who are better able to take care of themselves...
Medicare is more efficient than private insurance
Note: This post is a version of a post first published on Health Affairs on September 20, 2011...
Public option key to reining in health care costs
Yale University Professor, Jacob Hacker, argues in a recent New York Times opinion piece that a...