What we talk about when we talk about obesity
Either or statements about the causes of obesity don’t lead to better policies or solutions. The conversation needs to change, but where do we start?
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25 million people lost Medicaid after the COVID‑19 pandemic — and state policies shaped who stayed covered
Medicaid enrollment surged during the pandemic, then tumbled during the Great Unwinding – reflecting how paperwork and state policy determine who keeps health coverage.
When religious ideology drives abortion policy, poor women suffer the consequences
Young, poor, single and a mother of two: This is the profile of most women in the US and Northern Ireland who seek financial assistance to help pay for an abortion.
The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
About 1 in 4 doctors practicing in the US were born abroad.
Happy about the Supreme Court’s ACA decision? Thank a law professor
Law professors were vocal in explaining how the different parts of the ACA worked together. It looks like the court was paying attention.
Federal advisory committees are critical to the legislative process – and the public should be more involved
If there is an important issue, chances are there is federal advisory committee for it. With over 1,000 such committees in operation at any given time, it is worth understanding how they work.
Trans youth are significantly more likely to attempt suicide when gender dysphoria is met with conversion therapy than with hormone treatment
Because of ethical considerations, there are no clinical trials comparing the effects of hormone therapy to conversion therapy on trans youths. But a set of recent studies tease out cause and effect.
Why the US has higher drug prices than other countries
The Trump administration’s proposal to lower drug prices focuses on discounts. A health policy scholar argues that the US could learn from Europe’s system of measuring drug value and effectiveness.
Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why it’s so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions
How you respond to a risk depends on how you weigh the costs and benefits of an action. The problem is you’re not just a logical computer, and emotions bias your interpretation of the facts.
How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health
In a survey of more than 600 CDC workers, 99% said the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency have made it less able to protect the public’s health.
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