Latest Policy & Law News
PPACA: 2 or 3 Possible End Games
Ezra Klein’s Washington Post column reports three possible outcomes for the Patient…
Why It’s So Hard to Control Medicaid Spending
This is Avik Roy, writing at Forbes about the Medicaid program in…
Why It’s So Hard to Control Medicaid Spending
This is Avik Roy, writing at Forbes about the Medicaid program in…
Looking Good
Should there be legal prohibitions against discrimination based on looks? Daniel S.…
In Discussing Cancer, Should We Use Fighting Words?
Every day in obituaries, you will find combat metaphors about people who…
Increased Prevalence of Stroke Hospitalizations Seen in Teens and Young Adults
Rising trends in risk factors and comorbidities are associated with the increase…
Nurse Care Lines: Wait a minute, I Thought You Were the Expert?
My Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts card has a “Blue Care…
COBRA Subsidy Ends: Did It Make a Difference?
From Sarah Kliff, writing at Ezra Klein’s blog: From Sarah Kliff, writing…
Florida Pill Mill Clinics
Florida has long been the nation’s center of the illegal sale of…
Extending the Frontiers: Working Despite Alzheimer’s and Campus Smoking Bans
When I was growing up in the 1970s I complained to my…