Presidential elections rarely turn on debates over policy. They are typically influenced much more by the state of the economy, what is happening in the world, and the personal characteristics of the candidates. This year’s campaign, which is atypical in… Read More ›
Like many industries, “Big Food”—the business sector that comprises agribusiness, food manufacturers, and marketers for the food industry—aims to expand its profit margins. But it does so at the cost of expanding US waistlines and contributing to high rates of… Read More ›
Paying for value is all the rage in health care, and recently the spotlight has been brightest on prescription drugs. It’s hard to argue with the notion that how much we pay for a drug should be related to the… Read More ›
President Barack Obama has published a review in JAMA of what the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has and has not accomplished since its passage in 2010. Here are the highlights: The ACA has been successful in sharply increasing insurance coverage…. Read More ›
For too long, tobacco industry strategies to normalize and glamorize use of their product have perpetuated a preventable epidemic. Although US adult smoking rates declined to 15.1% in 2015, nearly half a million people die annually just from cigarette use… Read More ›
