Health care has long been one of the bright spots in the US employment situation. As people have moved out of manufacturing, health care has been a prominent landing place. Just this year, health care passed retail trade to become… Read More ›
Month: January 2018
JAMA Forum: What’s Ahead in Health Policy for 2018?
I have decided to join what seems to be a national pastime: predicting in January what will happen in health policy during the course of the year. This year, such forecasting may be easier than is typical; not much health-related… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: The Problem With Work Requirements for Medicaid
In November, the Trump administration announced that it would be more open to proposals from states that impose work requirements for Medicaid. In other words, it would allow states to apply restrictions on “able-bodied” adults who might apply for the… Read More ›
JAMA Forum: A New Year’s Wish on Opioids
As overdose deaths mount, leading to a decline in US life expectancy 2 years in a row, my New Year’s wish is for more people to appreciate this statement: Not all well-intentioned approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic are good… Read More ›
