For diabetics, insulin matters as much as H2O. Unfortunately, insulin’s a hell of a lot more expensive than bottled water. High insulin prices force approximately nine million Americans to balance their wallet and well-being. The American Action …
Category: Policy
Migrants need and deserve access to healthy lives in the U.S.
Anti-immigrant rhetoric was at an all-time high during the midterm election season, and now as the 2024 presidential election gathers momentum, it is urgent to note how it fosters violence against immigrant communities and creates a chilling effect. Te…
It’s Time To Get Rid Of The CDC As We Know It
Here’s how to drastically and positively reform the CDC, a lethally troubled agency.
How A Rock Star, A Physician-Legislator, And An Evangelical Senator Bonded To Help End The Global AIDS Pandemic: A Backstory
PEPFAR changed the course of history by turning the tide on the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Bono and Republican Senators Frist and Helms came together to help make this once-in-a-lifetime legislation become law.
A New Plan Brings Clarity To Healthcare Price Transparency–Finally
By fostering competition, price transparency has delivered higher quality, lower prices, and better value in just about every sector of our economy. Health care has been an exception for decades—thanks largely to government policies.
Political creep: government intrusion in health care
The American Medical Association (AMA) would have you believe that the biggest threat to the medical profession is “scope creep” – the intrusion of advanced practice providers into medical practice. The way I see it, this is no big deal; th…
It is time that medical societies acknowledge that pro-life views are legitimate
The recent Dobbs decision has led to strong reactions from many major medical associations arguing that limiting abortion options will significantly harm women with unexpected pregnancies. This needs to be acknowledged, and the desire to do what is bes…
Renewing Covid’s Status As A Public Health Emergency Was The Right Call. Here’s Why
Public health law experts Lawrence Gostin and James Hodge explain the importance of the public health emergency declaration as Covid cases and hospitalizations begin to rise.
Negotiating a raise with the right compensation data
As a physician, do you know the average salary for your specialty and location? What about the average signing or relocation bonus? If you don’t know or are unsure of how to get that information, you are not alone. In a society where most employe…
Key Democratic Goal Could Harm The “Well-Being Of The Rest Of The World”
Democrats are pushing for a government takeover of healthcare. Their success would be bad for American medicine.
