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Conservative Health-Care Reform: A Reality Check

WEBI t has been another rough year for Obamacare. Implementing the main components of President Obama's signature health-care law in time for a January 2014 rollout date …

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The Perils of Health-Care Federalism National Affairs

WEBStarting in 1984, the rate of health-care spending growth in France slowed drastically as most French hospitals were forced to subsist with capped "global budgets" and sector …

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Presidents and Public-Health Crises National Affairs

WEBTevi Troy. Spring 2017. O ver the course of the 20th century, the United States faced three major public-health crises: the polio epidemic, excessively high smoking rates, and …

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How to Fix Medicaid National Affairs

WEBUnder Obamacare, though, people with household incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level (about $14,400 for individuals, or $29,300 for a family of four) will be …

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A Prescription for Mental-Health Policy National Affairs

WEBIt is a striking example of government working at cross-purposes to the best interests of its most desperate constituents. The agencys entire budget for mental health is around …

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The Cost of Hospital Protectionism National Affairs

WEBHOSPITAL COSTS. Domestic policymaking has become dominated by health-care reform, and with good reason. The average insurance premium for family coverage has soared …

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The Health-Insurance Solution National Affairs

WEBHealth care is further subsidized by allowing people who purchase care out of pocket to deduct all health-care expenditures that exceed 7.5% of income. This results in another …

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In Defense of Stigma National Affairs

WEBWinter 2020. Perhaps the most widely embraced priority among mental-health policymakers is that of reducing "stigma," or the mark of shame commonly associated …

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Author National Affairs

WEBIncreasing rates of obesity pose grave problems for both the nation's health and finances. Government can play a constructive role in addressing this challenge, but lawmakers …

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School choice builds community National Affairs

WEBSCHOOL choice poses a fundamental challenge to the age- old concept of neighborhood schools. So, unsurprisingly, it has been surrounded by intense controversy. Despite this, …

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Regarding the end of medicine and the pursuit of health

WEBLeon R. Kass. Summer 1975. AMERICAN medicine is not well. Though it remains the most widely respected of professions, though it has never been more competent technically, it …

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Why non-profits go broke National Affairs

WEBBruce C. Vladeck. THE great voluntary, non-profit institutions that dominate large sectors of public service in the United States are going broke. Especially in health, higher …

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The economics of health in a post-industrial society

WEBTHE most important, and perhaps the most surprising, finding of health economics is this: Holding constant the state of medical technology and other health-determining …

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Health Care and the Profit Motive National Affairs

WEBFor example, a worker who pays federal and state income taxes at a combined rate of 30% will receive $7,000 for every $10,000 his employer provides in gross salary. But the …

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How to Think about the Drug Crisis National Affairs

WEBSummer 2023. Almost nobody is taking America's drug crisis seriously. To be sure, the ever-mounting deaths attract headlines. They get a mention in the State of the Union, or …

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How to Cover Pre-existing Conditions National Affairs

WEBAnd foremost among these benefits is the law's prohibition of "pre-existing condition" exclusions in health insurance — which would prevent insurance companies from …

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Doing methadone right National Affairs

WEBHEROIN looks like it is here to stay. Since the 1960s, millions of Americans have used heroin. Most stopped, with or without treatment, at some point.  But there are an …

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What Has Become of the Affordable Care Act

WEBAn HRA is a type of account-based group health plan, funded solely by employer contributions, that reimburses an employee for medical-care expenses incurred by the …

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The Clintonian Roots of Obamacare National Affairs

WEBM aking one final pitch for his sweeping health-care plan, the president turned to the issue of cost. Making health insurance affordable, he told the primetime television audience, …

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The Family Under Fire National Affairs

WEBONE contemporary clich6 of social policy in the United States is the deterioration of the family. Even the casual newspaper reader can scarcely help detecting that something is …

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The Expert in American Life National Affairs

WEBAndrew J. Taylor. Fall 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to assess the current state of the expert in American public life. The crisis is vast and …

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Physician Burnout National Affairs

WEBPsychologists Christina Maslach and Michael Leiter later defined burnout as "crushing exhaustion, feelings of cynicism and alienation, and a sense of ineffectiveness ." Studies …

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