Health
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The Optimal Policy Response to Hunger Strikes: Identifying the Line Between Medical Treatment and Torture
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Physicians from Harvard University are concerned that, rather than helping patients, the US DOD policy requiring military doctors to force feed hunger-striking detainees at Guantanamo Bay violates professional ethics.
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Policy Radio | Linda Shapiro, Chief Strategy Officer of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, on Innovations in Cook County Healthcare
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Linda Shapiro of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System speaks about innovative approaches to serving diverse populations and leadership strategies in health care.
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No Room for Smoking or Obesity: How North Carolina Dealt with Costly Retiree Insurance
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Researchers evaluate North Carolina’s attempts to rein in the escalating cost of retiree healthcare.
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India’s Midday Meal Program: A Safety Net for Children’s Health
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India’s Midday Meal Program provides a cushion for children’s health during times of drought and economic shock.
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The Deadly Vaccine Loophole: Religious Exemptions and the Rise of Pertussis in New York
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Exemptions to vaccines have played a large role in the reoccurrence of diseases previously thought to be under control in the United States.
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Enduring the Heat: Could residential air conditioning mitigate the danger of global climate change?
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From the US experience, the adoption of residential air conditioning appears to be a promising way to reduce heat-related mortality rates in developing countries.
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Reducing Poverty: How Medicaid Does More Than Just Improve Access to Healthcare in Cities
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Recent research provides evidence supporting the poverty-reducing effects of Medicaid in urban areas.
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Buying Health Insurance in Illinois: The Other Item on Your New Year Wish List
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The Executive Director of GetCoveredIllinois, the state-federal partnership health insurance marketplace in Illinois, discusses the marketplace’s recent launch and what is next.
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Economic Conditions and Health: What was the economy like when you left school?
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Study finds a relationship between health and economic conditions at the time individuals leave school.
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The Power of the (Medicare) Dollar: Changes in Medicare Payments Affect Private Insurance Payouts
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A study of market factors that influence Medicare’s ability to set prices provides interesting and offsetting long term implications.
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Unintended Consequences: How Child Support Programs Discourage Employment for Low-Income Families
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Low-income fathers with debt are more likely to reduce labor hours and child support payments.