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Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in U.S. Adults Remain Elevated
After improving rapidly in early 2021, rates of poor mental health have remained stubbornly high.
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Liam Sigaud
The Unseen Realities Behind Mental Healthcare in Schools
More mental health professionals in schools risks worsening shortages elsewhere.
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Markus Bjoerkheim
Conservative Health Policy
Pro-market health policy scholars need to articulate a coherent healthcare policy.
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Kofi Ampaabeng
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Congress Limits the Number of Doctors
 • Justin Leventhal
Faster Vaccine Development Could Save Lives, But Would People Trust It?
 • Markus Bjoerkheim and Milica Manojlovic
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The Myth of American Free-Market Healthcare
 • Liam Sigaud
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A Frustrating Experience
 • Kofi Ampaabeng
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The Disappearance of Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending
 • Liam Sigaud
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How Zero-Harm Policies Hurt Patients and Clinicians
CMS’s single-metric goals have unintended consequences.
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Elise Amez-Droz
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Nearly 6 in 10 US Adults Say They’ve Been on Medicaid or Have a Loved-One Who Has
Why do so many Americans have a personal connection to a program meant to help the needy?
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Liam Sigaud
Healthcare Isn’t the Place to Solve All Problems
Should scarce, expensive medical staff be deputized for social work?
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Kofi Ampaabeng
Faster Vaccine Development Could Save Lives, But Would People Trust It?
New data suggest many would.
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Markus Bjoerkheim
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Milica Manojlovic
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Denying Medicaid Crowd-Out Doesn’t Make It Go Away
A White House report claims that Medicaid enrollment gains have not been offset by a decrease in private insurance coverage. They have.
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Liam Sigaud
How Middlemen Undermine Patient-Centered Care
A new study shows that doctors disregard patient-reported outcome measures.
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Elise Amez-Droz
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End of Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment: What Are the Stakes?
Return Medicaid to the intended beneficiaries.
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Kofi Ampaabeng
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