Category: Health Policy
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Family Values Mean Valuing Families
The plight of thousands of migrant children separated from their parents has dominated recent media cycles, capturing the country’s outrage over a fundamental challenge…
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The Winners and Losers of Our Health Care System
A 9-year-old son having trouble breathing in the middle of the night. A husband who has a seizure. A teenage daughter who shuts herself…
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The “Hungry Tapeworm” in the American Economy
On January 30th three leading companies – Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. – announced they will join forces to form a…
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Our Alarming Mortality Rates Demand a Stronger Safety Net and a Long-Term Plan
Our recent release of research on white mortality in Missouri should be a wake-up call for the state. The findings of increased mortality over…
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White Mortality Report for Missouri Shows Stark Reversal in Long-Term Trends
A new report titled “Why Are Death Rates Rising Among Whites in Missouri?” has put the spotlight on a disturbing trend in life expectancies…
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Why Isn’t Health a Greater Priority in Missouri?
United Health Foundation’s latest America’s Health Rankings of states came out this week, and as the leader of a health-focused foundation in Missouri, I…
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Affirming Our Social Compact: A Step Toward Fixing Our Fraying Safety Net
We live in unusually contentious times in our country. Our fundamental social compact – the mutually beneficial agreement on how we will live and…
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Healing America’s Health Care System: What now?
In previous posts, I’ve discussed why the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is the wrong medicine and explored the right medicine – universal, affordable…
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The Right Medicine for American Health Care
In a previous post, a diagnosis of American health care ills revealed that – for various reasons – the American Health Care Act is…
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Why the American Health Care Act is the Wrong Medicine
American health care is sick. It is a big, complicated, vitally important part of American society – it is woven into our culture, our…
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Making Sense of Public Statements: Universal Access to Coverage
As news reports attempt to keep up with the fast-paced developments in ideas for fundamentally changing the nation’s health insurance infrastructure for low-and moderate-income…
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Health in Rural Communities: Invisible in national health reform?
Recently I met with community health leaders in three Missouri communities – Kirksville, Unionville, and Hannibal. In wide-ranging discussions on the state of health…