Can Medicaid solve the “Minnesota Paradox?”
The state is one of the best places to live in terms of education, health, and quality of life—unless you’re Black. Minnesota Medicaid is trying to change that.
Policy & Practice
North Carolina’s radical Medicaid reinvention
Eighty percent of what affects our health happens outside of a medical setting. The state is investing $650 million to address the social drivers of health.
The free school lunch paradox
Studies from around the world show U.S.-supported free school meals improve health, education, and economic development. So why are they at risk of cuts back home?
“Ultra-Processed People” hopes to disgust Americans into dumping poor diets
British physician Chris van Tulleken argues ultra-processed foods have negative long-term effects on our health.
Here’s why police drug busts don’t work
Study finds overdose rates doubled in neighborhoods following police raids. Disruptions to safer drug supply lines could play a role.
Patients with substance use disorders need care, not coercion
Forced treatment doesn't work. It's time for health leaders to invest in better alternatives.
“Wonder Drug” draws back the veil on thalidomide’s hidden American victims
Jennifer Vanderbes's new book reexamines a dangerous drug's impact in the U.S.
AI is already tracking the next pandemic
The technology was in development long before COVID-19, but the pandemic spurred a surge of interest.
We can help 5 million kids keep their health insurance—here’s how.
Kids are healthier when their parents are insured, too. Here's how we can keep more kids and families covered as pandemic-era Medicaid coverage ends.
Hope, headaches, and public health politics
Health outcomes can be traced back to politics and policies. In a polarizing world, will we have the courage to make decisions in the public’s interest?