Are Older Adults Being Protected?
Experts offer analysis and policy ideas to promote the independence and well-being of older adults.
State Failures to Survey Nursing Homes
A report recommends ways CMS can address the states’ failures to meet nursing home survey requirements.
Will Deregulation in Health Care Become the New Normal?
The Trump Administration’s deregulatory response to COVID-19 is temporary and will not have a lasting impact on U.S. health care.
Promoting Primary Care in Medicine
Experts suggest changing Medicare’s payment structure to encourage physicians to pursue primary care specialties.
Modernizing the Human Subjects Regulations
Given its importance in scientific development, human subjects research requires close regulatory attention.
Prescription Drug Affordability
The court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act may get in the way of making drugs affordable.
Addressing the Constitutionality of Federal Quarantine Rules
Scholars say constitutionally shaky infectious disease regulations must yield to better prevention programs.
Should the Federal Government Allow States to Require Medicaid Recipients to Work?
A federal judge strikes a blow to two states’ Medicaid work requirements.
Judge Suspends Rules Expanding Exemptions to the Contraceptive Mandate
National injunction stops corporations from claiming religious or moral exemptions to birth control coverage.
Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions
States should shift incentives to reduce nonmedical exemptions while respecting the choice not to vaccinate.
Can the Law Accommodate Recognizing Nonbinary Individuals?
Scholar urges new regulatory frameworks for recognizing nonbinary individuals under the law.
New Approach to Affordable Care Act Waivers Causes Controversy
The Trump Administration encourages states to use “innovation waivers” to find new ways to lower costs.