Public health agencies need to make menthol smokers, Black and white, aware of safer alternatives. Anything less isn’t social justice.
Health Care
Biden’s Pivot on Drug Price Controls
The president abandons the long-held view that innovation requires high prices.
How Mistreating Nursing Home Staff Helped Spread Covid-19
Poorly paid direct care workers with multiple jobs who can’t afford sick leave spread the pandemic to the most vulnerable. Here’s how we can do better.
My Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Was Canceled. How Mad Should I Be?
Part of me gets the need to balance risk. Part of me wants to scream.
The FDA Cut Off Covid Vaccine Testing. That Was a Really Bad Idea.
The shots are saving lives, but we don’t know their long-term effects thanks to an agency that often answers to industry instead of the public.
The Nation’s Capital Can’t Vaccinate Its Residents
Every metric puts D.C. one or two notches up from dead last. Even Mississippi does it better. Why isn’t this a bigger story?
Obamacare and Its Enemies
An insightful new history of the Affordable Care Act—and the fight to save it—points to a difficult road ahead for insuring Americans.
The Case for Helping the World Get Vaccinated
Our economy and health depends on getting poorer countries access to vaccines. Fortunately, there are ways to do that. Here’s how.
Denis McDonough’s Last Chance to Fix the Department of Veterans Affairs
The slow march to the privatization of veterans’ care began on McDonough’s watch. As Biden’s VA Secretary, can he turn back the clock?
The New Surprise Billing Law Is an Imperfect Win
The fix will help many consumers. But the details show just how hard bigger reform will be.
