The Veterans Community Care Program promised to give vets speedier access to high0quality care. Instead, its care is of lower quality, takes longer and its cost is soaring.
Health Care
Reporting and expert analysis on health care in America: costs, coverage, quality, and the reforms that could make the system work for patients.
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Glenn Youngkin’s Big Fat 15-Week Abortion Ban Belly Flop
The aw-shucks Republican made reproductive rights the issue in Virginia’s statehouse elections and got clobbered, proving his 15-week ban isn’t “a place we can come together.” Here’s why.
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The VA’s Inspector General Must Do More
The Department of Veterans Affairs watchdog does an excellent job scrutinizing the VA’s own care, but it needs to do better inspecting the private providers funded by the cabinet agency.
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As Dementia Cases Soar, Who Will Care for the Caregivers?
A CMS pilot project will test a low-cost way to help families support a suffering loved one. It’s more promising than ultra-expensive drugs that offer little payoff.
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Get On the Bus: Why the Switch to Clean Mass Transit Will Improve Public Health
Turning mass transit green is a great idea, but here’s how public transit systems can make it even better.
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Preventing Veteran Suicides Through Better Data
Veteran suicides are a national crisis, and although Congress has funded programs to prevent these tragedies, it needs to do more to make their findings readily accessible to researchers. Fortunately, there’s a simple fix.
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Expanding Medicaid Coverage to the Incarcerated and Those Recently Released
The bipartisan Reentry Act is smart policy, giving states a powerful tool to reduce the number of drug overdose deaths ravaging the country.
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The New Company Towns
Monopolistic hospital systems now dominate the economies of many cities—and shape public policy far beyond the scope of medicine.
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Private Equity and Its Hospitals
“Safety net hospitals” serve troubled communities like Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Finance companies serve themselves.
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The Sorry State of Maternal Health Care in America—And Signs of Hope
In Mississippi and other red states, Republicans are coming around to expanding Medicaid benefits for new mothers. It’s about time.
