Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One-half said they weren’t confident in their ability to afford health insurance in or near retirement. Two-thirds of these folks were concerned about potential future changes to their health insurance coverage with changes in federal policies — that is, worries about national health care reform.

Health Insurance 109

Health Insurance Health Care Reform Federal Policy Medicare 109

Bill of Health

JANUARY 12, 2024

Far too often, the public health imperative of harm reduction is blocked by federal policy, state laws, and other structural barriers anchored in the “war on drugs” that reduce the effectiveness of harm reduction efforts.

Governance 182

Governance Public Health Federal Policy Health Care Access 182

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Yet, these laws have no federal alternative if states fail or if implementation is otherwise thwarted, say, by court order. Without a federal fallback, federal money cannot reach the residents of that state and the federal policy accompanying it will not occur.

Public Health 246

Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 246

Bill of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

Evaluating the possibility of conditional spending in the health space, Eloise Paschoff writes that “the scope of Congress’s power under the Spending Clause has remained extremely broad [after NFIB ].” What Would the “Thomas Court” Say?

Licensing 130

Licensing Telemedicine Governance Federal Policy 130

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Most crucially, the federal policy response created conditions in which states could implement universal SARS-CoV-2 mitigation measures (e.g., They allowed furloughed workers to, in most cases, earn more on unemployment than they had on the job. They allowed people to stay home when sick, protecting their coworkers.

COVID-19 354

COVID-19 Public Health Federal Policy Medicaid 354