I’ve spent far too much time over these past months trying to understand why the current administration does not seem to understand (or care about?) […]
2017’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care
The following are responses I wrote as part of an article on children’s health care by Richie Bernardo in WalletHub, April 2014. The article includes […]
Repeal and Replace is a Women’s Issue
The Republican plan to eliminate or change substantial portions of the Affordable Care Act is likely to have a disproportionately deleterious impact on women. This […]
Uninsured in Texas, Then and Now
In previous posts, I shared stories of Americans who had been uninsured when I first met them a decade ago and who, in the wake […]
Uninsured in Idaho: Policy Brief
This brief is offered as a contribution to current deliberations regarding Medicaid expansion and healthcare reform in the Idaho state legislature. Idaho, like many other […]
The State(s) of the Affordable Care Act
A decade ago I traveled to the Mississippi Delta, Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, the rust belt of Illinois, the mountains of northern Idaho and the […]
Penny and Pound Foolish: Governor Baker’s MassHealth Savings Plan
After running on a campaign of new and smart ways to reduce government spending, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) has proposed budget cuts for fiscal […]
Health Insurance Roulette: The House Always Wins
“As Profits Roll In, Aetna To Expand On Obamacare Exchange In 2015” “The Obama administration issued rules to allow for a taxpayer-funded insurer bailout.” According to […]
An Open Letter to Robert McDonald
In response to reports of long-waiting lists, cover-ups and a toxic culture at the Veterans Administration, President Obama nominated Robert McDonald to head the VA. […]
What Pennsatucky’s Teeth Tell Us About Class in America
Author’s note: Friends and colleagues who know that I’ve spent most of the past decade working closely with criminalized women have asked me what I […]