Affordable Care Act Health care & the election: What do voter beliefs say about future health policy?
October 28, 2016 Kim Krisberg

While health policy hasn’t been at the forefront of this year’s presidential election, the next person to sit in the White House could have a transformative effect on health care access, affordability and inequity. Of course, with so many variables in play, it’s hard to predict what either candidate could realistically accomplish on the health care front. However, a new report might provide some insightful clues.

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Food Safety & Nutrition Study finds dozens of health, medical organizations take soda company money
October 19, 2016 Kim Krisberg 1Comment

After years of alarming increases in child and adult obesity and billions spent to treat related medical problems, one might think health organizations and soda companies would be on firmly opposite sides of the fence. But a new study finds that a surprising number of health groups accept soda sponsorship dollars, inadvertently helping to polish the public image of companies that actively lobby against obesity prevention efforts.

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Affordable Care Act Study: Despite ACA’s success, consistent insurance coverage still a problem for many Americans
October 13, 2016 Kim Krisberg

If you look at the numbers, there’s no doubt that the Affordable Care Act is making a positive difference. In fact, just last month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the nation’s uninsured rate had hit a record low. At the same time, the health reform law wasn’t intended as a silver bullet and a number of problems remain. One of those problems is known as “churning.”

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Education Report: Black students, students with disabilities bear brunt of corporal punishment
October 7, 2016 Kim Krisberg 2Comment

Corporal punishment in America’s public schools seems like a relic of the past — a practice we had surely banned long ago. The reality, however, is that it’s perfectly legal to physically discipline students as young as preschoolers in 19 states. And according to a new report, corporal punishment is most often used against black students and students with disabilities.

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Drug Safety Study: U.S. rate of babies born addicted to opioids has doubled
October 4, 2016 Kim Krisberg

By now, the enormity of America’s opioid abuse and overdose epidemic is common knowledge. With 78 Americans dying every day from an opioid overdose and with enough painkillers prescribed to give just about every U.S. adult their own bottle of pills, there’s hardly a community that’s gone untouched by the deadly problem. And a new study reminds us that we’ll be dealing with the aftermath far into the future.

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