HHS

Expert Officers Under Political Supervision

Expert Officers Under Political Supervision

The Supreme Court validates political control over public health decisions.

The Price of Preserving Preventive Services Coverage

The Price of Preserving Preventive Services Coverage

The Supreme Court preserves preventive services coverage but emboldens the HHS Secretary.

How We Subsidize Care for Low-Income People

How We Subsidize Care for Low-Income People

A Supreme Court decision reveals flaws in how we pay safety-net hospitals—and why reform is overdue.

Making Drugs Affordable Through Personal Importation

Making Drugs Affordable Through Personal Importation

Personal importation is the fastest route to “most-favored-nation” drug pricing.

Tackling America’s High Drug Prices

Tackling America’s High Drug Prices

Scholars discuss policy approaches to lowering the price of prescription drugs.

What You Do Not Know Can Hurt You and Others

What You Do Not Know Can Hurt You and Others

Federal agencies under President Trump will harm public health by hiding information from the public.

Regulating Health Care Plan Fiduciaries

Regulating Health Care Plan Fiduciaries

Scholars argue that the Department of Labor should exercise its overlooked authority to regulate health care plan fiduciaries.

Correcting the Common Sense of “Biological Sex”

Correcting the Common Sense of “Biological Sex”

The Trump Administration’s definition of biological sex does not accurately reflect modern science.

A Loss for Public Participation

A Loss for Public Participation

HHS’s reversal of its Nixon-era policy will reduce valuable public participation in rulemakings.

Administrative Changes that Decrease Transparency at HHS

Administrative Changes that Decrease Transparency at HHS

Recent actions by HHS undermine the promises of transparency made by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Biden Administration Closes With a Call for New Warning About Alcohol

Biden Administration Closes With a Call for New Warning About Alcohol

The Biden Administration’s Surgeon General cited “strong association” between drinking and increased cancer risk regardless of alcohol type.

Reforming Digital Access to Opioid Addiction Medication

Reforming Digital Access to Opioid Addiction Medication

Scholar argues for tele-prescription reforms that can increase patient access to necessary controlled substances.