Health Care

While debates about financial inequality generally focus on individual earnings and wealth, a new study suggests the value of public health insurance should be considered when examining the distribution of income in the United States.

Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, discussed media coverage of the Affordable Care Act and what’s next for health care policy in a March 29 talk at the Shorenstein Center.

When cancer is caught early, it is easier and cheaper to treat. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, sought to help Americans catch the disease early by requiring insurers to pay for some types of preventative care as well as an annual checkup.

U.S. emergency rooms are failing to identify elder abuse, a new study suggests.

From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Daniel T. Lichter, Cornell University, and Scott R. Sanders, Brigham Young University

From the Scholars Strategy Network, written by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez and Theda Skocpol of Harvard University. Edited for Journalist’s Resource.