It may sound stupid and naive to say this, but regardless of today’s vote to go ahead and build a mammoth new mental health facility, the balance of moral force has finally shifted in LA County. Yes, a majority of the five county supervisors (Barger, Hahn, and Ridley Thomas) voted for their last-minute and ill-thought […]
What Not to Do in Addressing the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Challenge
Slow Growth in Medicare and Medicaid Spending Per Enrollee Has Implications for Policy Debates
Since 2006, national health expenditure (NHE) growth has been slow relative to historic growth rates. Annual spending growth between 2006 and 2017 averaged 5.2 percent for Medicare, 6 percent for Medicaid, and 4.4 percent for private health insurance. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) project much faster growth in Medicare and Medicaid spending […]
New Study: You Don’t Have to Choose Between ‘Populism’ and ‘Identity’
Since the 2016 election, there’s been a sprawling debate within the left over whether Democrats should abandon “identity politics” and focus instead on a forward-leaning message centered on economic populism. (Social identity is a central influence on everyone’s political choices, so when we talk about “identity politics” in this context, we really mean identity politics […]
42% of New Cancer Patients Lose Their Life Savings
62 percent of cancer patients report being in debt due to their treatment. 55 percent accrue at least $10,000 in debt, while 3 percent file for bankruptcy. Cancer costs exceed $80 billion in America each year. Rebecca Meyer was diagnosed with glioblastoma when she was 5 years old. She fought bravely for 10 months before […]
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