A VA Medical Center Meltdown
Persistent maintenance and staffing issues at a D.C.-based center reveal bigger problems with the VA health system.
The Big Beautiful Bill’s Market-Based Health Care Delusion
The Rural Health Transformation Program is not simply a grant program. It is leverage.
A Stunning Shift in Public Opinion Post-Dobbs
Political scientists Laurel Elder and Steven Greene explore the dramatic evolution of Americans’ views on abortion.
How Donald Trump Created the Worst Diarrhea Outbreak This Century
One hopes that the voting public is learning a hard—or I should say watery—lesson about how important good government is.
Trump Funding Cuts Endangering City and Rural Hospitals Alike
Trump's funding cuts are impacting rural and metropolitan hospitals alike, according to a report that illustrates the nationwide damage the…
Which Veterans on the Ballot Defend VA Health Care?
It’s become a perennial trend: Democratic candidates who served in the military are wooing voters by presenting themselves as tougher,…
Appeasing Trump Is a Futile Sugar High
“From their perspective, anyone who has done DEI research or continues to do it is almost doing something illegal.”
VA Ignores Veteran Suicides in Private Facilities
Veterans die by suicide at a rate 50 percent higher than nonveterans—and nearly two-thirds of those deaths occur among men…
Public-Health Officials Cross Their Fingers During World Cup
With fans gathering in stadiums and at watch parties, the games could be an incubator for highly contagious respiratory diseases…
Military Families Are Going Hungry—and the Numbers Don’t Yet Reflect the War
Military families are experiencing a sharp rise in food insecurity, driven largely by the rising cost of groceries.