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12.19.2016 Red, yellow and blue Lego blocks on a green Lego block platform

What’s Next for Medicaid?

Brad Wright discusses four possibilities for the future of Medicaid under the Trump administration.

Guest Author Brad Wright

12.15.2016 a wall with a red ribbon and a sign

No HIV-Positive MSM in Screening

In part four of PHP's series on LGBT health in Senegal, Association Prudence connects key populations to LGBT-friendly health services for testing and helps to refer HIV-positive MSM for treatment.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

12.13.2016 A man in a red shirt with "Political Activist" on the back, holding a yellow Don't Tread on Me Tea Party flag

Lessons from the Tea Party

Supporters of the ACA should look to an uncomfortable place for ideas on how proceed over the next few years: the Tea Party. Here are 7 lessons from my 200+ interviews with policymakers and Tea Party activists.

Editor David K. Jones

12.12.2016 a graph of health care and social care

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The Public Health Spending Mismatch

We are spending more on medical, curative care, but far less than other nations on building the conditions that make people healthy.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

12.09.2016 Closeup of a child's mouth with a loose tooth

Should School Kids Have Gum Breaks?

Chewing gum has been treated like candy for so long that parents, teachers, and schools may struggle to accept my recommendation: kids should have three gum-breaks a day in school.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

12.08.2016 Photo of a painted wall mural in Senegal saying "Stop SIDA"

Campaigns Offer a Healthy Way Out for Senegalese MSM

In part three of PHP's series on LGBT health in Senegal, an NGO assists Senegalese MSM via three education campaigns that emphasize sexual and reproductive health and harm reduction.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

12.02.2016 Empty black and white legislative chamber at the Illinois state capitol

Public Health without a Budget: Budget Crisis in Illinois

Illinois gained notoriety as the only state in the US to spend 2016 without a state budget and the first state to go a year without a budget in close to a century.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

11.30.2016 The word "thinktank" with a cloud bubble graphic

Do Think Tanks Matter? Think again.

Reports or policy analysis from think tanks are covered by mainstream media, yet may hit a brick wall in government when confronted by skeptical policy professionals.

Guest Author Carey Doberstein

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