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Multidisciplinary in nature, policy brings public health theory and research into the practical world to influence change and promote solutions toward health.

01.12.2017 President Donald trump looking directly at the camera, pointing at you

Trump, the ACA, and Women’s Health

The health of women in the United States is in the hands of President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

01.10.2017 Hand in a latex glove holding a test tube in a lab

Accelerating 21st Century Cures

Robert K. Coughlin of MassBio on why a new law, commonly referred to as 21st Century Cures, will have real and positive impact.

Guest Author Robert K. Coughlin

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What’s Next for Medicaid?

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

Guest Author Brad Wright

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