Health

Scholars urge regulators to help level the playing field in contracting between health plans and hospitals.

States should shift incentives to reduce nonmedical exemptions while respecting the choice not to vaccinate.

The Trump Administration encourages states to use “innovation waivers” to find new ways to lower costs.

Regulation of marijuana has been based on a false distinction for almost a century.

HIPAA does not stop health care providers from disclosing patient information to provide better care.

The Right to Try Act represents an important step toward helping dying patients with little recourse.

Scholars argue that OSHA could make the “workplace” for professional football players safer.

A proposed requirement to display drug list prices in advertisements draws controversy.

Given the dangers of gun ownership, the firearms industry should be subject to warning label requirements.

Attempts to regulate “assault weapons” will be futile as long as the term lacks a clear definition.

An economic approach more fully captures the cost of gun violence than a public health approach.

Lack of quality data hinders policymakers’ ability to create effective gun regulation.