Research from the Shift Project at Harvard Kennedy School shows that service sector workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced economic insecurity and saw their health and well-being suffer—from declining sleep quality and happiness to greater psychological distress.
Disparities between Black and White Americans in health care coverage and health outcomes are pervasive in the United States.
Many government social insurance policies have low take-up.
The next U.S. president will inherit multiple epidemics with inequitably distributed effects. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are likely to take divergent policy approaches to addressing these crises.
Medicare Part D does not allow plans to exclude drugs in six protected classes from their formularies, which may limit plans’ ability to negotiate rebates and lead to higher spending.
Get smart & reliable public policy insights right in your inbox.
