Viewpoints: Red Tape Is Killing Rural Health Care; High-Deductible Plans Make Health Care Inaccessible
Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.
Rural America is running out of doctors. According to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, 43 million Americans now live in rural communities facing a shortage of primary care providers. (Sally C. Pipes, 1/22)
Patients end up forgoing care or shouldering the burden of their health costs under high-deductible health plans. (Amy Caggiula, 1/23)
The new guidelines spearheaded by RFK Jr. go so far as to promote beef tallow despite risks caused by saturated fats. (Gene Baur, 1/21)
One of the most effective ways we can increase vaccine participation is to develop painless, no-needle versions of injected vaccines. (W. Ian Lipkin and Baruch Fischhoff, 1/20)
The age-old question is whether transgender women, biological males who identify as women, should be allowed to compete in women’s sports, where they can shatter records, outperform female athletes and in some cases cause physical injury. That question has now reached the Supreme Court. (Armstrong Williams, 1/21)
