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Poverty
A patient care coordinator at AltaMed, speaks to a man during a community outreach on Obamacare.

Claim Denied: U.S. Insurance and Health Equity

Researcher Alex Hoagland discusses the links between race, income, education and claim denials for preventive care

Governance
Nicole Spencer, 24, a medical student who suffers from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), organizes her weekly medication.

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

by Anil Cacodcar

The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue

A patient waits in the emergency room of Klerksdorp Tshepong public district hospital
Governance

South Africa's Health-Care Reform in Limbo Following Election

by Linda Nordling

African National Congress's loss imperils the new National Health Insurance law and its financing of public health care

A pair of elderly couples view the ocean and waves along the beach.
Aging

Rethinking Insurance for an Aging Population

by Maya Fransz-Myers, David Knapp, Jinkook Lee

Instead of patchwork policy and inaction, the United States needs a national program for long-term care

Doctor Li Tongqiang walks along a road through the village of Jianhua.
Poverty

China's Emerging Welfare Crisis

by Yanzhong Huang

Signs are surfacing of an impending crisis in the country's medical insurance system

Delivery worker Devender Singh, who works for Licious, an online meat store, rides his bike on a deserted road, in New Delhi, India, on April 6, 2020.
Poverty

India’s Gig Workers

by Shefali Malhotra

The death of a food delivery boy reveals obstacles in health-care benefits

People wearing face masks as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue outside a government office, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 1, 2021.
Governance

Insuring 100 Million People During COVID-19

by Melanie Coronel Santillan, Reiner Lorenzo J. Tamayo, Merla Rose D. Reyes , Swee Kheng Khor, Katherine Ann V. Reyes

The Philippines' experience

Amy, a two-year-old migrant from Honduras seeking asylum with her parents, crawls on a dirt road after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States in Penitas, Texas, on April 1, 2019. The photo shows a small child craling on the ground near a giant border fence. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Migration

Children of Immigrants and Their Mental Health Needs

by Hannah Todd, Eliza Martin

We should create more comprehensive, accessible, and culturally sensitive initiatives for U.S. children of immigrants

A person walks up a giant LGBTQ+ Pride Flag installed on the steps of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park to celebrate World Pride in New York City on June 14, 2019. Photo shows the legs and feet of someone wearing white pants and white sneakers walking up a wide staircase that fills the frame and is brightly adorned in rainbow hues. This is a striking photo. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Governance

Can the U.S. Be Among the First to Eliminate HIV Transmission?

by Magdalene K. Walters

Will the recently launched “Ready, Set, PrEP” program be a meaningful step toward HIV/AIDS elimination in the U.S.?

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young
Governance

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

by Thomas J. Bollyky, Tara Templin, Simon Wigley

The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system