April is National Minority Health Month, organized under the auspices of the Office of Minority Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is the first in a four-week series of blogs related to issues of health equity.

Actually, he has done no such thing. His willingness to bring the federal government to a grinding halt in order to grandstand on the issue earned him a lot of notoriety. But when it comes to “replace,” the candidate remains vague at best.

As a result of strong consumer advocacy, Massachusetts is now the first state in the nation to take the sensible step of verbally screening all middle and high school students for drug and alcohol problems.

Over the past three years, advocates across the country have celebrated the plummeting number of uninsured people while working to identify and address the remaining challenges and barriers that health care consumers face. While early evidence found  most people who...

The recent rise in opioid use has received attention across the country, as lawmakers, advocates, and public health officials attempt to figure out the best way to address this crisis at the local, state and federal levels. As this issue...

It was a beautiful spring day to be in a conference room, but inside, people’s energy did not wane. I felt like I was in a room of scientists – listening to presentations, brainstorming ideas, evaluating new approaches – all...

Sound and Fury Surrounds Rx Pricing Debate, But What Do They Signify? Sticker shock is continuing to make prescription drug prices a campaign issue, and with changes in benefit design exposing people to more and more cost-sharing, the issue is unlikely to...

This week’s release by the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) of its Report to Congress highlighted the critical importance of Medicaid in the lives of so many low-income Americans. While the report focuses on Medicaid payments to...

The Political Challenge of Reining in Drug Prices The high price of prescription drugs is an issue of great concern to most Americans and has even attracted the attention of presidential candidates from both parties. Although the growth rate was...