Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Mass. Health Reform Is A Model For All States; 'Portable Benefits' Open Health Care To Freelancers
Leaders from the public and private sectors as well as across the political spectrum came together to answer a question that long seemed unthinkable in Washington: Could we make health care coverage a reality for all? (Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and former Gov. Mitt Romney, 4/13)
Millions of American workers are on the verge of winning a massive — but largely unheralded — victory: More and more states are letting the self-employed access health insurance and retirement accounts throughout their careers — something many independent workers don’t have but urgently need. (Jonathan Wolfson, 4/13)
Vinay Prasad’s short yet two-act tenure at the FDA was wild. How does anyone follow him as the new leader of biologics oversight at the agency? (Paul Knoepfler, 4/13)
As a board-certified urologist who specializes in male sexual dysfunction and men’s health, I often find that people can be pretty dismissive of treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED), as though it’s entirely a recreational problem rather than a medical one. Ask people what society should care more about, erectile dysfunction or heart disease, and it’s not hard to guess what their answer will be. (Denise Asafu-Adjei, 4/13)
The study, published in JAMA Network Open, followed thousands of women over the age of 62 and makes clear that even small changes can have a meaningful impact. (Lisa Jarvis, 4/9)