healthcare

Alison Bouchard

Aug 250 min read

The Affordable Care Act

Battling the Epidemic of Health Misinformation on Social Media

Ellie Bai

Aug 123 min read

Battling the Epidemic of Health Misinformation on Social Media

Living in the digital era, we are constantly bombarded with an overwhelming amount of information every day, whether we realize it or...

Fostering an Inclusive Healthcare Workforce for Equitable Outcomes

Ellie Bai

Aug 53 min read

Fostering an Inclusive Healthcare Workforce for Equitable Outcomes

The U.S. has been undergoing a rapid transformation, becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse than ever before, with...

Identifying the Challenges and Possibilities in Telemedicine Expansion

Ellie Bai

Jul 107 min read

Identifying the Challenges and Possibilities in Telemedicine Expansion

Big Picture Telemedicine is defined as “the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support...

Final HIPPA Rule for Reproductive Health Care Privacy

Ellie Bai

Jul 10 min read

Final HIPPA Rule for Reproductive Health Care Privacy

Jasmine Rivera

Jun 190 min read

Big Pharma is Predatory

Dystopian Project 2025 is After Women's Rights

Jasmine Rivera

Jun 123 min read

Dystopian Project 2025 is After Women's Rights

Project 2025 is a far-right manifesto backed by former elected officials, world-renowned economists and veterans from four presidential...

Escaping the Poverty Trap: The Role of Healthcare Access

Ellie Bai

Jun 53 min read

Escaping the Poverty Trap: The Role of Healthcare Access

As of 2022, 11.5% of the United States population, or 37.9 million people, are living in poverty. Families experiencing poverty face...

Paving the Path to Health Equity for DACA Recipients

Ellie Bai

May 153 min read

Paving the Path to Health Equity for DACA Recipients

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, established in 2012, was designed to safeguard undocumented immigrants who...

Hot Takes

Apr 61 min read

Healthcare Policy Writer Intern

The Healthcare Policy Writer Intern contributes to ONC’s mission of providing nonpartisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by...

Investing in Healthcare Education: A Pillar of Sustainable Healthcare Systems

Princess Bumagat

Sep 1, 20233 min read

Investing in Healthcare Education: A Pillar of Sustainable Healthcare Systems

Healthcare education is the bedrock of any robust healthcare system. It is the crucible where future healthcare professionals are molded,...

Sophia Welsh

Aug 18, 20231 min read

Medicaid and Medicare

What's the difference?

Amruta Bhir

Aug 9, 20232 min read

U.S. Healthcare Costs and Spending

The U.S. healthcare system is the most expensive in the world. According to a study conducted in 2018, the U.S. spent 16.9% of its GDP on...

Waitlisted: Addressing Our Organ Donor Shortage

Kaia Evulich

Aug 7, 20235 min read

Waitlisted: Addressing Our Organ Donor Shortage

Big Picture: In the United States, there is a severe organ donor crisis. While the demand for organ donations rises alongside the...

Unraveling Pharmaceutical Pricing in America

Princess Bumagat

Jul 22, 20232 min read

Unraveling Pharmaceutical Pricing in America

Soaring medication prices are a massive problem in America.

Siloam Worku

Jul 20, 20234 min read

Racial Disparities in Maternal Health

A 5-point plan that discusses the importance of policy reform within the healthcare sector, specifically maternal racial disparities.

Sahiti Karnati

Jul 19, 20234 min read

Regulating Drug Prices in the U.S.

Big Picture The pharmaceutical industry is a large part of the healthcare and technology sectors. However, prescription drug prices are...

Why Education about Genetic Disorders during NIPT is Essential

Siloam Worku

Jul 2, 20233 min read

Why Education about Genetic Disorders during NIPT is Essential

It's important to implement education about genetic disorders during pre-natal testing to affirm that providers are able to assist families.

Sophia Welsh

May 30, 20231 min read

What is a Copayment? (Sophia Welsh)

This Explainer discusses the meaning of copayments in health plans.

Reducing Uninsurance and Underinsurance in America

Diane Bao

Jun 26, 20224 min read

Reducing Uninsurance and Underinsurance in America

Big Picture Uninsured Americans are those who lack health insurance. Underinsurance, similarly, is inadequate health coverage, often...

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