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Opinions Plus By Krishanu Saha

A Biden-Harris Biomanufacturing Initiative could increase supplies of vaccines, therapeutics in one fell swoop

Politics By Rachel Cohrs

Senate reaches deal to extend Medicare pay bump for health care providers through 2021

Health By Dalia Faheid

Undocumented immigrants sought far less health care after Trump launched his campaign, new study shows 

First Opinion By Nathaniel Hupert, Michael G. Klein, and John A. ("Jack") Muckstadt

Operations research advice for Covid-19 vaccination planners: think bigger, move faster

First Opinion By Jason Karlawish

The long, exhausting reach of dementia care

First Opinion By Clifford M. Marks

Make residency — and health care — more equitable by scrapping The Match

First Opinion By Chandra Bozelko

Prisons are long-term care facilities. So why don’t inmates get priority for Covid-19 vaccination?

Politics By Rachel Cohrs

Xavier Becerra’s 4 most urgent challenges as Biden’s HHS secretary

Politics By Lev Facher

The White House is set to unveil a wide-reaching, billion-dollar campaign aimed at convincing every American to get vaccinated

Politics By Nicholas Florko

Bipartisan group of former FDA commissioners pushes for strong tobacco regulation

First Opinion By Matthew Lane

Choosing the right director for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can help lower drug prices

First Opinion By Jacob S. Sherkow

Reining in drug patents isn’t a silver bullet against high drug prices

First Opinion By Steve Cohen

Instead of prior authorization, insurers should go back to the old ‘pay-and-chase’ model

First Opinion By Lynn Wang

Barriers keep many primary care practices from vaccinating seniors

First Opinion By Andy Harris, Greg Murphy, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Don’t let bureaucracy constrict the supply of Covid-19 vaccines

First Opinion By Marian W. Wentworth

Covid-19 could bring a new era of public health leadership. But will it?

Opinions Plus By Darius Lakdawalla, Peter Neumann, and Gail Wilensky

Create a U.S. Institute of Health Technology Assessment to preserve innovation and control costs