Commentaries

Policy On June 18, 1914, a lone assassin from Bosnia shot and killed Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand and his wife… Read More

Outcomes Maybe it’s me. Maybe it’s because I turn 65 next month and will officially enter the demographic of… Read More

System Dynamics I’ve spent a lot of time in hospital emergency rooms lately. (I still say emergency rooms, not “emergency… Read More

Outcomes Amid much fanfare, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Feb. 26, 2025, that the state of Illinois would cancel… Read More

Outcomes Multiple media outlets, led by the investigative reporting of Bob Herman and Casey Ross at Stat, along with a report from the… Read More

Outcomes Medical injuries are the third leading cause of death in the United States. The importance of this underrecognized… Read More

Policy 4sight Health’s David W. Johnson says third-party payments create inefficiencies, increase costs, and prioritize providers’ incentives over value-driven… Read More

System Dynamics Ask anyone: Health insurance sucks. It’s complicated to understand, there’s no price transparency, it’s extremely expensive and it… Read More

Outcomes Misdiagnosis leads to an estimated 371,000 deaths and 424,000 permanent disabilities in this country each year. I believe… Read More