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These drugs have a lot of promise. They could fix sleep apnea and ... American health insurance? (10/15)

If Congress wants to fix the problem, it should reform the No Surprises Act. (Jackson Hammond and Brian Blase, 10/15)

I have spent my career studying nurses and why that workforce so often fails the people it is meant to serve. But my understanding of the system changed deeply the day my daughter died. (Lynne S. Moronski, 10/15)

Shira Fischer, a physician who works in health policy in Boston, sought a speech pathologist for her child in 2022, when virtual appointments became the norm because of Covid-19. “I read their consent and they said they were going to record and use [our appointment] for training,” she said. “And I said, no, my kid has a lisp. The last thing she wants is videos of her lisping to be used for training for who knows how long and who knows what database.” (Alex Rosenblat, 10/15)

California is making a significant investment in behavioral health, and that investment is urgently needed. But if we want to see lasting change, we have to look beyond the buildings being funded and ask a more fundamental question: Where does a person go when they need help today? (Lois Cross, 10/14)