A late October evening in Denver, and a software designer named Marcus sits at his kitchen table scrolling through his… Read more
Category: Healthcare
The Wisdom of the Ward and the Decline of Institutional Memory
There is a county clerk in Wisconsin who can tell you, without looking, which precincts always flip their absentee tallies… Read more
The Battle Over Healthcare Insurance Subsidies
Rep. Jen Kiggans of Virginia is hardly the person you’d expect to be leading the charge to save Obamacare subsidies…. Read more
Three Blueprints for Healing Rural America
The story of rural healthcare in America is always a story of distance. Distance between patients and providers. Distance between… Read more
What Happens When Your 401(k) Speaks Fluent AI
Margaret Chen has spent thirty-two years teaching fourth grade in San Bernardino. She retired last June with a comfortable pension… Read more
Burnout, Boundaries, and the Battle to Balance Care and Career
There’s a woman I know who makes chicken pot pie every Tuesday. Last week, she forgot the chicken. Not because… Read more
Small Towns Deserve More Than Empty Promises
Washington debates often revolve around numbers. Trillions in spending. Billions in cuts. A line item here. A policy adjustment there…. Read more
What Happens When Washington Forgets the Heartland
Every so often, Congress confronts a decision that seems technocratic on the surface but reveals something deeper about our national… Read more
Biosimilars Are the Billion Dollar Solution We Keep Ignoring
The United States pays more for prescription drugs than any other country. That is not a function of better drugs… Read more
Art’s Journey to Wisdom Travels the Path of a Public Good
Modern economies reward efficiency, not reflection. Our institutions—schools, platforms, governments—are calibrated to deliver outcomes, track progress, and benchmark success. In… Read more