The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.
Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, the position has been held on an interim basis by Susan Monarez, whom Trump has now nominated to take the job permanently[1] after his first nominee, former Florida...
Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the government – has more than quadrupled[1]. It now accounts for the majority of Medicare enrollment[2].
Employers, including state government agencies, are helping drive this growth in Medicare Advantage sign-ups. The increase in people on Medicare...
A community-led partnership in Colorado designed to negotiate health care prices lowered health care premiums in 2020 and 2021, we find in our new paper in the Journal of Risk and Insurance[1]. The nonprofit organization is called the Peak Health Alliance[2].
As health care premiums continue to rise nationwide[3], many employers have formed so-called purchasing alliances in hopes of collectively reducing health care costs for...