Our Health Policy Matters

You shouldn’t have to worry about anything during vacation season. So this column is my vacation gift to you. It is about all the health policy matters we seem to worry about the least.  I have written close to 150 columns.  If you look down the right side of the page, you will find links to the ten most-read ones.  The subjects won’t surprise you – fairness in mental health treatment, Obamacare and private insurance, and cursed football players lead the way. But do you ever wonder about the columns with the fewest readers? Based solely and unscientifically on my numbers, here are a half dozen or so health policy matters we seem to care about the least. Long Term Care.  Are you worried about continuing high unemployment rates, taxes on small businesses, or another stock market crash ruining your family’s financial security?   If so, you should redirect that worry.  Because US Trust CEO Keith Banks called long term care costs...

You shouldn’t have to worry about anything during vacation season. So this column is my vacation gift to you. It is about all the health policy matters we seem to worry about the least.  I have written close to 150 columns.  If you look down the right side of the page, you will find links to the ten most-read ones.  The subjects won’t surprise you – fairness in mental health treatment, Obamacare and private insurance, and cursed football players lead the way. But do you ever wonder about the columns with the fewest readers? Based solely and unscientifically on my numbers, here are a half dozen or so health policy matters we seem to care about the least. Long Term Care.  Are you worried about continuing high unemployment rates, taxes on small businesses, or another stock market crash ruining your family’s financial security?   If so, you should redirect that worry.  Because US Trust CEO Keith Banks called long term care costs...