Today on TAP: Despite efforts by British Conservative governments to strangle it, the National Health Service remains a jewel of fair and efficient socialized medicine.
Health & Social Policy
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Big Pharma Rigged the Patent System
Drug patents are supposed to expire in 20 years. Thanks to legal trickery, though, it usually takes a lot longer than that.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Looming Child Care Cliff
In 2021, Congress issued grants to stabilize the child care system. Now the money is about to run out.
Posted inBooks
Days of Plunder
Two new books call ‘private equity’ what it actually is, but neither offers much hope for emancipation from our eternal hostile takeover.
Posted inEconomic Policy
CBO’s Claim on SNAP Work Requirements Is Highly Suspect
Advocates question whether new enrollees will pour into the food assistance program, given bureaucratic barriers and no additional resources for caseworkers and agencies.
Posted inWorking in America
Unions Pursue Monopsony Case Against Pennsylvania Hospital Network
The case against UPMC could serve as a model for labor-related antitrust enforcement.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Hospitals’ Bid for Quick Cash Leaves Patients Worse Off
Medical credit cards shift the burden of medical financing onto unsuspecting consumers who could have qualified for other means of payment.
Posted inBooks
It Takes a Village for Elder Care, Too
The toll that caring for aging parents takes on their children can be allayed only by expanding our caring networks.
Posted inPodcasts
The Rise of Italian Post-Fascism
Historian David Broder talks about the roots and career of Giorgia Meloni.
