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How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States
With scientific advances, Medicaid expansion, and political consensus on the importance of improving mental health, the time is ripe for transforming the U.S. mental health system. This will mean structural reforms that address patients' challenges in finding, accessing, and receiving high-quality and timely care.
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Domestic Terrorism
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Statement by Michael D. Rich on the U.S. Capitol Siege
The audacity of the rioters at the U.S. Capitol and the violence they perpetrated should have no place in the political process, although tragically, and all too often, violence finds its home in the United States.
Health Information Privacy
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Are We Ready for the Internet of Bodies?
Any device can be hacked, including one inside the human body. We need to think through the privacy and security implications of devices that live with us. But we should also consider the life-changing, life-saving potential of technologies that know us inside and out.
Telemedicine
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Patients Log On to See Their Own Doctors During the Pandemic
Telehealth use skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can this form of high quality, low cost care be maintained post–COVID-19? As discussion of postpandemic policies begins, what we've learned from patients' use of telehealth will provide valuable guidance.
Health Care Costs
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The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and nearly a quarter of them use insulin to manage their symptoms and prevent life-threatening complications. The price they have to pay for insulin is more than ten times higher than the average prices in 32 other countries combined.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND
RAND research and expertise can inform immediate policy responses to address the disastrous effects of COVID-19—and help aid in recovery long after the disease stops spreading.
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Allies Growing Closer: Japan-Europe Security Ties in the Age of Strategic Competition
Some of America's strongest allies are its European partners and Japan. In an age of growing strategic competition, how are these allies cooperating with one another? And how might these partnerships affect the United States?
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Family Caregivers Should Be Integrated into the Health Care Team
The pandemic has changed health care practices such as shorter hospital stays and more frequent management of chronic illnesses at home. This has shifted the responsibility for many medical tasks to family caregivers. They have become frontline workers and should be treated as members of the patient's health care team.
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What Does Vietnam Want from the United States in the South China Sea?
Over the last few years, tensions between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea have remained high. While the Biden administration is likely to continue positive momentum in bilateral ties, it is less clear what specifically Hanoi seeks from Washington to help it effectively deter Beijing.

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How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States

Statement by Michael D. Rich on the U.S. Capitol Siege

Are We Ready for the Internet of Bodies?

Patients Log On to See Their Own Doctors During the Pandemic

The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families

COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND

Allies Growing Closer: Japan-Europe Security Ties in the Age of Strategic Competition

Family Caregivers Should Be Integrated into the Health Care Team

What Does Vietnam Want from the United States in the South China Sea?

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Was Unemployment Insurance Designed to Exclude Black Workers?

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