US needs to find outbreaks before patients do
The cyclospora outbreak reveals a public health system that often detects threats only after people are already ill.
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Dr. Ashish Jha unpacks the key issues influencing your health right now, guiding you through this moment in personal and public health.
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America’s health care boom: More administrators, fewer doctors
Celebrating this job growth hides an expensive administrative bloat.
Building resilience to the effects of climate change: My time at the Vatican
I had the great honor earlier last month to join colleagues from around the world at the Vatican, advising the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on building resilience to the effects of climate change.
Drug prices in US are too high. Here’s how to lower them.
The gap between US drug prices and those abroad is not a market outcome — it is the result of deliberate political and regulatory choices.
The system didn’t catch the hantavirus threat. Biology saved us.
The cruise ship outbreak reveals how vulnerable the United States remains to infectious diseases despite lessons from COVID.
Discussing the hantavirus outbreak on PBS NewsHour
You have probably been reading about the hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius — with 9 confirmed cases and three deaths.
To lower health care costs, fix who does the work
Letting nurses, pharmacists, and AI handle routine care could make the system cheaper and more efficient.
Health insurance isn’t containing costs. It’s fueling them.
High deductibles and flawed incentives are pushing prices higher while leaving patients less protected.
AI didn't replace me as a doctor. It made me better.
My op-ed in The Washington Post on how AI enhanced my medical training and judgement
To lower health care costs, cut the paperwork
Prior authorization has become a barrier to care rather than a safeguard against excess.
How to fix America's relationship with healthcare
My talk with The Washington Post’s Megan McArdle on high healthcare costs and what we can do about them.
The U.S. needs to be worried about Iranian biological materials
A pathogen released intentionally or accidentally could be worse than Covid-19
How to make value-based care work better
Value-based care works when physicians lead and take real accountability.
When markets fail, prices need guardrails
$22,000 for a $11,000 surgery? No excuses—just market power. Cap the price.
End the policies that protect hospital monopolies
From payment distortions to certificate-of-need laws, government rules often reward consolidation and block new entrants. Reforming them would spur competition and lower costs.
Competition and health care: Bigger isn’t always better
Bigger health systems promised efficiency. Instead, they delivered higher prices and fewer options for patients.
We are fighting the wrong war on healthcare.
Washington keeps arguing over who should pay the bill while ignoring what’s driving costs in the first place — a policy failure decades in the making.
Three things in public health to be thankful for
As this tumultuous year draws to a close — and especially during this season of thanksgiving — it’s important to recognize the contributions that deserve gratitude.
Can Caffeine Stunt Your Growth?
Short answer: No.
Are Carrots Good for your Eyesight?
I’m sure a lot of you have been told this in your childhood.