A multidisciplinary journal of population health and health policy
Howard Markel
Editor-in-Chief
Christopher F. Koller
Publisher
Tara Strome
Assistant Managing Editor
2-year Impact Factor: 4.897
Journal Citation Reports® 2016 Rankings: 3/77 (Health Policy & Services); 7/89 (Health Care Sciences & Services)
5-year Impact Factor: 6.991
September 2017
From the Editor-in-Chief
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Epic Failure
The right to good, effective, and ethical health care for all Americans, be it in the form of Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, or the end stage renal disease program, needs to be appropriately nurtured, measured, evaluated, and funded rather than toyed with like a football in misguided games of political sabotage and free market capitalism. That is what the American people are entitled to, no more, but certainly no less. Read more
The Op-Eds
Our op-ed section features some of the best minds currently working to improve the public’s health.
- : The World Health Organization’s Ninth Director-General: The Leadership of Tedros Adhanom
- : The Economics and Politics of the American Health Care Act
- : In Defense of the Independent Payment Advisory Board
- : Lavatories of Democracy? Health Reform and Federalism in the Trump Era
- : Public Health Bundles
- : Will Republicans Abandon Child Health?
- : Sophie’s Choice on the Nation’s Health
- : An Unhealthy Mismatch
- : Fifty-two Years Later, We Are Still Arguing About LBJ’s Promise
Original Investigation
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Featured Article
Consumers’ Response to an On-Shelf Nutrition Labelling System in Supermarkets: Evidence to Inform Policy and Practice
Does nutrition labelling on the grocery store shelf help consumers make healthier food choices? Researchers looked at aggregated supermarket transaction data in three supermarket chains in Ontario and conducted exit interviews with shoppers from both intervention and control supermarkets to assess shoppers’ attitudes toward labelling. They found shoppers made small but significant shifts toward purchasing food with higher nutritional ratings, including foods with slightly less trans fat and sugar and more fiber and omega-3 fatty acids. Read more
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Software-Related Recalls of Health Information Technology and Other Medical Devices: Implications for FDA Regulation of Digital Health
Medical software has become an increasingly critical component of health care, yet the regulatory landscape for digital health is inconsistent and controversial. Researchers used FDA databases to identify all medical devices that were recalled from 2011 through 2015 primarily because of software defects. They have found that software problems in medical devices are not rare and have the potential to negatively influence medical care Read more
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Comparing Generic Drug Markets in Europe and the United States: Prices, Volumes, and Spending
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Strengthening Multipayer Collaboration: Lessons From the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative
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Crisis and Change: The Making of a French FDA
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