Graph showing baby boomers turning age 65 between 2012 and 2028.

Aging and Technology: Keeping lives intact

Advances in science and technology hold much promise for helping seniors prepare and remain healthy and vibrant in retirement. 2016 recommendations from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) include: remote patient monitoring,…

American Healthcare History and Financing

Yesterday Yvonne saw Understanding the Healthcare Law, a great presentation by Dr. James Rohack on Health System Reform. Rohack is a practicing cardiologist and Director of Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy. He is also a…

Public Investment in a Healthy, Skilled and Productive Workforce

Public Investments in Health

Today’s post is based on a Robert Reich video about Public Investments being the biggest deficit you’ve never heard of. While he describes the need to invest in infrastructure and basic research, this short post extends…