Few foresaw the direction that the Supreme Court would take the decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as PPACA or Obamacare. Immediately after the decision, public focus was still on the retention of the individual mandate. Though the Court’s change in the Medicaid expansion was unexpected, Health and Human Services [...]

As I write this, a single piece of legislation with the greatest potential to improve America’s health sits in limbo in our nation’s capital. As soon as a few weeks from today, the government will release its final decision on a bill with roots in the beginning of the 20th century. Contrary to popular opinion, [...]

The so-called “choices” that people make about movement– how they get to where they’re going, and whether they bike, walk, ride, or drive there– are never merely individual decisions. Rather, these decisions are often the result of how the cities we live in have been mapped and planned over time. Los Angeles, for example, is [...]

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined hands with LA City Council President Eric Garcetti and City Librarian Martín Gómez to launch the first day of Monday service in the city’s 73 libraries today. The Mayor, who said his mother sent him to the library after school while he was growing up, explained, “I know the positive role [...]

A new study analyzing the impact of Medicaid shows that those who register with the program have better overall health and financial security. The first of its kind, the findings are based on a rigorously controlled assessment that uses a design similar to those used to test new drugs. While the findings may seem obvious [...]