Stories About Health & Well-Being
Restoring trust in public health starts with giving people the facts.
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View MoreAmerica has a health problem—and it’s not just about viruses. Chronic illness is skyrocketing, trust in our medical institutions is at an all-time low, and too many public policies put politics before people.
From the food we eat, to the medicine we’re prescribed, to the policies that dictate our children’s school attendance—our health decisions are shaped by a system riddled with perverse incentives, poor transparency, and one-size-fits-all mandates that treat Americans like subjects, not citizens.
Americans deserve a system that’s transparent, accountable, and focused on helping them live longer and healthier lives. That means rooting out the worst actors, fixing incentives so the right thing is also the smart thing, and giving every family the information they need to make the best choices for themselves.
It’s time to rethink public health—and restore trust by remembering who it’s supposed to serve: the people.
Explore Our Voices
Hear from patients and families fighting to take control of their health by navigating a system that pushes one-size-fits-all mandates, hides the real risks, and too often puts politics before people’s well-being.
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Nebraska Moms Take On State’s Restrictive Midwife Policy
The Cornhusker State has one of the nation’s most rigid policies regulating where and…
Profile
This Employer Gave New Moms a Year of Free Diapers, Then He Took His Free-Market Healthcare Model Nationwide
Matt Ohrt discovered that giving his company’s families more choice could dramatically lower healthcare…
Commentary
Melania Trump Wants Women’s Health Taken Seriously—From Infertility To Menopause
Women have spent decades being medically misunderstood. Trump’s latest executive order could help change…
Reports
Four Years After Roe’s End, Alabama’s Pregnancy Centers Have Evolved
Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization landmark decision in 2022,…
Commentary
Documentary
The Limits of Planning: What an Olympic Champion’s IVF Journey Reveals
Kaillie Humphries spent nearly $70,000 on IVF, but lower fertility-drug prices through TrumpRx could…
Commentary
Documentary
America’s Elders Need Community, Not Bureaucracy
America’s aging population needs more care, but another federal entitlement won’t solve the loneliness…
Profile
Why This Wisconsin Physical Therapist Bucked the Insurance Industry
After losing money in the insurance-based system, physical therapist Amie Rybacki changed to a…
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This Podiatrist Left the Healthcare System to Reclaim Her Freedom and Better Serve Her Patients
After the Affordable Care Act passed in 2013, podiatrist Dr. Grace Torres-Hodges decided to…
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‘I’m Not a Referral Widget’: Why One Doctor Walked Away From Traditional Medicine
Burnout from thousands of patients and impossible workloads pushed this family physician to the…
Your Voices
“This is new in a sense, but it’s really just relationship-oriented care…”
“If you want a thriving community, you’ve got to have a thriving family…”
“I just need someone to make sure I’m still alive…”
“There are some people who are thinking and working outside the box…”
“Direct care basically is me working directly with you, my patient…”
“I believe I’m helping to restore the reputation of physicians…”
“Infertility is nothing to be embarrassed about, and as a woman, it does not make you less of a woman…”
“We’re currently in a full-on agrarian collapse…”
“I didn’t look at it as though it would be a sacrifice…”
“There are many, many people like me who are doing this for a family member…”
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