Provides several methods for computing the Quantile Treatment Effect (QTE) and Quantile Treatment Effect on the Treated (QTT). The main cases covered are (i) treatment is randomly assigned, (ii) treat...

This cohort study reports on whether Medicare Advantage, compared with original Medicare, is associated with better outcomes for type 2 diabetes.

If the relevant question is how to obtain the greatest health value for the money spent, a cost-effectiveness analysis or cost-benefit analysis is more suitable than return on investment.

Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State

Difference-in-differences (DID) is popular because it can allow for unmeasured confounding when the key assumption of parallel trends holds. However, there exists little guidance on how to decide a p...

To the Editor We read with interest the Healthy Food First randomized trial by Berkowitz et al1 examining the comparative effectiveness of food-is-medicine interventions to address food insecurity and...

Would Americans be healthier if their doctors were prescribing produce? Our guests have done a study suggesting they would.

This Viewpoint describes the importance of individual-level nutrition interventions offered through Medicaid.

Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State

The “dual problem” of U.S. population health is that population health is poor, while health care spending is high. These issues are interrelated, but only

Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State

This randomized clinical trial compares the effectiveness of implementing food insecurity interventions based on 3 dimensions including types of food resources provided, whether to offer lifestyle cou...

A spate of "Food Is Medicine" studies point to benefits of prescribing healthy food to people at risk of metabolic and diet-related diseases. A JAMA Internal Medicine study found a Rx Food program led...

This cohort study examines prenatal care utilization before and after implementation of an unconditional cash transfer program in Flint, Michigan, compared with similar cities in Michigan.

The important new study by Hanna et al1 reports on changes in prenatal care associated with the Rx Kids cash transfer program. The program provides a cash transfer ($1500 during pregnancy and $500 mon...

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On what is living and what is dead in economic policy.

This study uses a microsimulation model to understand broader consequences of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill on health outcomes, health systems, and local economies.

Howie and Harlan are joined by Seth Berkowitz, an internist and health equity expert, who argues that we know how to keep people healthier but are lacking the political will and commitment to do so. H...