Traditionally, healthcare was restricted only to highly trained individuals and researchers who worked on their own or with other specialists. Today, however, social media and smartphones are allowing the general population to get more involved with the healthcare industry. Listed below are some interesting examples of how this phenomenon, called crowdsourcing, is improving patient diagnosis, … Continue reading
The notion that a physician shortage is growing in the United States has become deeply ingrained in the healthcare ethos. However, growing evidence shows that this widely accepted assumption might be fundamentally flawed. The traditional belief about the physician shortage initially seems to make sense for three reasons. First, the segment of the population over … Continue reading
As discussed in the preceding post, U.S. immigrant integration efforts occur mainly at the state and local level, with mixed success rates among various groups. However, as demonstrated by Figure 13, immigrants in the U.S. are more assimilated than in most European countries: Still, U.S. immigrant integration has room for improvement, according to the Migration … Continue reading
While debates on immigration reform have centered primarily on securing the border and potentially legalizing the undocumented population in the U.S., policymakers have overlooked one key aspect of immigration policy: immigrant integration. Through integration programs, immigrants can acquire the skills and credentials they need to successfully transition to their new life. This includes, among other … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article highlighting the legislation passed by the House of Representatives to providing funding for the Highway Trust Fund. At the behest of the President of American Action Forum, this week I will be writing a follow-up piece discussing a few possible solutions to the funding problem. On July 15th, … Continue reading
Since the dawn of the New Millennium, the portion of 25 and 30 year olds living with their parents has followed an unbroken, almost linear upward trajectory. A national survey found that 38 percent of 18 to 29-year olds are living in their childhood rooms. As parents across the country wonder when their recent graduates … Continue reading
In recent months, medical research has made tremendous strides towards creating treatments that cure major diseases. For example, in July, researchers indicated that they had found an effective way to use stem cells to cure sickle cell disease. Similarly, scientists are hopeful that advancements in gene therapy may lead to cures for diseases ranging from … Continue reading
On July 24, Representative Paul Ryan spoke at the American Enterprise Institute and began a discussion on poverty and opportunity in the U.S. His discussion draft provides an innovative way to reorganize the safety net while remaining deficit neutral. This comprehensive package of policies will not only appeal to members from both sides of the … Continue reading
For this week’s blog post, my policy director, Conor Ryan, asked me to find and analyze a few charts from an Internet source. He also requested that I write up a short summary and analysis for each of these charts. I chose four charts from the article “Immigration Is Changing Much More Than the Immigration … Continue reading
Over the past five years, electronic cigarettes – devices that electronically vaporize a refillable, inhalable nicotine-laced liquid – have exploded into a $1.5 billion industry with over 4 million users. Although this is a small portion of the tobacco market, Bloomberg Industries projects that e-cigarettes may surpass traditional tobacco product sales by as early as … Continue reading
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