Laurie Garrett reviews the complex social, political, and financial issues at play ahead of the U.S. presidential election and their implications for domestic and global health programs.

Ahead of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week," Micah Zenko counts down ten things that kill more people than sharks.

President Obama gave these remarks regarding the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2012.

The Supreme Court's ruling on the U.S. health-care law helps bring domestic and foreign policies on health-care access and spending priorities into closer alignment, says CFR's Laurie Garrett.

Laurie Garrett and Steven A. Cook discuss the threats of Avian flu and foot and mouth disease in Egypt.

Laurie Garrett, Daniel Altman, and Alexander S. Preker discuss Universal Health Coverage, shedding light on the healthcare reform debate.

Peter Orszag explains how monthly cycles of food-stamp benefits may contribute to disciplinary problems among students from low-income families.

The Supreme Court should skip the semantics of Obama's mandatory health care reform, argues Noah Feldman. Economically, health insurance is a classic example of market failure, he writes.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wrote this op-ed on health care, published in USA Today on March 22, 2012.

Jonathan Cohn writes that the trial over the Affordable Care Act is a weak bid by conservatives to overturn legally what they could not block politically. However, Cohn writes, should it be overturned, it could have very far-reaching consequences.

At Foreign Policy, Jack C. Chow describes why, if elected, Rick Santorum would be great news for the AIDS fight in Africa.

Peter Orszag argues that Greece should raise tobacco taxes to provide much-needed revenue and reduce its sky-high smoking rate.

Benn Steil's Forbes op-ed takes a critical look at the economics behind the Obama Administration's free-contraception insurance mandate.

Joseph Coughlin and Kelly Michel discuss how a healthy and active aging population can contribute to economic growth, and the public policy reform, new business strategies, and profound shifts in views on aging necessary to take advantage of this opportunity.

Joseph Coughlin and Kelly Michel discuss how a healthy and active aging population can contribute to economic growth, and the public policy reform, new business strategies, and profound shifts in views on aging necessary to take advantage of this opportunity.

Joseph Coughlin and Kelly Michel discuss how a healthy and active aging population can contribute to economic growth, and the public policy reform, new business strategies, and profound shifts in views on aging necessary to take advantage of this opportunity.

Critical access hospitals have been targeted for budgets cuts, but some people worry about destabilization of health care, explains Jenny Gold.

Peter Waldman claims that hospice care has become a growth industry.

Rich Morin examines the challenges faced by U.S. veterans who have been injured while serving in the military, based off survey results from 1,835 male and female veterans.

Yanzhong Huang argues that the supposedly universal health coverage in China actually disguises the low level of benefits most people receive.