Across the nation, lower-income families rely on America’s largest agricultural and nutrition legislation, known as the “Farm Bill.” It defines commodity pricing for farmers, encourages environmental stewardship, and importantly, provides nutrition assistance for low-income households including through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). As Congress drafts its next reauthorization, several members, including Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st), are hoping to include misguided policies into this essential bill.

Two proposals, the Healthy SNAP Act and a SNAP pilot program, would ultimately place more burdens on consumers and expand the reach of government further into individual decisions about nutrition, without evidence of better overall health outcomes for the American people. If tacked on to the Farm Bill, these ideas would empower the government to determine which foods poor and working-class families are allowed to eat.

Old narratives can take a long time to die. This is especially true in the field of health and nutrition. Here, science moves at an astonishing rate, uncovering new evidence and data,  often overturning outdated thinking. But “homespun wisdom” is as stubborn as it is unscientific, and it sadly continues to muddy the waters of debate.A recent article speaking to the dangers of Palm Oil follows the old trope that remains pervasive despite being disproven by evidence.

Without doubt, the Covid-19 pandemic requires urgent action: to protect the vulnerable from severe disease and death; to prevent the overwhelming of the health-care system; and to keep businesses, schools, and ordinary life humming. But the sense of panic infusing traditional and social media outlets as they report on the pandemic is out of all proportion to the reality of the situation

For the last 15 to 20 years, there has been widespread use of the term “population health.” Though it is often used, there has been debate about its definition.

The Dartmouth College Center of Excellence defines a health system as an organization that consists of either at least one hospital…

Nowadays, these players in the healthcare system expect higher quality at a lower cost, reflecting the dynamism of the industry and the increasing knowledge of healthcare consumers.

Stakeholders in healthcare (e.g., payers, consumers, and providers) are ferociously pursuing value defined as the highest quality care at the lowest cost achievable.