US urged to ‘think bigger’ on healthcare amid Trump onslaught on sector

Healthcare journal calls for radical change in approach, urging policymakers to invest in their communities

An academic journal may inject some optimism into US health policy – a scarce commodity amid the Trump administration’s mass layoffs, funding freezes and the ideological research reviews.

A new issue of Health Affairs Scholar argues the conversation around healthcare can change – and radically – if academics think “bigger” and policymakers invest in their communities.