Threats to Medicare’s negotiation power, political advantages in districting, and key lessons Taiwan is learning from Putin and Xi.
| Taiwan is feeling the pressure from Russian and Chinese autocracy The best way to ensure Taiwan’s invincibility against Beijing may be empowering Ukraine and damaging Vladimir Putin’s regime credibility and capacity for projecting power. A Russian defeat in Putin’s war of choice should make Chinese President Xi Jinping more cautious in planning any forceful actions, argues Pavel K. Baev. Read more |
| The gerrymander myth The belief that gerrymandering distorts representation and gives an unearned advantage to the Republican Party has permeated among journalists, analytics, activists, and others. While this may have been true in the past, a straightforward analysis shows that it isn’t true now and hasn’t been for several election cycles, writes William Galston. Read more |
| Threats to Medicare’s new drug negotiation power Legislation currently being debated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee present a threat to Medicare’s already limited ability to negotiate over some high-priced prescription drugs. Richard G. Frank and Len M. Nichols warn that the language in these documents could hinder HHS’s ability to deliver better value for Medicare beneficiaries. Read more |
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