US District Judge Roger Vinson ruled on January 31 that the individual mandate in the health care reform package is unconstitutional. With two judges previously declaring the mandate constitutional, further legal challenges are certain.
Are Demographics Destiny? Population Shifts and their Impact on Foreign Policy, National Identity, and CompetitionThe United States, and the entire world, are facing major demographic changes in the coming decades that will profoundly affect American citizens. This seminar will discuss three major trends: Aging in the U.S., international migration pressures, and global population trends affecting international security.
Join us at this policy symposium to address the next steps in health reform as well as key implications of the new federal health law. This symposium signals the start of the next phase of the Aspen Health Stewardship Project.
Can the U.S. Survive the U.S. Health Care System?
Although the U.S. spends at least 50% more per capita on health care than any other nation, we don’t have the health status to show for it. The U.S. ranks 45th in the world in life expectancy and 29th in infant mortality. Behind those average numbers, in fact, we have a three-decade difference in life expectancy, with some in the population experiencing the longest life expectancy in the world, and others who have the life expectancy of people...
