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The construction industry faces a pervasive problem: work-related head injuries. In fact, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are responsible for 25% of all fatalities on construction sites. Yet for decades, workers have relied on old-fashioned hardhats which, though widely used, are less desirable than helmets...

At a recent meeting of health care advocates in Washington, I had the privilege of welcoming Brett Giroir, MD, who discussed his new book, “Memoir of a Pandemic: Fighting COVID from the Front Lines to the White House.”

He emphasized that the biggest successes of the COVID pandemic response occurred in the areas where the public and private sectors worked together.

Over 66 percent of Americans think that the country is on the wrong track, according to the latest IPSOS poll. There has been a lot to be concerned about: economic instability and inflation reducing people's paychecks, crime spiking at breakneck speed, and the feeling of Americans losing their freedoms – in particular with their children at school and on personal healthcare issues. On the health front – issues revolving around choice, the doctor-patient relationship, and access to innovation – matter greatly to the average American.

New report from Washington Health Innovation Council shines a light on third-party litigation funding (TPLF) and the threat this industry poses to patients – from driving up the cost of care to stifling the innovation that leads to cures.