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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why Indoor Air Pollutants Might be Making You Sick

Few, if any people realize that indoor air pollutants might be the reason they immediately seem to catch a case of the sniffles when they get home or arrive at work.

Five Ways to Fit in Fitness

Is There a Right to Health Care?

Saying people have a right to health care is based on a conceptual confusion.

Where Is "Health" in Health Care Discussions?

Language matters, and most of the talk (and writing) about health care unfortunately leaves out people’s health.

Is There Good Health In Health Care Reform?

People equate the ACA with health insurance changes, but the majority of the law is about change in health care delivery. Many sections address the problem of chronic illness through preventive care provisions, wellness incentives, and the creation of medical care homes (which I address in a future article.)

My Plan To Fix Health Care

My health care reform plan includes three primary components.

Is Health Care Cost Transparency the Answer?

NEJM Catalyst Insights Council members say that while health care cost transparency for patients might be necessary, we have to change the way care is delivered.

Who Is Responsible For Your Health Care?

Your health care is more than following a doctor’s orders! It takes the collaboration of you and your entire health care team to make sure you receive the best care possible. What Patients Can Do: As a patient, it’s important to be as informed as possible about your own health. Patients can help assist the …

Are millennials changing health care?

Find out how this generation is approaching health care differently than those who came before them.

It’s the Small Things: Niche Opportunities in Health Care

These six trends in specialized health care delivery are just what the doctor ordered.

Finding Health Care Prices Remains Frustrating

Health care leaders, advocates, researchers and policymakers are trying to limit frustrating experiences by improving price transparency in health care yet are so far falling short.

Tools to Make Sense of Health Care Reform

Resources, including research, issue guides, articles and trusted organizations, help you make sense of our choices as we prepare for an upheaval in health care.

Health Care Delivery Reform: Will the ACA’s Changes Stick?

The Affordable Care Act has been a driver for health care delivery system transformation, particularly in the long-term care sector. But experts say only time will tell if these reforms will work.

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

Some consumers want more control over their health care, while others are happy to leave the "experts" in charge. Why can't we have both? John Quelch advocates for empowering consumers to have a range of choices.

Should everyone have access to health care?

Will you let us know: Do you believe everyone should have access to health care?