Interview[1] by April Xiaoyi Xu (PO ‘18), Editor-in-Chief Transcribed by Lathan Liou (PO ‘19), Kaela Cote-Stemmermann (SCR ‘18), and Annie Wan (PO ‘20), Staff Writers Dr. Bernhard Schwartländer took up his position as WHO Representative in China in September 2013 and recently became Chef de Cabinet of the World Health Organization. Before joining WHO in China, he served as Director for Evidence...
By Lathan Liou (PO ‘19) On October 3, 2017, the U.K.’s National Health Service’s (NHS) Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced grand reforms to increase nurse training capacity and improve working conditions for nurses. The NHS states that it will allocate enough funding to add 5,170 nurses who will be certified in 2018. In addition, the NHS plans to financially support the increase of a new...
Dina Rosin (CMC ’20) In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as “Obamacare,” required establishments selling food and beverages to post calorie counts for their products. Section 4205 of the Act calls for “nutrition labeling of standard menu items at chain restaurants.” Restaurants that have 20 or more locations in the United States are responsible for displaying calorie...
By Blake Plante (PO ’19) On Sunday October 22, the four Democratic candidates for the California gubernatorial race met in front of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) for a substantive debate that explored single-payer/universal health care plans, the opioid crisis, mental health policy, right to work laws, sanctuary cities, how to gain bipartisan support, and aging in the American...
Interview[1] by April Xiaoyi Xu (PO ‘18), Editor-in-Chief Transcribed by Lathan Liou (PO ‘19), Kaela Cote-Stemmermann (SCR ‘18), and Annie Wan (PO ‘20), Staff Writers Dr. Bernhard Schwartländer took up his position as WHO Representative in China in September 2013. Before joining WHO in China, he served as Director for Evidence, Policy and Innovation at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva...
By Helen Guo (PO’20) Transcribed by Delaney Hewitt (SCR ’20) David Chizewer, a Pomona College graduate and principal of Goldberg Kohn’s litigation group, visited campus on April 13th to speak with current students about the benefits of a career in law. Following the event, the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy hosted Chizewer for an exclusive interview to discuss the impact of his work...
Allie Carter (CMC ’19) In July 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made the landmark decision to permit gene therapy in the United States when they approved the leukemia treatment, Kymriah. The FDA’s decision to approve Kymriah both increases treatment options for many leukemia patients, and may lead to increased options for many others for whom innovations in gene therapy will...
By William Zheyuan Shi (CMC ‘20) Health care was one of the first severe battles for the Trump Administration. Disgruntled with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanding the budget deficit and threatening individual freedom, the GOP has long sought to replace ACA with new legislation. In March 2017, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was proposed but lacked enough votes to pass in the House of...
Lindsey Mattila (CMC ’17) The United States is currently the only developed country that does not have universal health coverage. While the Affordable Care Act provided access to healthcare for millions of people that would have otherwise been unaffordable, nearly 13 percent of the American population, ages 18 to 65, are still uninsured. Beyond extending coverage to all American citizens, a...
Lindsey Mattila (CMC ’17) In my last blog post, Reducing Healthcare Costs Through Pharmaceutical Policy, I analyzed the pharmaceutical industry and explained why it is the most promising healthcare sector to improve in order to decrease rising health care costs. To put a stop to rising costs, which are predicted to rise even more dramatically with the aging Baby Boomers, more will need to...
