The two authors had opposite experiences in some ways, one in New York City and one in Washington DC, and this second article goes into some of the education policies that seem to be working in DC.
Broader awareness of mental health was good. But pathologizing every struggle weakens our capacity to confront hardship, grow, and flourish. I have to believe there's some better middle ground here.
For what it's worth, there's a separate Medicare program that caps out-of-pocket drug costs. Just launched this year. So I read this change as re-allocating budget rather than giving up on drug pricing.
Interesting that they're starting with a screen less device. Is this because it's the right form factor, or just because it's easier to ship compared something that has a display, touch screen, etc?
