Nonresident Fellow
The Honorable Robert M. Scher is a recognized expert in strategic planning, geopolitical risk assessment and mitigation…
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Bob Scher
Health Insurance Premiums Rose Nearly 3x the Rate of Worker Earnings Over the Past 25 Years
In a new article for The Conversation, Vivian Ho and coauthor Salpy Kanimian examine why U.S. health insurance premiums —…
December 10, 2025 
Reframing Autism: Considerations for a Biomedicine Roadmap
Although research on autism continues to advance, current U.S. policy has not kept pace with established scientific evidence…
December 10, 2025 
Guinea-Bissau Coup: Election Uncertainty Has Triggered Military Takeovers Before
In this piece for The Conversation, Salah Ben Hammou examines how election uncertainty has repeatedly coincided with…
December 9, 2025 
25 Years After Bush v. Gore: Contested Elections Then and Now December 8, 2025
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Carter Center co-hosted their fifth annual elections conference…
What Happens If the ACA Subsidies Expire?
Health insurance premiums for Affordable Care Act plans are set to spike in January. Dr. Heidi Russell and Elena M. Marks…
December 4, 2025 Opioid Settlement Expenditures in Texas
This interactive dashboard presents data on the use of opioid settlement funds in 21 Texas jurisdictions.
How Policy and Competition Can Boost Mexico’s Economic Growth
Despite decades of market and trade reforms, Mexico’s economy remains constrained by slow growth, wage inequality, and…
December 3, 2025 
Beyond the Clinic: Policy Pathways for Integrating Non-Medical Drivers of Health December 2, 2025
Rising costs and declining health outcomes are eroding the value of health care investments in the United States. To address…