What if there were a single policy that could make Americans healthier, while also fixing the imminent insolvency issues facing social programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security? What if it could also actually make money for taxpayers, address some of the economic and cultural anxieties of America's poorest communities, and serve as an effective public health intervention for smoking, obesity, and mental health?Okay, that sounds like an infomercial. And maybe subsidized college tuition proposals, like the one offered two months ago by Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo, can't quite deliver on all of those promises immediately. But as a medical student and one of Governor Raimondo's constituents, I can't help but think about the substantial health benefits that a policy like this would bestow onto the public.Read more on Tonic.
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