Proposed Changes To The US Census Raise A Fundamental Question: Who Counts? Fernando De MaioandDavid Ansell October 23, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/proposed-changes-us-census-raise-fundamental-question-counts?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_FUdtBarZCxqJbILELGeiM_ZuvH5nOFqEEdwZCoav1Y3yW8_E5LVKsEXc3EPOAVg971n0f1WvuDlJMKEfNfEp1UBwoqw&_hsmi=445751573&utm_source=hasu If we stop measuring differences within the population, those differences do not disappear. We simply diminish our ability to see them, understand them, and determine whether they are getting better or worse.