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Week in Review, August 4

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Consider medical marijuana's effects on prescription medication use. (Health Affairs, July 2016)
  • Examine reports related to people who have died in custody in Texas between 2005 and 2015. (Texas Justice Initiative, ©2016)
  • Explore how the Affordable Care Act has affected high risk pools. (Kaiser Family Foundation, August 1, 2016)
  • Read about public pension funding practices. (The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, June 2016)