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An increasing portion of lobbyists in American politics have a history of employment in government, a major facet of the wider “revolving door” phenomenon that connects government office and non-governmental sectors. An elite slice of these lobbyists held public office as electe…

Psychiatric inpatient admissions are costly to the healthcare system and burdensome to patients but are considered by providers and patients to be a necessary intervention in situations of severe acute psychiatric crisis. As a necessary intervention, it is beneficial to understa…

Financial solvency regulation of the U.S. insurance industry occurs at the state level, and is led by insurance commissioners. Insurance commissioners wield significant discretion over the regulatory process, but their incentives may be affected by post-term job opportunities ("…