In this week’s “Make Me Smart” newsletter, we explain the latest moves to establish a credible global market for carbon credits. Plus, we do the numbers on open enrollment and the rising cost of health care.

It was easier for companies to transition to making PPE at the height of the pandemic than it was to produce something as sterile and specific as IV fluid.

The generic drug industry in the U.S. has saved people billions and billions of dollars. But it faces new economic pressure today.

But the subsidies that enabled a wave of new signups since the pandemic are only in place until 2025.

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to erase medical debt for millions of Americans. The issue is getting more airtime leading up to November’s election.

Competition for medical workers can be fierce, requiring incentives like housing assistance or student loan repayments to recruit new hires.

Improving the women’s health gap could improve lives and the economy, researchers say.

Experts say community paramedicine programs, which involve paramedics checking in on people with known health issues before an emergency happens, can cut costs and ease strains on health care systems in rural areas.

Qualified and experienced nurses are in high demand. And the Health Resources & Services Administration projects a shortfall of tens of thousands of registered nurses annually.

When malicious hackers stole data from Change Healthcare and demanded a ransom, providers lost an estimated $100 million per day early on.