When you turn on the tap or twist the cap, you might not give a second thought to where your drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to your glass is far more complex than you might think. Is it safe to drink tap water? Should you feel guilty buying bottled water? Is your water vulnerable to terrorist attacks? With springs running dry and reservoirs emptying, where is your water going to come from in the future? What can we learn from the 2014 crises in Charleston, West Virginia, and Toledo, Ohio, or the more recent events in Flint, Michigan?

New scholarship from Jill Horwitz, the David Sanders Professor in Law and Medicine, was a lead feature in the journal Health Affairs this month. The new article, "Hospital Service Offerings Still Differ Substantially By Ownership Type," is an update of research Horwitz began fifteen years ago on the medical services provided by nonprofit hospitals compared to similar for-profit hospitals, and the potential effects of these outcomes for patients and the public purse.