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The health care industry has had an increasingly important impact on the economy. Public concern about the delivery of health care services is near the top of the national agenda. While the last century has seen tremendous advances in health care technology, a number of complicated issues concerning resource allocation and financing remain. The complex and contentious nature of health policy today challenges policymakers to mediate a diverse range of strongly held interests, beliefs, and values.
The Health Policy Forum is a student organization at the Harvard School of Public Health. It was established to provide a forum to discuss critical challenges in United States health policy. We organize debates, lectures, and panels on various issues. Our speakers are leading researchers in health policy. |
Events |
- April 2006
- 4/5 (Wed) 12:30-1:30pm @ Kresge 502, Lunch talk by Dr. Regina E. Herzlinger, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School , one of the "100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare", frequent keynoter at the annual meetings of large health care and business groups, one of health care's top ten thinkers: "Consumer-Driven Health Care"
- March 2006
- 3/7 (Tues) 12:30-1:30pm @ Kresge G-2, Lunch talk by Dr. David Himmelstein, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School, co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program, author of more than 70 papers, three books, & many popular articles: "Rationing Health Care"
- February 2006
- 2/2 (Thur) 12:30-1:30pm @ FXB G-11, Lunch talk by Dr. David Studdert, winner of the Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award from AcademyHealth: "Medical Error and Malpractice Litigation"
- December 2005
- 12/1 (Thur) 12:30-1:30pm @ FXB G-11, Lunch talk by Dr. Meredith Rosenthal, author of a recent JAMA article: “Early Experience With Pay-for-Performance: From Concept to Practice”
- November 2005
- 11/2 (Wed) 12:30-1:30pm @ Kresge 502, Lunch talk by Dr. Robert Blendon, Director of Harvard Opinion Research Program: “How Americans Are Being Affected By Health Care Costs”
- 11/4 (Fri) 12:30-1:30pm @ Kresge 439, Follow-up discussion with Dr. Robert Blendon
- 11/4 (Fri) 5pm @ Boston Billiard Club, 126 Brookline Ave (right near Fenway) , Happy Hour
- October 2005
- 10/3 (Mon) 12:30-1:30pm @ Kresge G-3, Lunch talk by Prof. Edward Dauer, Alumnus of Yale Law and Harvard SPH: “Malpractice Reform and its Implications for Physicians -- Are You Ready for Less Civil Liability”
- September 2005
- 9/07 (Wed) 12:30-1:30pm @ FXB G-11, Lunch talk by Dr. Michelle Mello, winner of Faculty Teaching Excellence Citations: “The Pharmaceutical Industry: Ethical Problems and Regulatory Responses”
- 9/14 (Wed) 12:30-1:30pm @ FXB G-11, Lunch talk by Dr. Ashish Jha, author of two recent high-profile NEJM articles: “Current Issues in Quality and Disparities: From Describing the Problem to Identifying Solution”
- 9/22 (Thur) 6:30pm @ Bertucci’s, Welcome dinner
- 9/28 (Wed) 12:30-1:30pm @ Kresge 203, Meeting & Election
- For future forum events, please e-mail the Health Policy Forum .
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Current Leadership |
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Former Leadership |
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2004-2005: Robert Hester, Lindsey Neilsson
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2003-2004: Jamie Morano, Paul Currier
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