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Spreading his wings: Air Force flight surgeon wants to promote healthy strategies for patients (HSPH Features, May 13, 2013)

Why epidemiologists should get involved with policy (HSPH Feature, May 13, 2013)

Two takes on the Oregon Medicaid study (New England Journal of Medicine, May 7, 2013)

HSPH student Ali Chisti aims to improve health—and health care access—in rural Oregon (HSPH Feature, May 6, 2013)

Years of preparation helped Boston respond to Marathon tragedy (New England Journal of Medicine, May 2, 2013)

Setting health priorities: Strategy versus tactics (PSI Impact Magazine, April 5, 2013)

Rising death rates at rural hospitals suggest need for improvements (MedPage Today and CBS NewsHour, April 4, 2013)

Report finds states with highest gun violence have weakest gun laws (New York Times, April 4, 2013)

Budget ‘sequestration’ will hurt vital health care functions (NEJM and Boston Globe, March 22, 2013)

A call for better governance in global health (New England Journal of Medicine, March 11, 2013)

Translating epidemiology research into real-world policy changes (HSPH Feature, March 6, 2013)

Measuring the effectiveness of public health interventions (HSPH Feature, February 11, 2013)

Study of Oregon health insurance experiment wins award (Academy Health, February 7, 2013)

Debating hospital readmissions penalties and ‘pay for performance’ (Boston Globe and New York Times, January 28, 2013)

Panel recommends VA take recent veterans’ health complaints seriously (NBC News and U.S. News & World Report, January 25, 2013)

U.S. governors mixed on Medicaid expansion (NEJM and Reuters, January 24, 2013)

Consumers may need help navigating health insurance exchanges (Health Affairs, January 7, 2013)

Study reveals complexities of disclosing and compensating for medical mistakes (Health Affairs, December 3, 2012)

Measuring the effectiveness of public health interventions (HSPH Feature, February 11, 2013)

Surgical safety checklist, paired with training, lowers complications after high-risk operations (HSPH Feature, February 7, 2013)

Home visits offer window into mother, infant well-being (HSPH Feature, December 21, 2012)

Experts discuss similarities, differences between U.S., India health systems (HSPH Feature, December 14, 2012)

Insurance Expansion Improving Health, Preventing Medical Bankruptcies in Mexico (The Economist, November 24, 2012)

In Pursuit of Clinical Research Career, Surgeon Follows in Parents’ Footsteps (HSPH Feature, November 13, 2012)

Report: Integrated Care Should be National Priority for Patient Safety, Health System Efficiency (National Patient Safety Foundation press release, October 22, 2012)

Health Care Policy Under a President Romney (New England Journal of Medicine, October 10, 2012)

New Patient-Centered Vision Emerging in U.S. Primary Care (Boston.com, September 14, 2012)

U.S. Health Care System Needs Reform Now, Says Expert Panel (MSNBC, September 6, 2012)

Massachusetts’ Health Care Reform Experience Holds Lessons for National Effort (HSPH Feature, September 5, 2012)

New IOM Report: Demanding Value from Our Health Care System (Summer 2012)

Implementing Insurance Exchanges: U.S. Policy Makers Can Learn from Europe (New England Journal of Medicine, featured in the Washington Post, August 23, 2012)

Assess Drug Risks and Benefits Over Time, Keep Study Participants Informed, Report Recommends (New England Journal of Medicine, August 23, 2012)

Medicaid Expansion Debated as Presidential Campaign Heats Up (NPR’s Morning Edition, August 13, 2012)

Mobile Phones Help Community Health Care Workers Diagnose, Treat Patients (HSPH Feature, August 8, 2012)

Health Care System Can Learn from Restaurant Chain (NPR’s Morning Edition, August 7, 2012)

Consumer Information Unlikely to Contribute to Lower Health Care Costs in Massachusetts (Boston Globe, August 1, 2012)

Impact of Medicaid on Health of the Poor (New York Times editorial, July 28, 2012)

New Tool Predicts Which Doctors Most Likely to Face Patient Complaints (HSPH Feature, July 26, 2012)

Presidential Election Will Be Decisive Moment for Health Care Reform (HSPH Feature, July 26, 2012)

Hot Topics Lecture: Paul Farmer On Best Ways to Boost Health Care in Poor Countries (HSPH Feature, July 18, 2012)

Impact of Hospital Rankings Eyed (WBUR radio, July 17, 2012)

Federal Payment Changes May Harm Hospitals Serving Poor (Chicago Tribune, July 16, 2012)

After Supreme Court Health Care Law Ruling, Expert Panelists Discuss Politics, Costs, More (HSPH Feature, June 29, 2012)

HSPH Experts on Health Care Ruling: Good News; More Work to Do (HSPH Feature, June 28, 2012)

Poll: Eight of Ten Massachusetts Patients Find Health Care Costs a Serious Problem (WBUR, June 11, 2012)

Hospitals Now Receiving Letter Grades for Patient Safety (Boston Globe, June 6, 2012)

The State of Health Care Reform in Massachusetts (WGBH’s “Need to Know” show, June 1, 2012)

Can Massachusetts Reign in Health Care Costs? (The Washington Post, May 30, 2012)

Four HSPH Faculty Weigh In on Affordable Care Act (Harvard Crimson, May 24, 2012)

While Americans Debate Universal Health, Other Nations Adopt Coverage for All (Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2012)

Harsh Immigration Policies May Undermine Public Safety, Study Finds (HSPH Feature, May 2, 2012)

IOM Panel: FDA Should Continue to Carefully Monitor Approved Drugs (Institute of Medicine report, May 1, 2012)

‘Permanent’ patients linger in hospitals (NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams, April 25, 2012)

Dean Frenk, Visiting Fellow de Ferranti list key elements of successful health reform in New York Times op-ed (New York Times April 5, 2012)

HSPH health policy experts weigh in on Supreme Court hearings on Affordable Care Act (March 26-28, 2012)

HSPH faculty contribute to Affordable Care Act brief generating Supreme Court buzz (March 26-28, 2012)

The legal battle over health care reform (HSPH Feature, March 16, 2012)

Students take sides in legal battle over health care reform with no insurance (HSPH Feature, March 5, 2012)

Profs. Rosenthal, Brennan named to National Commission on Physician Payment Reform (March 5, 2012)

More drugs being approved for rare diseases in kids (Reuters Health, February 28, 2012)

Health care reform will change individual health insurance, but won’t destroy insurance companies(Boston.com, February 26, 2012)

Panel sidesteps controversy on draft for comparative effectiveness research (Kaiser Health News, January 23, 2012)

Many uninsured in Massachusetts likely eligible for public health insurance programs (WBUR’sCommonHealth, December 13, 2011)

Why no Vermont-style health system transformation in Massachusetts? (Boston.com, December 12, 2012)

Single-payer health system under consideration in Vermont could be model for U.S. (Harvard Crimson, December 7, 2011)

Patient safety expert calls on health care institutions to better manage adverse events (November 15, 2011)

HSPH’s John McDonough launches new Boston Globe health blog (October 2011)

Ensuring health care insurance (Boston Globe, Oct. 31, 2011)

Poll: Mass. government should take action on health care costs (WBUR’s Common Health blog October 21, 2011)

Surgery common among elderly Medicare patients at end of life (The Lancet, October 6, 2011)

Worst hospitals treat twice as many elderly minority and poor patients as best hospitals (U.S. News & World Report, October 6, 2011)

Should health professionals have coaches? (New Yorker, October 3, 2011)

Rising health care costs mean lower wages (Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, Oct. 1, 2011)

Veteran’s Health Administration Hospital patients “rebound” as often as patients at private hospitals(Washington Post, September 11, 2011)

Aspirin, angioplasty and proton beam therapy: The economics of smarter health care spending (HSPH Feature, August, 25, 2011)

Patient safety experts call for shorter resident physician shifts (Reuters, July 24, 2011)

Efforts by HSPH Dean Julio Frenk and colleagues to fight cancer in the developing world highlighted in Science magazine special issue (March 25 issue)

Single-payer health system under consideration in Vermont could be model for U.S. (New England Journal of Medicine, March 16, 2011)

Experts at HSPH Forum debate effectiveness of mammograms for breast cancer screening (Harvard Gazette, March 9, 2011)

President Obama’s decision to allow states more flexibility in implementing health insurance reform law offers window into future bargaining (Kaiser Health News, March 8, 2011)

Asking patients to p ay more for health care may not reduce costs, could be harmful to vulnerable populations (report and web seminar by HSPH’s Katherine Swartz, February 2011)

Biking in cycle tracks safer than cycling in the road (Businessweek.com, February 18, 2011)

David Gergen gives insider’s view of policy-making to HSPH students (HSPH video, February 15, 2011)

Millions of Americans will ‘churn’ in and out of coverage under Affordable Care Act (NPR’s Marketplaceand in Healthday, February 3, 2011)

Accountable care organizations offer providers cost-savings, greater efficiency (The New York Times, January 27, 2011)

HSPH health policy experts discuss implications of proposed Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan merger (January 25 coverage featuring HSPH’s Nancy Turnbull and Meredith Rosenthal)

Health Reform News: HSPH prof recommends single-payer health care system for Vermont (Vermont Public Radio, January 20, 2011)

Lowering medical costs by providing better care (NPR, January 19, 2011)

Hospitals treating high number of heart failure patients see better outcomes than low-volume hospitals, but at higher cost for cCare (Reuters, January 18, 2011)

Gawande talks health reform with NPR, Colbert Report (NPR’s On Point Radio, January 4, 2011)

Health care rationed in U.S., HSPH ethicist says (Public Radio International’s The World, December 17, 2010)

Reforming Vermont’s health care system won’t be cheap, says HSPH prof (Vermont Public Radio, December 16, 2010)

Health policy news: Can Medicaid successfully enroll the uninsured? (CurrentMedicine.tv, November 27, 2010)

Institute of Medicine head Harvey Fineberg discusses growing disease burden in developing nations (Harvard Gazette, November 10, 2010)

Health policy: Experts debate future of U.S. health care reform law (Reuters, November 5, 2010)

Health care law: What are the new rules? (Video interview, Fox25 Boston, September 24, 2010)

Toxic chemicals used to build older Mass. schools (Fox 25/MyFoxBoston.com, September 17, 2010)

Surgical checklist improves quality of care and reduces costs (Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release, September 8, 2010)

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