Federal policy kept millions on Medicaid rolls during pandemic—but many didn’t realize they still had coverage
Far more people were enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic than who reported in surveys having coverage—a discrepancy suggesting that many people were unaware that their coverage had continued under federal policies, according to a new Harvard Chan…
Those facing greatest risk for severe COVID treated less often
Medicare patients who were at the highest risk for severe COVID-19—such as Black patients, patients older than 90, and patients living in nursing homes—received antiviral treatments less often than those who had the least risk, according to a…
Professor and former political appointee reflects on research and public service
Physician and health economist Benjamin Sommers spent two years on leave from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to serve in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Antiviral treatments for COVID underused in nursing homes
Even though nursing home residents face high risk of severe infection or death from COVID-19, nursing homes have underused antiviral treatments, even after Paxlovid, a highly effective antiviral pill, became widely available, according to a new study co-authored…
Boosting the nursing ranks
Trissa Lyman, MPH ’23, has found nursing extremely rewarding. She’s passionate about bringing more people into the field.
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Shock to the System
A recession with a pandemic at its core may help us reckon with the links between the economy, inequality, and health.
‘Go find dental floss!’
During the pandemic, Harvard Chan School's Department of Health Policy and Management got creative with virtual programming to keep faculty, staff, and students feeling connected.
Harvard Chan School experts tapped for Biden administration posts
Two faculty members from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Sara Bleich and Benjamin Sommers—and one former faculty member, Gina McCarthy, have been chosen for roles in the new Biden-Harris administration.
Opinion: “The stakes couldn’t be higher” for health care in Georgia Senate runoffs
The Senate runoff elections in Georgia could have profound implications for health care in the state and beyond, according to an op-ed co-authored by Harvard Chan School's Benjamin Sommers.