U.S. governors mixed on Medicaid expansion
There appears to be no clear consensus among U.S. governors regarding the Medicaid expansion as called for in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—which could deeply affect the future of the U.S. health care system, according to a Harvard…
Impact of Medicaid on health of the poor
An HSPH study showing potential health benefits of states expanding Medicaid to more low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, and possible serious negative consequences of not doing so, was cited in a New York Times editorial July…
Expanding Medicaid to low-income adults leads to improved health, fewer deaths
As States Consider Expansion Following Supreme Court Ruling on Health Reform, Study Shows Significant Benefits of Covering More People For immediate release: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Boston, MA - A new study from Harvard School of Public Health…
No improvement in patient outcomes seen in hospitals with pay-for-performance programs
With Pay-for-Performance Expanding Across U.S. Under Affordable Care Act, Policymakers Should Focus on Creating Incentive Program That Works For immediate release: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Boston, MA – Paying hospitals to improve their quality of care, known as…
Panel sidesteps controversy on draft for comparative effectiveness research
The field of comparative effectiveness research, which aims to determine the most effective medical treatments, has drawn criticism from those who believe that it will lead to health care rationing. Now, the nongovernmental board created by the health…
Study: Higher hospital admissions equal higher readmissions
Coverage in USA Today, December 15, 2011, of study by HSPH's Arnold Epstein
Overall hospital admission rates in U.S. linked with high rates of readmission
Current Focus on Improving Transitional Care for Patients to Reduce Readmission Rates May Be Failing to Address Large Part of Problem For immediate release: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Boston, MA — High hospital readmission rates in different regions…
HSPH authors contribute five papers to latest issue of Health Affairs
The November 2011 issue of Health Affairs, which examines synergies among community development, health care, and public health, includes five papers by HSPH authors. HSPH Professors [[Arnold Epstein]] and [[Katherine Swartz]] and lead author [[Benjamin Sommers]], assistant professor…
Policy makers should prepare for major uncertainties with Medicaid expansion
For immediate release: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Boston, MA – The number of low-income, uninsured Americans enrolling in Medicaid under the expanded coverage made possible by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 could vary considerably from the…
Rosenthal's promotion to Professor celebrated at HSPH Symposium
October 20, 2011 -- Health economics may not be the most glamorous specialty in public health, Dean for Academic Affairs [[David Hunter]] told an HSPH audience gathered to celebrate health economist Meredith B. Rosenthal’s promotion to full professor, but work…
