Opinion: Health care is prime target of federal antitrust effort
For years, corporate consolidations and mergers in the U.S. health care system have fueled rising health care prices and costs. Federal officials are now focused on more vigorous enforcement of antitrust law across society—with the health care industry…
Opinion: Averting evictions prevents adverse health consequences
A new effort in Massachusetts is preventing evictions, helping tenants avoid health problems and disruptions to family stability, employment, and education, and making money for one of the largest rental property owners in Boston, according to an op-ed…
Deep breathing and downward dog—prison inmates de-stress with yoga
John McDonough of Harvard Chan School has taught yoga to groups of male inmates at the Suffolk County House of Corrections in Boston since the summer of 2017.
De-stressing during finals week
A series of events for Harvard Chan students, "Stress-Free Finals," featured yoga, coloring, rock painting, free giveaways, and therapy dog visits.
Why no single health care system is the world’s ‘best’
Harvard Chan School faculty members were among seven experts who appeared in a Washington Post video discussing how to improve the U.S. health care system and whether other countries’ systems are better.
How the ACA’s ‘individual mandate’ came to be—and where it stands now
John McDonough explores the history of the "individual mandate"—the requirement under the ACA that most Americans obtain health insurance.
‘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.
A chance to improve the Affordable Care Act
Health policy expert John McDonough discusses the road ahead for the Affordable Care Act in this Q&A.
What will the Biden presidency mean for American health care?
The election of Joe Biden is likely to have significant implications for health care in America, according to health policy expert John McDonough of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a December 3, 2020 episode of…
Quantifying health coverage losses under Trump
Between the years 2016 and 2019—the majority of President Donald Trump’s current term in office—the number of Americans without health insurance jumped by about 2.3 million, and that loss of health coverage led to at least 3,399 deaths…