HSPH experts on health care ruling: Good news; more work to do
June 28, 2012 -- Two experts at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) say they’re cheered by the Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold most of the Obama administration’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health…
The Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act
John McDonough reacts to the high court's decision on health reform and offers insights on Medicaid's future. June 28, 2012 (7:39) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may download the…
Can Massachusetts reign in health care costs?
While many health care reform experts are confident that the Massachusetts State Legislature by end of summer will pass a law intended to cut health care costs by $150 billion in 15 years, HSPH’s [[John McDonough]] and [[Nancy…
Four HSPH faculty weigh in on Affordable Care Act
The Harvard Crimson spoke with Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) faculty members for a Year in Review article on implementing the Affordable Care Act. HSPH researchers, including [[John McDonough]], [[Katherine Baicker]], and [[Meredith Rosenthal]], have been at…
HSPH students propose cost-saving public health reforms to Massachusetts legislators as part of inaugural spring challenge
April 25, 2012 Massachusetts leads the nation in access to health care—five years after the passage of the state's health care reform law, more than 98% of all residents and 99.8% of children are covered by health insurance.…
The legal battle over health care reform
March 16, 2012 From March 26-28, 2012, the Supreme Court will hear challenges to the constitutionality of the landmark health care reform law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Read how Harvard School of Public Health researchers…
Health care reform will change individual health insurance, but won’t destroy insurance companies
In his February 26, 2012, Health Stew blog on Boston.com, HSPH’s John McDonough, professor of the practice of public health and director of the Center for Public Health Leadership, writes that he is encouraged by recent comments from…
New leadership offerings give HSPH students hands-on practice
January 4, 2012 -- It’s one thing to understand the public health implications of scientific evidence. It’s quite another to use that information to successfully implement real public health improvements. The challenge of leaping from theory to practice…
Feds face challenges in launching health exchange
Coverage in the National Journal, December 19, 2011, featuring HSPH's John McDonough
Why no Vermont-style health system transformation in Massachusetts?
The creation of single payer insurance has fallen off the radar in Massachusetts, HSPH Prof. John McDonough wrote in his Health Stew blog on the Boston Globe website on December 12, 2011. Discussing the departure of three leading…