Massachusetts hospitals express opposition to Medicare for All
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) has recently expressed its opposition to the concept of Medicare for All, claiming that a single-payer system could result in an underfunded health care system that could ultimately harm health care…
Proposed merger of Partners, Harvard Pilgrim raises more questions than answers
A proposed merger between Partners Health Care, Massachusetts’ largest hospital network, and Harvard Pilgrim, one of the state’s major insurers, may cut costs for the companies but that doesn’t necessarily mean that savings will be passed onto consumers…
Transforming public health education
[Fall 2013 Centennial issue] Education unbound How has public health education evolved in the last 100 years? Where is it headed in the future? Six Harvard School of Public Health faculty deeply involved in the revolution now taking…
Survival of safety-net hospitals at risk
Coverage on HealthCanal.com of study co-authored by HSPH's Nancy Kane and Sara Singer, September 20, 2012
With profits down, future of Mass. hospitals questioned
Coverage on Boston.com featuring HSPH's Nancy Kane, September 8, 2012
HSPH faculty members honored
September 27, 2011 -- Prof. Nancy Kane, associate dean for educational programs, was selected as this year's winner of the ASPH/Pfizer Award for Teaching Excellence. This award “supports faculty who are outstanding in teaching and mentoring students toward distinction in public…
Case-based learning
[ Spring 2009 ] Innovative course prepares students to cope with complexity Imagine yourself as a candidate for the master's degree in public health at Harvard. Your task: Acquire the skills and leadership traits to solve complex public health issues.…