Despite increasing concerns about high health care costs, new survey finds little support among Americans for decisions that limit use of high-cost prescription drugs and treatments
Exception Is When Something Else is Found to Work Equally Well but Cost Less For immediate release: December 22, 2011 Washington (DC) – A new survey by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Alliance for Aging…
Analysis: Wyden-Ryan plan could neutralize Medicare in 2012 election
Coverage in Kaiser Health News, December 15, 2011, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon
Faculty members Nan Laird, Robert Blendon, and Sarah Fortune honored
December 15, 2011 -- Nan Laird was appointed the new Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Public Health. This honor recognizes her more than 35 years developing statistical methodology, teaching, and doing applied research. Laird succeeds the first holder of…
US to keep morning-after pill restrictions
Article in the Boston Globe, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon
Poll finds Americans pessimistic about country's health, favor more government health spending
A new poll by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that a majority of Americans—52 percent—prefer increased government spending on health services, while 37 percent support a smaller government providing fewer…
Poll: Mass. residents say state should take action on health care costs
Most people in Massachusetts think health care costs too much—and they want the state to do something about it. Those are the findings of a public poll conducted by a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) research team…
Retirees and those near retirement have different views of golden years
Pre-retirees may underestimate health, financial challenges of retirement, poll from NPR, RWJF and Harvard School of Public Health shows For immediate release: September 27, 2011 Princeton, N.J. – One in four retirees think life in retirement is worse…
CIFF grant supports new health leadership development program
[ Fall 2011 ] Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) will launch a unique ministerial health leadership development program next year in collaboration with the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). Designed for ministerial-level leaders…
International survey highlights great public desire to seek early diagnosis of Alzheimer's
Results from Europe and U.S. highlight interest in early diagnosis despite wide fear of and familiarity with the condition For immediate release: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Results of an international survey[i] reveal that over 85% of respondents in…
Support for Massachusetts landmark health reform law rises in 2011
Most Don’t Think Law is Main Reason for Rising Health Care Costs For immediate release: June 5, 2011 A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts residents support…
