Opinion: Health care workers need more mental health support
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a dramatic mental health toll on health care workers, including Lorna Breen, a physician and director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, who committed suicide earlier this year, according to…
Why getting a flu shot is especially important this year
Get your flu shot this year. That’s the strong advice from health experts worried that a double whammy of the flu plus COVID-19 could lead to an overtaxed health care system.
Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirement policy failed, study finds
A work requirement policy imposed by the state of Arkansas on Medicaid participants failed to achieve its stated goal of boosting employment, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Instead, the policy…
Decision on convalescent plasma for COVID-19 raises questions
Howard Koh, professor of the practice of public health, discusses the FDA's decision to allow the use of convalescent plasma as a treatment for COVID-19.
Affordable Care Act key to keeping people insured amid COVID 19-related job losses
The Affordable Care Act will protect many people who have lost jobs and employer-sponsored health insurance plans during the pandemic, according to a new study.
Black residents’ views on health policy could influence 2020 election
Recent public opinion data suggests that political candidates who want to appeal to Black voters in the upcoming election will need well-developed proposals on several health policy issues, including universal health insurance coverage, health and economic protections from…
Lessons from Japan’s COVID-19 response
Lessons can be learned from how Japan's regionalized public health system has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, say experts.
‘Public charge’ rule may discourage low-income families from getting health care
Trump administration immigration rules may be discouraging low-income families from getting health insurance, medical care, food benefits, or public housing, according to a new study from Harvard Chan School researchers.
Comment: U.S. withdrawal from WHO unlawful, threat to global health
Fifteen health and legal experts called President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization “reckless,” in violation of U.S. law, and a threat to global health and security.
Medicaid expansion good for state budgets
Medicaid expansion does increase state spending, but the cost is covered by the federal revenue provided through the program, according to Benjamin Sommers, professor of health policy and economics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.