In high-stakes jobs like surgery, the value of checklists
It’s been shown that using a simple checklist can help people like pilots, astronauts, and surgeons minimize errors that can mean the difference between life and death. But convincing smart and skilled people to actually use checklists can…
Trump proposals could destabilize Obamacare
On October 13, President Trump took action to modify the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Benjamin Sommers says the changes could have long-term implications.
Potentially preventable Medicare spending concentrated among frail elderly
Frail elderly adults—those 65 and over with two or more medical conditions—account for nearly half of potentially preventable Medicare spending, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
An attempt to destabilize Obamacare
An expert says President's Trump's proposed changes to the ACA could lead to higher costs and destabilize insurance markets over the long-term.
A Boost for Service Learning at the Harvard Chan School
A $5 million leadership gift from Dr. Deborah Rose, SM ’75, expands the existing Rose Traveling Fellowship Program in support of a new Rose Service Learning Program. Combining educational experiences with engagement in local communities, either domestic or…
Health insurance subsidy cuts likely harmful to consumers
President Trump’s plan to end federal health insurance subsidies to health insurers that help make the insurance more affordable to for low- and middle-income consumers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will likely harm the health insurance market,…
Harnessing the science of child development in policymaking
A new paper from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University outlines ways that policymakers and others can use the science of child development to guide choices affecting children and families.
Oregon law aims to curb distracted driving
Jay Winsten, associate dean and the Frank Stanton Director of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication, discussed the challenges of getting drivers to curb their cellphone use when behind the wheel in…
Millions of suburban residents in U.S. lack health insurance
For immediate release: October 2, 2017 Boston, MA – Nearly 40% of the uninsured population in America lives in the suburbs and nearly one in seven suburban residents lacks health insurance. Despite the suburbs’ general reputation of affluence,…
Change in the Air
Through the flatlands south of Champaign, Illinois, County Road 1200 cuts a ruler-straight line, one of those byways in the American Midwest so devoid of curves that steering is almost optional. Heading south, one passes fields of corn,…
