Survey finds Medicaid enrollees satisfied with coverage, physician access
For immediate release: Monday, July 10, 2017 Boston, MA – Enrollees in Medicaid reported in a nationwide survey that they’re largely satisfied with the health care they receive under the program, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan…
Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Boston, MA – There is strong evidence that expanding health insurance increases access to care, improves health in a variety of ways, and reduces mortality, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Recent presidential election could have negative impact on health
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Boston, MA – Stress, increased risk for disease, babies born too early, and premature death are among the negative health impacts that could occur in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential…
Mortality rates at teaching hospitals lower compared with non-teaching hospitals
For immediate release: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Boston, MA – Patients admitted to major teaching hospitals are less likely to die compared with patients admitted to minor teaching or non-teaching hospitals, according to a large national study from Harvard…
A theater major moves on to the global health stage
May 23, 2017—Soon after he left his volunteer job at Mercy Children’s Home in Togo, West Africa, Todd Lewis, SM ’17, had a moment of clarity. Then an undergraduate theater major at the University of North Carolina, he…
Medical care, health have improved for low-income adults under ACA
For immediate release: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Boston, MA – The Affordable Care Act’s health coverage expansions have produced major improvements in medical care and health for low-income adults, including reduced out-of-pocket spending, better access to primary care and…
Poll: Americans divided over what Congress should do about Obamacare
Republicans internally divided about path forward For immediate release: April 27, 2017 Boston, MA –According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, Americans remain divided over how to move forward on healthcare. Recently, President…
Poll: Majority of Americans oppose President Trump’s proposed cuts to EPA’s budget, withdrawing from Paris Climate Treaty
Republicans and Democrats differ widely on most questions For immediate release: April 26, 2017 Boston, MA – According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, 60% of the American public as a whole opposes…
Medicaid expansion linked with increase in prescriptions filled for chronic conditions
Study to be presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine 2017 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2017 For immediate release: April 20, 2017 Boston, MA – During the first one and a half years of the…
South Carolina hospitals see major drop in post-surgical deaths with nation’s first proven statewide Surgical Safety Checklist program
For immediate release: Monday, April 17, 2017 Boston, MA – South Carolina saw a 22 percent reduction in post-surgical deaths in hospitals that completed a voluntary, statewide program to implement the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist. The…
