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Federal payment changes may harm hospitals serving poor
Hospitals that treat mostly poor and uninsured patients generally perform slightly worse than others when patients rate their hospital experiences, according to a study led by Harvard School of Public Health researchers. The lower patient ratings could negatively…
Health cost bill may not attack key problem
Coverage in the Boston Globe, July 15, 2012, featuring HSPH's Nancy Turnbull
Rwanda’s health insurance program has improved care utilization, reduced household spending
In Rwanda, the community-based health insurance program Mutuelle de Santéhas improved medical care delivery and reduced household catastrophic spending since it was adopted in 1999, according to a new study. The researchers found nationwide improvement in maternal and…
The Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act
John McDonough reacts to the high court's decision on health reform and offers insights on Medicaid's future. June 28, 2012 (7:39) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may download the…
Economists urge less focus on health care jobs, more on cost-effectiveness
Although hospital officials warn that efforts to reduce health care spending could endanger jobs in the sector—one that’s growing in a time of high unemployment—two Harvard economists say the focus on these jobs is misguided. Instead, they wrote…
The state of health care reform in Massachusetts
Massachusetts residents are more likely to receive regular medical care since the passage of a state health care law in 2006 that requires individuals and small businesses to have health insurance or pay fines, however concerns continue about…
Can Massachusetts reign in health care costs?
While many health care reform experts are confident that the Massachusetts State Legislature by end of summer will pass a law intended to cut health care costs by $150 billion in 15 years, HSPH’s [[John McDonough]] and [[Nancy…
Poll: Many sick Americans experience significant financial problems and report their care is not well-managed
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NPR and Harvard School of Public Health poll measures Americans’ views on costs and quality of medical care For immediate release: Monday, May 21, 2012 Poll Results Read summary. Read topline. View charts. Boston, MA…
The art of getting things done
[ Spring/Summer 2012 ] On January 19, 2011, HSPH professor William Hsiao walked onto the podium in the well of the Vermont State House. Before him sat both chambers of the state legislature. Above him stood hundreds of…
With no insurance, ‘permanent’ patients linger in hospitals
Many thousands of patients in the U.S. who lack health insurance but who need long-term care wind up lingering in hospitals for many weeks, months, or even years because the current health care system doesn’t offer workable solutions…