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Epstein named to new GAO Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors
HSPH's Arnold Epstein, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management and John H. Foster professor of health policy and management, is one of 19 members appointed to the Board of Governors for the Government Accountability Office's…
Medical liability costs in U.S. pegged at 2.4 percent of annual health care spending
$55.6 Billion Price Tag Large, But Not a Key Driver of Total Health Care Spending For immediate release: September 7, 2010 Boston, MA – How much do medical liability costs—including the costs of malpractice insurance, claims and legal…
Comparative effectiveness
Milton Weinstein, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Policy and Management, discusses comparative effectiveness research in health care. July 27, 2010 (8:01) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may…
Health care reform news: paying for healthy lifestyles
Visiting scientist Harald Schmidt is quoted in a Reuters article about how local authorities, employers and health insurers in some countries are experimenting with paying people to encourage healthier lifestyles. Payments are made to discourage risky behaviors such…
Comprehensive review of polls suggests new healthcare law's implementation likely to be dogged by politics through 2010 Congressional Elections
For immediate release: Wed., April 7, 2010 Boston, MA— A comprehensive review of national opinion polls taken before and after Congressional voting and when President Obama signed into law a major healthcare reform bill last month has found…
Can cost-effective health care = better health care?
[Winter 2010] Cost-effectiveness research pinpoints best values for limited health care dollars—and the results may surprise you An interview with Harvard School of Public Health’s Milton Weinstein offers some revealing insights into how the U.S. health care system could save…
Researchers Tap into a New Source of Government Dollars
[Fall 2009] Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health and around the country are hoping that a busy spring will pay off in an ample fall harvest of new research funding. The bounty could come courtesy of…
Reining in Health Costs
The making of reformer Sarah Iselin By the latest estimates, only 2.6 percent of Massachusetts residents lack health insurance, the lowest rate of any U.S. state. "It's amazing," says Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) alumna Sarah Iselin, who has…
Employer health incentives
[Winter 2009] Employee wellness programs prod workers to adopt healthy lifestyles A Massachusetts man lost his job at a Scotts Miracle-Gro lawn and garden center in 2006 when a routine drug test came back positive. The finding: nicotine.…
Health discrimination
Michelle Mello, Professor of Law and Public Health, on whether insurers and employers can discriminate against people on the basis of personal health behaviors. (September 2008, 11:57) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in…
