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Political polarization threatens health care reform
The increasing polarization of healthcare politics poses a significant barrier to health care reform in the U.S., Robert Blendon, professor of health policy and political analysis at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in a January…
Education key to boosting Americans’ health, longevity
Americans spend thousands of dollars more annually on medical care than people in other wealthy nations, but tend to have shorter, less healthy lives. What’s the most cost-effective way to help Americans stay well? It’s through education, according…
Chemical exposure costs globally higher than thought
Costs associated with environmental chemical exposures worldwide may exceed 10% of the global gross domestic product, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researcher and EHESP School of Public Health in France.…
Op-ed: Canada’s healthcare system lags in innovation
International comparisons suggest that Canada ranks low in health system performance among countries that offer universal health coverage, according to an op-ed by Andrew Boozary, SM '14, a visiting scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management.
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.
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,…
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,…
Off the Cuff: Health Insurance and Health
BENJAMIN SOMMERSASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HEALTH POLICY AND ECONOMICS(Photo by Jeffrey MacMillan) This summer, as politicians were debating whether to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that while expanding…
Physician practices serving high-risk patients may face higher financial penalties
During the first year of a Medicare reimbursement program that rewards quality performance and lower costs, physician practices serving a disproportionate number of high-risk patients were more likely to receive financial penalties, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Hospital management practices may put women at risk for C-sections, complications during childbirth
For immediate release: July 11, 2017 Boston, MA ─ The way certain hospital labor and delivery units are managed may put healthy women at greater risk for cesarean deliveries and hemorrhage, according to a new study from Harvard…
