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Health care could worsen under Republican health care bill
Atul Gawande, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director of Ariadne Labs, appeared May 7, 2017 on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss his…
Projected health benefits of Mass. carbon fee-and-rebate bill explored
Two Massachusetts bills that would put a fee on greenhouse gas emissions —except for their use in generating electricity — and provide rebates to residents and employers could potentially save hundreds of lives and generate an estimated $2.9…
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…
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…
Study shows state budgets not hurt by Medicaid expansion
The first national study evaluating the impact of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on state spending found that the expansion was fully funded by federal dollars, and states that expanded experienced no significant cutbacks in…
Testing a high-deductible health plan
High-deductible, lower premium health insurance plans appear poised to have an increasing role in American’s insurance options as the Trump administration, employers, and others seek to control health costs, even though researchers know little about how these plans…
What’s good for employee health is good for the company
When a company puts a priority on employee wellness and contributing to health in the community and environment, it may benefit by having lower healthcare costs, improved worker retention, reduced absenteeism, fewer workplace injuries, and even a healthier…
Comparing procedure costs impacts patients’ health facility choice
Consumers who used a health insurance plan’s cost-comparison tool to find out sleep study costs and imaging costs chose medical facilities that charged lower prices for the procedures, according to a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
Political polarization among voters likely to have significant effect on future health policy, including Affordable Care Act
For immediate release: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Boston, MA – An in-depth analysis of results from 14 national public opinion polls that looked at how Republican and Democratic likely voters in the 2016 presidential election view the health…
Increase in visits to emergency departments persists following Medicaid expansion
For immediate release: October 19, 2016 Boston, MA – Visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) not only jumped by 40% in Oregon after Medicaid coverage was expanded there in 2008—but the increase persisted for at least two years, according…
