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Perspective: The case for expanding Medicaid in the time of coronavirus
Expanding Medicaid in the 14 states that have not done so yet would provide health insurance for millions at a time when they desperately need it without hurting state budgets, according to a new Perspective piece in the…
Will coronavirus boost prominence of telemedicine?
Only about 10% of Americans have actually used telemedicine for virtual visits with their doctors. But the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, could change that, according to a March 3, 2020 Time article.…
Opinion: How cutting public health budgets imperils America’s health at large
President Trump’s proposal to cut the annual budget for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by just over 10% is short-sighted and would further strain the nation’s already struggling health system, according to a March 3,…
What would health care reform mean for Massachusetts hospitals?
Nearly every hospital in Massachusetts would be affected by the different health care reform policies currently being debated by Democratic presidential candidates because Medicare almost always pays hospitals less than private health insurance companies, according to a February…
Op-ed: Medicare for All not politically feasible
Medicare for All has been a hotly debated topic during the 2020 presidential campaign season so far. John McDonough argued in a February 21, 2020 op-ed in Health Affairs that too much time has been spent discussing the…
Students gain real-world public health experience in CDC evaluation course
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students got a crash course in program evaluation and gained valuable real-world experience at public health agencies during Winter Session in January.
U.S. food environment promotes weight gain
Changes in the food environment are needed at every level—local, state and federal, say researchers.
Fewer families worried about medical bills, but decline slowing
Results from a 2018 survey found that slightly more than 14% of respondents said they belonged to a family struggling to pay for medical bills in the U.S. A February 12, 2020, Associated Press article noted that the…
How health organizations can help ‘anchor’ communities
Howard Koh and colleagues examined the efforts of “anchor” health institutions.
Launching a revolution
As California’s first surgeon general, Nadine Burke Harris, MPH ’02, is finding the roots of disease in childhood adversity and treating the long-term consequences.
