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President Obama signals support for flexibility for states in implementing health law
In the first of a new bi-weekly column for Kaiser Health News, HSPH’s John McDonough analyzes President Barack Obama’s recent decision to give states more flexibility to implement the new health insurance reform law. By announcing his support…
Study finds Blacks more likely to be readmitted to hospitals after discharge
For immediate release: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Boston, MA – Elderly black patients were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital after a prior hospital stay for a heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia, according to a…
Massachusetts health policy news: Patrick administration introduces payment reform legislation
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick released his new payment reform proposal, an expansion on the health care reform overhaul of 2006, on February 17, 2011. Nancy Turnbull, senior lecturer on health policy and associate dean for educational programs at…
Guns and politics: David Hemenway takes aim at gun violence
January 30, 2011 David Hemenway is Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. He is also the author of Private Guns, Public Health, which describes the public health approach to reducing firearm…
Americans remain divided over health reform with an uptick in public opposition as GOP ramped up repeal campaign
As Many Americans Would Like To Keep or Expand Health Reform Law As Would Like To Repeal Or Replace It, And Most Oppose Defunding Implementation Public Concerned About The Deficit But A Majority Opposes Cutting Medicare And Social…
HSPH health policy experts discuss implications of proposed Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan merger
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, Massachusetts’ second and third largest health plans, are exploring a merger that would help them to compete against market leader Blue Cross Blue Shield, it was announced on January 25.…
Health reform news: HSPH Prof recommends single-payer health care system for Vermont
Last year, Harvard School of Public Health economist William Hsiao was commissioned by the Vermont state legislature to design three options for reforming the state health care system. Hsiao, who helped design a single-payer system for Taiwan and…
The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health
[ Winter 2011] School sets stage for global conversation with state-of-the-art webcasts. In November 2010, the School presented a preview of The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health, featuring high-definition, broadcast-quality webcasts on key public health issues. From a…
Alumni award winners: What we know now
[ Winter 2011] We asked this year’s winners James Dalen, Fernando Guerra, Lynn Rosenberg, and David Schottenfeld: What do you know now about improving the public’s health that you didn’t when you started out in your career? James Dalen, SM '72 “The people are…
Health policy news: Can Medicaid successfully enroll the uninsured?
The broad expansion of Medicaid to cover all adults whose family income is below 133% of the federal poverty line is one of two strategies that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act calls for to expand health…