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For payment reform, lessons from the Massachusetts experience
Article in Health Affairs Blog featuring study co-authored by HSPH's John McDonough, September 20, 2012
Public health and the U.S. economy
[ Fall 2012 ] How the next U.S. president can stack the deck in favor of people’s health and wealth in 2013 With the November 2012 elections on the horizon, Americans surveyed in national polls consistently rank the…
U.S. health care system needs reform now, says expert panel
New IOM report cites 75,000 unnecessary deaths, $750 billion wasted Problems in the U.S. health care system pose a serious threat to Americans’ health and economic security, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine issued September…
Massachusetts’ health care reform experience holds lessons for national effort
Massachusetts’ six years of experience with health care reform holds valuable lessons for the nation as it prepares to begin fully implementing the Affordable Care Act in 2014. In a September 5, 2012 article in the New England…
Tufts, Vanguard to launch new health insurance program
Coverage on WBUR featuring HSPH's Nancy Turnbull, August 31, 2012
Transforming Ethiopia's health care system from the ground up
August 29, 2012 -- There are currently more Ethiopian doctors working in Chicago than in Ethiopia, according to Keseteberhan Admassu, the country’s state minister of health. Speaking to an international group of experts assembled by Harvard School of…
Implementing insurance exchanges: U.S. policy makers can learn from Europe
A key part of the healthcare reforms in the Affordable Care Act are state-based health insurance exchanges. Beginning in January 2014 individuals and small employers will be able to compare and purchase health plans through their state’s exchange.…
Mexico achieves universal health coverage, enrolls 52.6 million people in less than a decade
August 15, 2012 -- Despite periods of economic downturns and crisis, Mexico recently achieved a significant milestone – enrolling 52.6 million previously uninsured Mexicans in public medical insurance programs and thereby achieving universal health coverage in less than…
Health care system can learn from restaurant chain
The nation’s health care system needs to learn to serve millions of Americans with consistent quality, reasonable cost, and decent service — much like popular chains like the Cheesecake Factory have learned to do in the restaurant world,…
Consumer information unlikely to contribute to lower health care costs in Massachusetts
Harvard School of Public Health experts Leonard Marcus and Ashish Jha commented on the new bill passed by Massachusetts lawmakers on July 31, 2012 aimed at controlling health care spending in the Commonwealth, in a Boston Globe story…