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Federal action needed to halt maternity ward closures, says expert
As maternity wards continue to close around the country, some states are implementing “bold and innovative” solutions—though none that will be as effective as federal intervention, according to Harvard Chan School’s Alecia McGregor.
U.S. governmental public health workforce shrank by half in five years, study finds
Nearly half of all employees in state and local public health agencies in the U.S. left their jobs between 2017 and 2021, and if such workforce contractions continue, more than 100,000 public health staff could leave their jobs…
Exploring Chinese health insurance reforms that led to protests
Recent changes to Chinese health insurance sparked protests by hundreds of older people in two cities, but the changes could make the health care system more equitable, according to Harvard Chan School experts.
Marginalized communities likely to distrust healthcare system, polling finds
Women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and members of the LBGTQ+ community are much more likely than other groups to distrust their healthcare providers and the healthcare system in general, according to polling commissioned by Sanofi.
Poll demonstrates persisting racial health and wealth gap in the U.S.
In a recent poll from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, NPR, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, researchers found that Black Americans are being disproportionately affected by the rising U.S. inflation rates compared to white…
Deep breathing and downward dog—prison inmates de-stress with yoga
John McDonough of Harvard Chan School has taught yoga to groups of male inmates at the Suffolk County House of Corrections in Boston since the summer of 2017.
Why the ACA is misunderstood
There tends to be a lot of confusion over what exactly the Affordable Care Act is because American healthcare is confusing to begin with, according to Harvard Chan School’s John McDonough.
Medicaid expansion good for state budgets
Medicaid expansion does increase state spending, but the cost is covered by the federal revenue provided through the program, according to Benjamin Sommers, professor of health policy and economics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Cohort experience of doctoral program appeals to this extrovert
The cohort experience of Harvard Chan School's doctoral program appeals to Bryan Buckley, DrPH ’20.
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…