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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…
Health policy: Experts debate future of U.S. health care reform law
The mid-term elections may be over, but the battle over health care reform is just beginning, according to the panel of health policy experts who spoke on Nov. 5 at an event, The Impact of the 2010 Elections…
Poll analysis shows prospective voters for Democratic Congressional Candidates and prospective voters for Republicans hold starkly different views on what the next congress should do about new health care law
Results Suggest Outcome of 2010 Congressional Elections Will Be Significant for Future Direction of Health Care Legislation For immediate release: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Boston, MA – A comprehensive review of national opinion polls, including newly released data,…
Health care law: New regulations kick in
Meredith Rosenthal, associate professor of health economics and policy at HSPH, was interviewed Sept. 24, 2010, by Fox25 Morning News in Boston about what changes will result from the first wave of the new federal health care regulations…
Epstein named to new GAO Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors
HSPH's Arnold Epstein, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management and John H. Foster professor of health policy and management, is one of 19 members appointed to the Board of Governors for the Government Accountability Office's…
Medical liability costs in U.S. pegged at 2.4 percent of annual health care spending
$55.6 Billion Price Tag Large, But Not a Key Driver of Total Health Care Spending For immediate release: September 7, 2010 Boston, MA – How much do medical liability costs—including the costs of malpractice insurance, claims and legal…
U.S. hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health records
Few Meet Federal Guidelines for "Meaningful Use,” Putting Potential Stimulus Funding at Risk For immediate release: Thursday, August 26, 2010 Boston, MA – Transforming the U.S. health care system from paper-based to electronic-based may improve health care quality…
Health care: How can medicine help terminally ill patients and their families
The U.S. health care system works assiduously to save lives. The system is not as adept at helping terminally ill patients and their families make the best of the time they have left. Atul Gawande, associate professor in…
Comparative effectiveness
Milton Weinstein, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Policy and Management, discusses comparative effectiveness research in health care. July 27, 2010 (8:01) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may…
Dean Frenk to join Commonwealth Board
Dean Julio Frenk has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater…