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Leading health care organizations declare physician burnout as ‘public health crisis’
For immediate release: January 17, 2019 Boston, MA – Burnout among the nation’s physicians has become so pervasive that a new paper published today by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Massachusetts…
What do the mid-term elections mean for health care?
November 9, 2018 -- John McDonough, professor of the practice of public health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, offers insights into what the elections mean for the Affordable Care Act.
Improving gender equity in the global health workforce
At a recent event held at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, researchers and advocates discussed ways of helping women in the health workforce advance in their careers and manage their family responsibilities—and how this can lead…
Coverage gains for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders through Affordable Care Act
More than 1 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders gained health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act through 2016.
Savings from Medicaid work requirements slim, but loss of coverage could be significant
If so-called Medicaid work requirements were instituted nationally, 2.8% of current enrollees would no longer be eligible for coverage and financial savings would be slim, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.…
Q&A: Public Health 3.0
Karen DeSalvo, SM ’02, argues that public health must transcend its own traditions.
Industry group may try to head off support for single-payer health care law
A new coalition of insurers and drug companies, called Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, may have been formed in response to apparently growing support for a single-payer health care system . Several prominent Democrats, including potential 2020…
Employer-sponsored insurance dipped in Massachusetts after ACA
Following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the share of people insured through employer-sponsored plans dropped 2.3 percentage points in Massachusetts, according to a new study led by Benjamin Sommers, associate professor of health policy and economics…
Health insurance coverage trends during Trump Administration assessed
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers published an analysis of how health insurance coverage has changed under the Trump Administration in the March 15, 2018 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The authors, Benjamin…
Poll: Americans’ views conflicted on curbing drug prices
March 20, 2018 – A new poll from POLITICO and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that most Americans—Republicans and Democrats alike—want the government to rein in drug prices, but that public support drops when respondents…