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Hsiao helps Vermont overhaul its health care system
The economic climate and demographic shifts around the globe have pushed the work of William Hsiao, the K.T. Li professor of economics at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), to the forefront of international health policy, impacting millions…
Millions of Americans may churn in and out of health coverage under Affordable Care Act
Millions of Americans could lose insurance for periods of time under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report in Health Affairs co-authored by Benjamin Sommers, assistant professor of health policy and economics at HSPH. Under the…
Health reform news: For the most expensive patients, better preventative care can drastically reduce costs
HSPH’s Atul Gawande, a physician and regular contributor to The New Yorker, wrote a piece in the January 24, 2011 issue of the magazine about how health care costs can be lowered by providing more hands-on preventative care…
Health care rationed in the U.S., HSPH ethicist says
Daniel Wikler, Mary B. Saltonstall professor of population ethics and professor of ethics and population health, was interviewed Dec. 17, 2010, on Public Radio International’s The World, about health care rationing. The interview was part of a week-long…
Reforming Vermont's health care system won't be cheap, says HSPH prof
HSPH Prof. William Hsiao, who is serving as a consultant on health system reform for the Vermont State Legislature, recently provided a status report on his findings. He told an oversight committee that the system is broken and…
HSPH Key Partner in U.S. Program to Improve Medical Education, Clinical and Research Capacity in Africa
November 3, 2010 -- Harvard School of Public Health is a partner in a recently awarded $130 million program announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and PEPFAR (the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS…
Cutting health costs
Benjamin Sommers, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Economics, discusses the necessity of cutting health costs and slowing the rate of health cost growth in the U.S. September 28, 2010 (5:35) Please click the player icon above to…
Improving global health care requires "vigorous exploration of the future"
September 17, 2010 -- Improving the global health care system of the future requires taking action now and focusing on the diverse set of issues that will shape the system of the future, Enrique Ruelas, an international expert…
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…
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…