Department of Health Policy and Management
We train and inspire the next generation of health care leaders to improve health care delivery systems and mitigate public health risks around the world.
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News
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Addressing the U.S. maternal mortality crisis
Harvard Chan School’s Alecia McGregor shares what’s driving rising rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in the U.S., and what policies could help begin mitigating the crisis.
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Preventing opioid deaths requires reducing stigma, increasing treatments
Michael Barnett, associate professor of health policy and management, offered his thoughts on combatting the opioid epidemic by destigmatizing addiction and making treatment pathways more accessible.
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Autism research aims are misguided, says expert
Autism research should focus less on discovering the condition’s causes and more on potential policies and resources that could concretely support autistic people to lead healthy, fulfilling lives, says Harvard Chan School’s Ari Ne’eman.
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Assessing health care challenges for next U.S. president
At a symposium, a dozen experts discussed how health care in the U.S. can be more accessible, more affordable, and more equitable during the next presidential administration.
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Making health care more affordable
Meredith Rosenthal, the C. Boyden Gray Professor of Health Economics and Policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, offered her thoughts on the challenges related to health care affordability and opportunities for action in the short- and long-term.
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Nurturing student entrepreneurs
A growing innovation ecosystem at Harvard Chan School is helping students develop and launch public health and social impact startups.
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Opinion: Carney Hospital, a key Boston safety net hospital, must remain open
The imminent closure of Steward Health Care-owned Carney Hospital threatens to widen Boston’s already dramatic health inequities, writes Harvard Chan School’s Alecia McGregor.
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Steward hospital closures could harm health equity in Massachusetts
While Massachusetts residents were recently found to have the second-highest life expectancy in the country, major health disparities still plague the state—and could widen if vulnerable patients lose access to the hospitals and health centers they’ve relied on.
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Top causes of death suggest need to better prevent, manage chronic conditions
Many deaths in the U.S. from the most common causes could be delayed or prevented with lifestyle changes and improved primary care delivery, experts say.
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How for-profit medicine is harming health care
Health policy expert John McDonough discusses how profit-focused decisions by companies including Steward Health Care, UnitedHealth Group, and drugstore chains Walgreens and CVS, are damaging medical care in Massachusetts—and how the situation might improve.
