Part one of our six-part series on vaccinations, supported by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, dives into the history of variolation, exploring the beginning of the long road that led to vaccines as we know them today.
Part one of our six-part series on vaccinations, supported by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, dives into the history of variolation, exploring the beginning of the long road that led to vaccines as we know them today.
David Anderson (@bjdickmayhew) is a health insurance researcher at Duke University Margolis Center for Health Policy. Paul Shafer (@shaferpr) is an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health In the first week of his term, President Biden showed his commitment to supporting Americans having access to affordable health insurance coverage by signing […]
Read MoreCecille Joan Avila is a policy analyst with the Boston University School of Public Health (@cecilleavila). Paul Shafer, PhD, is an assistant professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health (@shaferpr). Megan B. Cole, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor of Health Law, Policy, and Management at Boston […]
Read MoreDr. Bryan Schneider and Dr. Milan Radovich return to the podcast to break down the latest developments in personalized genomic medicine, share findings from their triple negative breast cancer research, and talk about their current and upcoming breast cancer studies, including EAZ171 and PERSEVERE. This episode of the Healthcare Triage podcast is sponsored by […]
Read MoreRecently, the US adopted a law (going into effect in 2022) that ended surprise billing for most medical services. So what is surprise billing, and what does the new law look like? @DrTiff_PhD
Read MoreMany countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
Read MoreBelow are recent publications from me and my colleagues from Boston University’s Department of Health Law, Policy and Management. You can find all posts in this series here. February 2021 Edition Armstrong MJ, Sullivan JL, Amodeo K, Lunde A, Tsuang DW, Reger MA, Conwell Y, Ritter A, Bang J, Onyike CU, Mari Z, Corsentino P, Taylor A. […]
Read MoreThe complexity of Medicare Advantage (MA) physician networks has been well-documented, but the payment regulations that underlie these plans remain opaque, even to experts. If an MA plan enrollee sees an out-of-network doctor, how much should she expect to pay?
Read MoreWhat is health? Take a moment to answer that question. Was that exercise helpful? In particular, do you think that how you understand health would affect your health care choices? I thought through what health means last Thursday during a follow-up appointment with my oncologist. Going into the visit, I was concerned about the persisting […]
Read MoreAs the vaccine to protect against Covid-19 continues to roll out to more and more people, interest in side effects is high. This can lead to lots of media coverage when people experience side effects, particularly when serious side effects occur. We’re here to talk about side effects and put some of these stories in […]
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