Filing Taxes: Good For Your Health

April 15th, 2013 - Elizabeth Kenefick

Expansions in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are associated with improved child health outcomes. More »

Rising Costs, Expanding Waistlines

April 11th, 2013 - Emily L. Modlin

What dropping ten pounds could mean for your state and your pocketbook More »

Balancing Equity and Efficiency in the Market for Kidneys

April 9th, 2013 - Brielle Treece

Dr. Lainie Ross, Associate Director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, discusses inequities in the kidney allocation system and provides insights on potential improvements. More »

Insure Thy Neighbor

April 4th, 2013 - Connor Hurley

Researchers find evidence of negative spillovers from the uninsured onto insured heart attack patients More »

Who’s Getting the Help? Access to Mental Health Services in African American Communities

March 26th, 2013 - Brielle Treece

Major gaps in access to mental health treatment persist between white and African American communities. More »

Fighting Tuberculosis with Innovation and Collaboration

March 20th, 2013 - Louise McLarnan

Operation ASHA co-founder and CEO Sandeep Ahuja discusses how his organization is bringing new ideas to the fight against one of the world's oldest diseases. More »

Health Coverage for Undocumented Migrants: A European Smorgasbord

March 6th, 2013 - Elizabeth Kenefick

Researchers examine European policies for providing coverage to undocumented migrants. More »

More Money, More Pounds (Off)

February 26th, 2013 - Connor Hurley

Can commitment contracts and financial incentives affect long term exercise habits? More »

Rolling the Dice on Health Insurance

February 19th, 2013 - Benjamin Stone

A new study uses a lottery to apply for Medicaid in Oregon to study the effects of gaining health insurance on low-income individuals. More »

Refocusing on the Patient: Dr. Donald M. Berwick Discusses the Affordable Care Act and its Impacts

February 18th, 2013 - Gillian Kindel

Don Berwick discusses the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on doctors and patients. More »

Let’s Get Physical

February 4th, 2013 - Benjamin Stone

A new study finds that mandating more time in physical education classes is a critical tool in combating childhood obesity. More »

Insurance Exchanges: What Europe Can Teach Us

January 17th, 2013 - Elc Estrera

Researchers on experiences from abroad to understand the impact of new health insurance exchanges. More »