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Category: Health policy
Affordable Care Act plans provide risk protection, but use of ratings can be misleading
Most relatively healthy Affordable Care Act plan consumers pay more out-of-pocket than they may have thought based on the rating level — from bronze to …
Stanford conference outlines new vision for global health leadership
The inaugural Women Leaders in Global Health conference – held earlier this fall at Stanford – convened more than 400 men and women from 68 …
Cancer survival disparities show that MediCal is a “disaster” in need of reform, researcher writes
Californians with public insurance, like Medicaid, or no insurance, have lower survival rates for several types of cancer than those with private insurance, according to …
Medicine from the bench: Lessons from a mental health court
I recently completed my psychiatry rotation at the Palo Alto VA. It was a fantastic experience filled with interesting moments. For example, one patient pleasantly …
In Capitol Hill meeting, Stanford researchers present alternatives to insurance cutbacks
High-quality health care tends to be expensive, but if you ask Brian Brady, MD; Nicholas Bott, PsyD; and Vicky Woo, MD, they'll tell you it doesn't …
High-value oncology practices include “support for the patient journey”
Earlier this week I wrote about a landmark paper in the Annals of Family Medicine in which Stanford researchers, led by health care policy expert Arnold …
Senate committee hearing on CRISPR technology features Stanford researcher
Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, was one of three expert witnesses who spoke at a U.S. Senate committee hearing on …
Identifying ‘high-value’ practices in primary care; a Stanford study pinpoints key attributes
What makes a physician's practice great? The ability to deliver high-quality health care at the most affordable cost is one key component that benefits patients, …
Physician-academics help assess humanitarian and medical response in war-torn Iraq
Paul Wise, MD, a Stanford pediatrician and professor of medicine, recently returned from Iraq where he witnessed what humanitarian health care workers and Iraqi physicians …
Stanford’s longevity center celebrates ten years
Ten years ago, when the Stanford Center on Longevity was brand new, people didn’t really talk about “longevity.” Instead, the term of art was “aging,” …
Global pandemics affect us all, Stanford health policy researchers write
Some Americans believe pandemics are health catastrophes contained to the developing world, far across the globe and unlikely to impact them. But Stanford's Michele Barry, MD, …
Dean Lloyd Minor calls attention to environmental factors shaping health
If you live close to an old-fashioned ice cream parlor (like I do), then you're more likely to indulge than if, say, you live near …
Persistence and passion can make women game-changers in global health
In many ways, the career of Patricia Garcia, MD, PhD, Peru's former minister of health, embodies what it takes for women to advance and bring …
Women leadership in global health benefits everyone, conference goers are reminded
Just six weeks ago, Jim Yong Kim, MD, president of the World Bank, tweeted out a photo of top leaders of the World Health Organization …
First Women Leaders in Global Health conference comes to Stanford
This Thursday, hundreds of women from around the world will gather here for the inaugural Women Leaders in Global Health conference, designed to highlight the …