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SPH Snapshot: Oct-Nov 2025

Environmental Racism

Nearly 47 Million Americans Could Potentially Be Exposed to Health Hazards Because They Live Within a Mile of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

healthcare costs.

MedPage Today

Can Three Huge Employers Reshape Healthcare?

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health insurance, healthcare costs, healthcare system

Vox

What to Make of Amazon and Warren Buffett’s Mystery Health Care Project

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: healthcare costs, insurance

Boston Globe

Big Insurers Take a Big Hit in Shakeup of Public Workers’ Plans

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health insurance, healthcare costs, healthcare system

WalletHub

The Real Cost of Smoking by State

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Features Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: healthcare costs, smoking

ThinkProgress

Many Midwives Work in the Shadows as They Await Proper State Regulation of Home Births

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: healthcare costs

ProPublica

Severe Complications for Women During Childbirth Are Skyrocketing — and Could Often Be Prevented

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: healthcare costs

Lowell Sun

Investments Trim Lowell General Profits

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: healthcare costs

Taiwan News

Taiwan’s Health Care System Lauded by New York Times

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: healthcare costs, healthcare system, taiwan

Worcester Telegram

Senate Health Care Proposal Sparks Debate between Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: healthcare costs, politics and health

New York Times

Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion co-authored by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: healthcare costs, healthcare system

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