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Alumni

How Medicaid ACOs Can Lead the US Towards Maternal Health Equity

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alumni

Lessons from the Pacific: A Q&A With Nik Karr (SPH’13)

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Boston Business Journal

Surprise Recovery: Five Years Later, Many Fears of the Closure of Quincy Medical Center Haven’t Borne Out

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

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

Tagged: hospitals

Patriot Ledger

Quincy May Soon Be the Largest City in Mass. without an ER. Then What?

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

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

Tagged: emergency care, healthcare system, hospitals

Wicked Local Quincy

Quincy May Soon Be the Largest City in Mass. without an ER. Then What?

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

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

Tagged: emergency care, healthcare system, hospitals

Healthcare Dive

Myth Diagnosis: Do Hospitals Charge More to Make Up for Low Government Pay?

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

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

Tagged: healthcare costs, hospitals

Providence Journal

Hospital Mergers Don’t Cut Prices

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

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

Tagged: healthcare costs, healthcare system, hospitals

Benefits Pro

Urban Hospital’s Bankruptcy Sheds Light on ‘Anarchy’ of Health Care System

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

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

Tagged: healthcare disparities, hospitals, urban health

Bloomberg Business

Philadelphia Hospital Collapse Highlights Health Care ‘Anarchy’

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

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

Tagged: healthcare system, hospitals

US News & World Report

Code Red: The Grim State of Urban Hospitals

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

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

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, healthcare disparities, hospitals, urban health

Boston Globe

As Partners HealthCare Rethinks Its Strategy, It’s Considering Whether to Change Its Name

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

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

Tagged: hospitals

Bloomberg Law

Keeping Hospital Market Competitive Is an Uphill Battle for FTC

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

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

Tagged: hospitals

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