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Gas City - July 22, 2025: SNAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide benefits to help the budgets of disadvantaged families.
government officials

Simplifying the Application Process for Public Assistance Programs Can Achieve True Government Efficiency

The SPH-sponsored FIFA World Cup practicum students on their first day at the CEID office (from left: Julianna Reyes, Alma Nieto, MacClement Guthrie, Melissa Mezieche, and Deirdre Otoo). Photo: Megan Jones
Epidemiology

Inside BU’s Real-Time Disease Surveillance Operation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

medicare.

Nation of Change

Medicare for All: Accept No Substitutes

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

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

Tagged: health insurance, healthcare system, insurance, medicare, politics and health

Managed Care Magazine

Two Studies of MA Network Size Paint Two Very Different Pictures

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

Quotes doctoral student Yevgeniy Feyman

Tagged: health insurance, medicare, medicare advantage plans

Seattle Times

Though Medicare for All Makes Economic Sense, Politics Are Another Matter

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: health insurance, medicare, politics and health

Fortune

Brainstorm Health: Universal Health Care vs. Innovation, Addyi Alcohol Risk, Ohio Abortion Bill

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

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

Tagged: health insurance, healthcare system, medicare

Breitbart

Betsy McCaughey: With Medicare for All, ‘Doctors Will Avoid Seniors like the Plague’

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

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

Tagged: medicare

Boston Globe

Harvard Pilgrim’s New CEO Seeks to Improve Insurer’s Health

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

Quotes Jon Kingsdale, associate professor of the practice, health law, policy & management

Tagged: health insurance, insurance, medicare

New York Times

Build Your Own ‘Medicare for All’ Plan. Beware: There Are Tough Choices.

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

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

Tagged: ACA, affordable care act, health insurance, medicare, obamacare, politics and health

STAT News

Many Seniors Need Hearing Aids. Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Them?

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

Oopinion coauthored by policy analyst Elsa Pearson and Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: aging, aging and well-being, medicare

New York Times

The Difference Between a ‘Public Option’ and ‘Medicare for All’? Let’s Define Our Terms

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

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

Tagged: health insurance, medicare, politics and health

Vox

Is Employer-Sponsored Insurance Really a Good Deal for Workers?

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

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

Tagged: health insurance, healthcare system, insurance, medicare, politics and health, underinsurance, Workforce

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