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

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Forbes

Why Do Elderly Americans Have Swiss Cheese Coverage?

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

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

Tagged: ACA, affordable care act, aging, health insurance, healthcare costs, insurance, medicaid, medicare, obamacare, underinsurance

Vox

The Medicare-for-All Paradox

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

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

Tagged: health insurance, medicare

Coeur d'Alene Press

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Republicans’ Preexisting Political Problem

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

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

Tagged: healthcare costs, medicare, politics and health

New York Times

The Large Hidden Costs of Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program

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

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

Tagged: drug prices, medicare

MedPage Today

Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: medical ethics, medicare

American Council on Science and Health

Trend Alert: Medicare Could Cover Food, Air Conditioners…Is Sex Next?

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, SPH In the Media

Quotes alum Gilbert Benavidez, researcher in the Center for Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights

Tagged: medicare

Fiscal Times

A Data Dump That Could Make a Difference in Health Care

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

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

Tagged: Big Data, data, medicare

New York Times

Medicare Doesn’t Equal Dental Care. That Can Be a Big Problem

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

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

Tagged: dental care, health insurance, medicare

Becker's Hospital Review

Viewpoint: Medicare Advantage Claims Data Should Be Made Public

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

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

Tagged: medicare

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