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Community Health Sciences

SPH Debuts New PhD in Community Health Sciences

The one-of-a-kind social and behavioral sciences-focused doctoral program will emphasize social justice and community engagement.

Featured

College Shouldn’t Be a Relapse Risk: Why Collegiate Recovery Programs Deserve Sustainable Funding

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Daily Free Press

Medicare for All Online Event Discusses Challenges in Health Care System

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

Quotes Melissa Garrido, research associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: ACA, health insurance, healthcare system, insurance, medicare, obamacare, underinsurance

WalletHub

2021’s States with the Most and Least Medicaid Coverage

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

Features Megan Cole Brahim, assistant professor of health law, policy & management; and Sean Cahill, adjunct associate professor of the practice of health law, policy and management

Tagged: health insurance, medicaid, underinsurance

Washington Post

Expanding Health Coverage Is Good. But We Also Need to Fix Stingy Plans.

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

Opinion by Cecille Joan Avila, policy analyst in health law, policy & management; and Paul Shafer and Megan Cole Brahim, assistant professors of health law, policy & management

Tagged: ACA, health insurance, medicaid, obamacare, underinsurance

Becker's Hospital Review

High-Deductible Health Plans May Increase Racial Inequities, Study Finds

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

References study co-authored by Megan Cole, assistant professor of health law, policy & management, and alum Jacqueline Ellison

Tagged: access to care, access to medicines, alumni, cancer, health disparities, health equity, health inequities, health insurance, healthcare system, racism, underinsurance

HealthLeaders Media

High-Deductible Health Plans Disproportionately Hurting Black Cancer Survivors

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

Quotes Megan Cole, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: access to care, access to medicines, cancer, health disparities, health equity, health inequities, health insurance, racism, underinsurance

Vox

The Extraordinary Danger of Being Pregnant and Uninsured in Texas

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: health insurance, maternal and child health, maternal health, pregnancy, underinsurance

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

BU Today

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts

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

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

Tagged: ACA, affordable care act, health insurance, healthcare costs, healthcare system, insurance, obamacare, politics and health, underinsurance

Healio

HIV Viral Suppression under Ryan White Care Comparable to Medicaid, Private Insurance

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

Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: ACA, affordable care act, antiretroviral therapy, health insurance, HIV treatment, HIV/AIDS, insurance, medicaid, obamacare, social welfare, underinsurance

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

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