We all need care as we age. Adam Scott leads New England’s largest nonprofit provider of senior care and living communities. He says demand is rising as the Commonwealth’s average age continues to inc...

Chan School expert links soaring costs to broader policy shifts in ‘America’s Wrong Turn’

The possible effects of health care artificial intelligence (AI) on aggregate health care expenditures in the United States are not commonly discussed. Though much uncertainty surrounds these effec...

A Florida man thought he had carefully planned for a seamless switch between health plans. It was anything but.

ABMS has announced the 2026 service award recipients who will be formally recognized at the ABMS Conference 2026 in Rosemont, Ill. this September.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Robert (Bob) Blendon, a towering figure in health policy and an integral member of our department for more than 35 years. Bob’s contributions to public health...

SNAP enrollment has fallen sharply nationwide since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. More than 3.5 million people have lost access to the food assistance, as states implement...

Millions are likely to lose coverage as states begin complying with the new federal rules.

Work rules for sick people on Medicaid will be stricter than advocates had hoped. The Trump administration released its guidance for states, which have to stand up the new bureaucracies by Jan. 1.

This JAMA Forum discusses system design, outreach efforts, and job training in the context of the Medicaid work requirements passed into law as part of the 2025 budget reconciliation package.

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On the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk with Barbra Rabson, president and...

A significant portion of military personnel, veterans, and their families may be relying on health care from hospitals that are on shaky financial footing, largely due to recent cuts to Medicaid, acco...

Up to 724,000 military community members may rely health care they need partly due to President Donald Trump's cuts, according to a new analysis.

Researchers at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health published findings in JAMA Psychiatry that shows that people who attend religious services or pray are 13% less likely to misuse drugs, alcohol or ...

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Mapping the midlife effects of a lethal habit.

Health policy expert Meredith Rosenthal discusses the impact of higher premiums and explains why health care costs keep rising.

Fifty health centers in Massachusetts, which serve a million patients a year, are straining under an "assault" from federal policy changes.

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After the COVID-19 public health emergency, when Medicaid continuous enrollment ended, Americans filled fewer prescriptions, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.

REIT acquisition of hospitals had no significant impacts on quality of clinical care or patient outcomes—but had a significant negative impact on hospital finances, according to a new Harvard Chan Sch...

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Study finds 40 percent of GLP-1 prescriptions go unfilled.

Significant changes in federal policy slated to take effect in the coming months could disrupt health care coverage, costs, and access to care for millions of people, according to experts who spoke at...

Sara Bleich spoke about the history of SNAP and the effects of major new legislative changes to the program.

This JAMA Forum discusses eligibility restrictions for emergency Medicaid coverage, cuts to health care coverage for legal immigrants, and the broader pattern of health care cuts made by the Trump adm...

Promoting psychological safety in the workplace is essential to employee wellbeing and retention, especially during times of crisis--when, ironically, psychological safety is likeliest to dwindle, according to a study co-authored by Harvard Chan School'...

Even as SNAP benefits are restored, food banks and pantries around the nation continue to feel the strain with no reprieve in sight.

More than 30 faculty members at Harvard Chan School came together on Nov. 13 to share teaching practices that work to foster open, respectful, and intellectually engaging discussions in the classroom.

The HQO Lab team collaborated with the New York Times The Upshot to understand which hospitals will be most at risk for the Medicaid cuts. This data blog was

The economic costs are significant—but so are the human ones, a Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health professor and former government health official explains.

The surprisingly tricky question stumped researchers for decades. But they think they finally have an answer.

Welcome to the HSPH Department of Health Policy and Management Fall 2025 Store!  | Limited Store | Products are available for purchase until November 15th, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET. All items are made-to...

Life expectancy in the USA is considerably lower than in most high-income countries, with many deaths considered preventable. The extent by which poor…

One year after Steward Health Care's demise, the Nashoba Valley and Dorchester communities are grappling with strained EMS services, diminished access to care, and trust that has been broken. Local le...

Sara Bleich, professor of health policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses the importance of the Household Food Security Report and what impact its cancellation could have.

The subsidies are a key sticking point in the government shutdown: Democrats in Congress say that in order to secure their votes to reopen the government, they must be extended.

This cross-sectional analysis examines emergency Medicaid spending relative to total Medicaid expenditures and identifies state factors associated with variation in spending.

President Trump said he'd impose a 100% tariff on branded or patented drugs unless the drugmaker builds a manufacturing facility in the U.S.