Tag: Benjamin Sommers

  • Nation & World

    Dust is starting to settle after election, yet the way forward is unclear

    The Gazette turns once again to scholars and analysts across in the University to get their views of what happened and what comes next.

    15 minutes
    People gather along 16th street in front of the White House.
  • Nation & World

    After a hard election, the real work begins

    Harvard University scholars, analysts, and affiliates take a look at what the election tells us about the prospects for greater unity and progress, and offer suggestions and predictions about where the new administration will, and should, go.

    26 minutes
    Kamala Harris, Harris, President-elect Joe Biden.
  • Nation & World

    A fraught season for health care

    With Election Day approaching and the coronavirus pandemic surging, Benjamin Sommers discusses how shifting political winds might affect health care.

    19 minutes
    Medical reports and a computer.
  • Health

    Ahead for health care, a likely mixed bag

    The repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate will likely mean that some healthier and higher-income people leave the rolls of the insured, but it won’t mean the law’s doom, says Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Associate Professor Benjamin Sommers. Still, the dilution and unenthusiastic administration of the law likely means the…

    12 minutes
  • Health

    Satisfaction with Medicaid expansion

    Enrollees in Medicaid reported in a nationwide survey that they’re largely satisfied with the health care they receive under the program, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

    2 minutes
  • Health

    Inequality runs deeper than health law

    The Affordable Care Act has narrowed health disparities along class and race lines, but not nearly as much as needed.

    4 minutes
  • Health

    Expanding Medicaid to low-income adults

    A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds that expanding Medicaid to low-income adults leads to widespread gains in coverage, increased access to care, and — most importantly — improved health and reduced mortality.

    3 minutes