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Deaths Rose in Emergency Rooms After Hospitals Were Acquired by Private Equity Firms

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How Buying Primary Care on the Free Market Adds to Doctor Shortages

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Why Federal Funding for Health Care Policy Research Matters

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Determined To Improve Quality of Life, Patient by Patient and Systemwide

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Why Finding a Primary Care Doctor Is So Hard

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Harvard Medical School physician-researcher diagnoses the problem and offers a plan for a cure

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Mobilizing Voters and Shaping Policy for Better Health

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HMS physicians and students promote civic engagement to improve patient care and outcomes

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Nicole Maestas Named Chair of Health Care Policy

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Appointment highlights opportunities for policy research to improve well-being

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Is a Global Pandemic Prevention Pact Within Reach?

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Harvard Medical School expert says agreement must address ‘egregious’ problems

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Awards & Recognitions: April 2024

April 25, 2024

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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With pandemic-era rules set to expire, the future of remote medicine is in flux

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