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Removing Race Adjustment in Chronic Kidney Disease Care

A new study led by Stanford Health Policy researchers finds that algorithmic changes to a chronic kidney disease care equation are likely insufficient to achieve health equity as many other structural inequities remain.

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QALY Ban Could Harm People with Disabilities and Chronic Illness

The U.S. House passed a bill that would ban the use of a metric known as quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) in coverage and payment determinations for federal health-care programs. SHP's Joshua Salomon writes in this Health Affairs commentary the bill would compromise the evaluation of medical treatments.

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In Conflict Zones and Borderlands, Paul Wise Protects the Health of Vulnerable Children

Stanford Health Policy's Paul Wise — professor of pediatrics and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies — is featured in this Stanford Magazine story about his work at the U.S.-Mexico border as the federally appointed juvenile monitor and around the world as a pediatrician who works on behalf of children of conflict.

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Examining the Value of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

News March 20, 2020

Examining the Value of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

News March 20, 2020

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Michelle Mello Answers Questions About the Federal Rollout of the Coronavirus Test

Q&As March 9, 2020

Michelle Mello Answers Questions About the Federal Rollout of the Coronavirus Test

Q&As March 9, 2020

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How Taiwan Used Big Data, Transparency and a Central Command to Protect Its People from Coronavirus

News March 3, 2020

How Taiwan Used Big Data, Transparency and a Central Command to Protect Its People from Coronavirus

News March 3, 2020

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Task Force Makes Final Recommendation to Screen All Adults for Hepatitis C

News March 2, 2020

Task Force Makes Final Recommendation to Screen All Adults for Hepatitis C

News March 2, 2020

An estimated 4.1 million people in the United States are carrying HCV antibodies; about 2.4 million are living with the virus, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force.

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Karen Eggleston Examines China’s Looming Demographic Crisis, in Fateful Decisions

Q&As February 26, 2020

Karen Eggleston Examines China’s Looming Demographic Crisis, in Fateful Decisions

Q&As February 26, 2020

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Task Force: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Elderly

News February 25, 2020

Task Force: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Elderly

News February 25, 2020

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What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

News February 24, 2020

What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

News February 24, 2020

FSI Senior Fellows Karen Eggleston and David Relman joined host Michael McFaul on the World Class podcast to discuss all things COVID-19 — also known as the coronavirus.

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What You Need To Know About the Coronavirus

News February 24, 2020

What You Need To Know About the Coronavirus

News February 24, 2020

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Study Finds Transitional Care Services Cost-Effective After Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Elderly

News January 27, 2020

Study Finds Transitional Care Services Cost-Effective After Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Elderly

News January 27, 2020

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Karen Eggleston on Coronavirus Outbreak and Health Policy Implications

Q&As January 22, 2020

Karen Eggleston on Coronavirus Outbreak and Health Policy Implications

Q&As January 22, 2020

Vaccination Rates Climb in California After Personal Belief Exemptions Curbed by State Law

Blogs January 6, 2020

Vaccination Rates Climb in California After Personal Belief Exemptions Curbed by State Law

Blogs January 6, 2020

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Stanford Researchers Uncover the Silent Cost of School Shootings

News December 16, 2019

Stanford Researchers Uncover the Silent Cost of School Shootings

News December 16, 2019

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SHP-led study shows U.S. Feed the Future program reduces stunting of children in Africa

News December 11, 2019

SHP-led study shows U.S. Feed the Future program reduces stunting of children in Africa

News December 11, 2019

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CDC Supports Salomon's Prevention Policy Modeling Lab

News November 22, 2019

CDC Supports Salomon's Prevention Policy Modeling Lab

News November 22, 2019

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Videos to Educate Lawyers on Interviewing Traumatized Migrant Kids at Border

News November 14, 2019

Videos to Educate Lawyers on Interviewing Traumatized Migrant Kids at Border

News November 14, 2019

SHP's Kathy McDonald named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins

News November 6, 2019

SHP's Kathy McDonald named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins

News November 6, 2019

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Lessons from California's Vaccine Exemption Laws

Commentary November 5, 2019

Lessons from California's Vaccine Exemption Laws

Commentary November 5, 2019

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The Pitfalls of Outsourcing Public Welfare & Healthcare

News October 22, 2019

The Pitfalls of Outsourcing Public Welfare & Healthcare

News October 22, 2019

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Global Warming and Extreme Heat Harming Pregnant Women

News October 21, 2019

Global Warming and Extreme Heat Harming Pregnant Women

News October 21, 2019

Big and exciting merger news at Stanford Health Policy

News October 17, 2019

Big and exciting merger news at Stanford Health Policy

News October 17, 2019

Mentoring workshop aims to support women economists

News October 11, 2019

Mentoring workshop aims to support women economists

News October 11, 2019

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Poor, Older Americans Healthier If They Live in More Affluent Communities

News September 9, 2019

Poor, Older Americans Healthier If They Live in More Affluent Communities

News September 9, 2019

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Stanford Legal Experts on the Oklahoma Opioids Verdict and Ongoing Litigation

Q&As August 29, 2019

Stanford Legal Experts on the Oklahoma Opioids Verdict and Ongoing Litigation

Q&As August 29, 2019

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All Adults Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C; It Now Kills More Americans Than All Other Reportable Infectious Diseases Combined

News August 27, 2019

All Adults Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C; It Now Kills More Americans Than All Other Reportable Infectious Diseases Combined

News August 27, 2019

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Surprise Out-of-Network Billing Skyrockets

News August 26, 2019

Surprise Out-of-Network Billing Skyrockets

News August 26, 2019

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