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A Global Analysis of Within-Country Health Inequalities

Eran Bendavid and Grant Miller compare health inequalities in the US with 180 countries. In a study in JAMA Health Forum, they found that while global life expectancy inequality has declined since 1960, the US lags behind other high-income countries.

JAMA Health Forum Study

Unhappy With Your Health Insurance? Employer May Not Care

Although 58% of Americans rely on employer-sponsored health insurance, US corporations do surprisingly little to improve health-care options for their employees, according to research by GSB Professors Jeffrey Pfeffer and Sara Singer.

Go to GSB Story on the Research Papers

Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and Josh Salomon, Stanford University

Strategies to Address Harms of Market-Driven Drug Development

Stanford Law’s Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and SHP’s Josh Salomon co-author report to address a persistent flaw in the U.S. health system: prioritizing treatment investment based on market potential rather than medical necessity.

Go to NASEM Report

Fatal Trade-Off: Land Allotment Policy Raised Native American Death Rates

Grant Miller & Matt Snipp reveal that a 19th-century federal program gave Native Americans land and citizenship, but had devastating consequences.

PNAS Research Article

Foreign Aid Sanctions Set Back Decades of Progress on Maternal, Child Mortality

Ruth Gibson and Paul Wise analyze three decades foreign aid sanctions to assess impact on health. They hope the work can help government officials better understand and address how foreign policy decisions affect the well-being of local populations.

Lancet Global Health Article

Publications

Journal Articles

The cost-effectiveness and population outcomes of expanded HIV screening and antiretroviral treatment in the united states

Annals of Internal Medicine,, 2010

Journal Articles

Designing an automated clinical decision support system to match clinical practice guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain

Implementation Science, 2010

Journal Articles

Cost-effectiveness of strategies for diagnosing pulmonary embolism among emergency department patients presenting with undifferentiated symptoms

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2010

Journal Articles

Demographic effects of extreme weather events on a short-lived calcareous grassland species: stochastic life table response experiments

Journal of Ecology, 2010

Journal Articles

A Global Analysis of Within-Country Health Inequalities

Unhappy With Your Health Insurance? Employer May Not Care

Strategies to Address Harms of Market-Driven Drug Development

Fatal Trade-Off: Land Allotment Policy Raised Native American Death Rates

Foreign Aid Sanctions Set Back Decades of Progress on Maternal, Child Mortality

Surgical options for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

Expected value information improves financial risk taking across the adult life span

Historical trends in low birth weight: Commentary

Evaluating permanent disability ratings using empirical data on earnings losses

The cost-effectiveness and population outcomes of expanded HIV screening and antiretroviral treatment in the united states

Health Outcomes and Costs of Community Mitigation Strategies for an Influenza Pandemic in the United States

HMO coverage reduces variations in the use of health care among patients under age sixty-five

Locating Prescriptions in Pharmacy Databases

Assessing cost-effectiveness and value as imaging grows: The case of carotid artery CT

Designing an automated clinical decision support system to match clinical practice guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain

Acinetobacter baumannii: An Emerging and Important Pathogen

The relationship between HIV testing, stigma, and health service usage

Choice set size and decision making: The case of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans

Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications

Cost-effectiveness of strategies for diagnosing pulmonary embolism among emergency department patients presenting with undifferentiated symptoms

Caregiver reports of serious injuries in children who remain at home after a child protective services investigation

Longitudinal assessment of manic symptoms (LAMS) study: Background, design, and initial screening results

The effects of competition on assisted reproductive technology outcomes

Estimating Lost Revenue from a Free-Care Mandate in VA

Care Coordination Atlas Version 3

Integrating tobacco cessation into mental health care for posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized, controlled trial

Demographic effects of extreme weather events on a short-lived calcareous grassland species: stochastic life table response experiments

Interventions aimed at decreasing obesity in children younger than 2 years: A systematic review

Choice Set Size and Decision Making: The Case of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans

Characteristics of children with elevated symptoms of mania: The longitudinal assessment of manic symptoms (LAMS) study