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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

Coronary Heart Disease Among Diabetic and Nondiabetic People: Socioeconomic Differences in Incidence, Prognosis and Mortality

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complication, 2008

Are primary care physicians, public and private sector specialists substitutes or complements? Evidence from a simultaneous equations model for count data

Journal of Health Economics, 2008

Journal Articles

Prioritizing Future Research on Off-label Prescribing: Results of a Quantitative Evaluation

Pharmacotherapy, 2008

Journal Articles

Simple counts of ADL dependencies do not adequately reflect older adults' preferences toward states of functional impairment.

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2008

Journal Articles

Using Second-Generation Antidepressants to Treat Depressive Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008

Journal Articles

Management of acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: a cost-effectiveness analysis of daily vs alternate-day hemodialysis.

Archives of Internal Medicine, 2008

Journal Articles

Is Having More Preapproval Data the Best Way to Assure Drug Safety?

Health Affairs, 2008

Journal Articles

Timeliness Across the Continuum of Care in Veterans with Lung Cancer

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2008

Journal Articles

Is Adolescent Smoking Related to the Density and Proximity of Tobacco Outlets and Retail Cigarette Advertising Near Schools?

Preventative Medicine, 2008

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

Coronary Heart Disease Among Diabetic and Nondiabetic People: Socioeconomic Differences in Incidence, Prognosis and Mortality

Cost Effectiveness of HIV Screening in the Elderly

Evaluation of Universal Screening for Military-related Sexual Trauma

The immigration and health paradox: Obesity in multiethnic young children

Infectious disease control policy: A role for simulation

Are primary care physicians, public and private sector specialists substitutes or complements? Evidence from a simultaneous equations model for count data

Prioritizing Future Research on Off-label Prescribing: Results of a Quantitative Evaluation

Simple counts of ADL dependencies do not adequately reflect older adults' preferences toward states of functional impairment.

Controlling Co-epidemics: Analysis of HIV and Tuberculosis Infection Dynamics

Job Satisfaction and Motivation Among Physicians in Academic Medical Centers: Insights from a Cross-national Study

Variability in Pediatric Utilization of Trauma Facilities in California: 1999 to 2005

Using Second-Generation Antidepressants to Treat Depressive Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Patient Safety Climate in US hospitals: Variation by Management Level

Transforming Preconceptional, Prenatal, and Interconceptional Care into a Comprehensive Commitment to Women's Health

Incidental Pulmonary Nodules on Cardiac Computed Tomography: Prognosis and Use

Expanded Use of Imaging Technology and the Challenge of Measuring Value

National Trends in Treatment of "Type 2 Diabetes" Mellitus, 1994-2007

Front-line Staff Perspectives on Opportunities for Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Hospital Work Systems

Is American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient?

Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Monitoring Strategies in Resource-Limited Settings

Inevitable Tradeoffs in Cervical Cancer Prevention: Consideration of Benefits and Risks to U.S. Women

Management of acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: a cost-effectiveness analysis of daily vs alternate-day hemodialysis.

Is Having More Preapproval Data the Best Way to Assure Drug Safety?

Timeliness Across the Continuum of Care in Veterans with Lung Cancer

Is Adolescent Smoking Related to the Density and Proximity of Tobacco Outlets and Retail Cigarette Advertising Near Schools?