Featured Publications

Addressing Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care Through Medical Financial Assistance (MFA) Policy

This policy brief by Alyce Adams and Mateen Ghassemi examines the financial burden experienced by cancer patients and their families, impacting around half of cancer survivors.

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International Comparison of Physician Incomes

Stanford Health Policy’s Maria Polyakova, PhD, and colleagues set out to measure how much doctors earn and, crucially, where their incomes fall within the overall income rankings of four wealthy countries: the US, Canada, Sweden, and the Netherlands

NBER Paper

Public Preschool Aids in Developmental, Learning-Related Diagnoses

New research by SIEPR and SHP scholars Adrienne Sabety and Maya Rossin-Slater shows how early exposure to public preschool benefits low-income children with behavioral and developmental conditions.

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Study Finds Gaza Violent Death Toll Likely 35% Higher Than Official Estimates

A Study by Eran Bendavid in The Lancet Global Health finds the number of violent deaths in the Gaza Strip in the first year of the conflict with Israel was underreported

The Lancet Global Health Study

Promoting Fairness in Screening Programs for Late-Career Practitioners

SHP's Michelle Mello argues there are late-career physician programs that can balance patient safety with procedural fairness.

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Guidance for Clinicians Navigating Conflicting Vaccination Recommendations

SHP’s Michelle Mello and former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky offer recommendations to clinicians struggling to follow new vaccine guidelines.

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Post COVID-19 Hypertension: A Longitudinal Study of 40,000 Incarcerated Adults

SHP researchers and colleagues at the California Correctional Health Care Services find that COVID-19 is associated with significant increases in hypertension incidence in the large, racially and ethnically diverse prison population.

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When AI Algorithms Decide Whether Your Insurance Will Cover Your Care

In this Health Affairs study, Stanford researchers examine the promises of efficiency and risks of supercharged flaws in the race to use artificial intelligence in health care.

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Publications

Journal Articles

Effect of Transplant Center Volume on Cost and Readmissions in Medicare Lung Transplant Recipients

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2016

Quality Indicator Development for Positive Screen Follow-up for Sickle Cell Disease and Trait

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016

Journal Articles

Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage in Atrial Fibrillation Based on Results From PROTECT AF Versus PREVAIL

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2016

Working Papers

The Grand Divergence in Global Child Health: Confronting Data Requirements in Areas of Conflict and Chronic Political Instability

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, 2016

Working Papers

Prospective Analysis of Health and Mortality Risk in Veteran and Non-Veteran Participants in the Women's Health Initiative

Women's Health Issues, 2015

Journal Articles

Addressing Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care Through Medical Financial Assistance (MFA) Policy

International Comparison of Physician Incomes

Public Preschool Aids in Developmental, Learning-Related Diagnoses

Study Finds Gaza Violent Death Toll Likely 35% Higher Than Official Estimates

Promoting Fairness in Screening Programs for Late-Career Practitioners

Guidance for Clinicians Navigating Conflicting Vaccination Recommendations

Post COVID-19 Hypertension: A Longitudinal Study of 40,000 Incarcerated Adults

When AI Algorithms Decide Whether Your Insurance Will Cover Your Care

Effect of Transplant Center Volume on Cost and Readmissions in Medicare Lung Transplant Recipients

Quality Indicator Development for Positive Screen Follow-up for Sickle Cell Disease and Trait

Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage in Atrial Fibrillation Based on Results From PROTECT AF Versus PREVAIL

Private Provision of Social Insurance: Drug-Specific Price Elasticities and Cost Sharing in Medicare Part D

Teamwork and Moral Hazard: Evidence from the Emergency Department

Abstinence Funding Was Not Associated with Reductions in HIV Risk Behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa

Why do Patients Forget to Take Immunosuppression Medications and Miss Appointments: Can a Mobile Phone App Help?

Postoperative Complications in Pediatric Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy in Ambulatory vs Inpatient Settings

Child Poverty and the Promise of Human Capacity: Childhood as a Foundation for Healthy Aging

The Economics of Women’s Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Life Cycle Approach

Cost-Effectiveness of Integrating Tobacco Cessation Into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment.

The Grand Divergence in Global Child Health: Confronting Data Requirements in Areas of Conflict and Chronic Political Instability

Population Policy: Abortion and Modern Contraception are Substitutes

Regulation of Insurance with Adverse Selection and Switching Costs: Evidence from Medicare Part D

The Gendered Spillover Effect of Young Children's Health on Human Capital: Evidence from Turkey

Legal and Policy Interventions to Improve Patient Safety

Prevalence and Characteristics of Physicians Prone to Malpractice Claims

Reporting of health practitioners by their treating practitioner under Australia’s national mandatory reporting law

Hospital Utilization and Costs Among Preterm Infants by Payer: Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2009.

The Choice Between Total Hip Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis in Adolescent Patients: A Survey of Orthopedic Surgeons

Measurement Is Essential for Improving Diagnosis and Reducing Diagnostic Error

Prospective Analysis of Health and Mortality Risk in Veteran and Non-Veteran Participants in the Women's Health Initiative

Antibiotic Use in Cold and Flu Season and Prescribing Quality

Evaluating the Productivity of VA, NIH, and AHRQ Health Services Research Center Development Awardees

Physician spending and subsequent risk of malpractice claims: observational study