Stanford Health Policy is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford School of Medicine
Institutions and Organizations
Scholarly Publications
Screening and Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Prisons in Russia and Eastern Europe: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
December 2012
Prisons of the former Soviet Union (FSU) have high rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and are thought to drive general population tuberculosis (TB) epidemics.
Efficient stockpiling and shipping policies for humanitarian relief: UNHCR's inventory challenge
December 2011
Abstract The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) establishes and maintains refugee camps to meet the needs of 34.5 million people affected by disaster or war worldwide.
Other Publications
The Dedicated VAT Solution
August 2010
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, co-chaired by former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senate Whip AlanSimpson, faces two over...
When Tight Blood Pressure Control is not for Everyone: A New Model for Performance Measurement in Hypertension
April 2010
Background: Many patients with hypertension have legitimate reasons to forego standard blood pressure targets yet are nonetheless included in performance measurement systems.
Beyond the Public Plan: Pathway to Control Costs & Transform the Delivery System
July 2009
The current focus of the health reform debate is rightfully beginning to shift to the need to transform the delivery system to contain the long run growth in costs.
News
Federalism Meets the COVID-19 Pandemic: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
April 2020
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the federalist system of public health governance, which divides powers among the federal, state and local governments, argues...
The Pitfalls of Outsourcing Public Welfare & Healthcare
October 2019
When it comes to rooting out wasteful spending in federal entitlement programs, attention has long focused on preventing beneficiaries from gaming the system.
Stanford researchers launch new approach to health policy in India
March 2014
Grant Miller and Nomita Divi are spearheading the Stanford India Health Policy Initiative, a program that rethinks health care in India.
Events
Children in Crisis Project
April 7, 2011
Paul Wise is a clinical professor of pediatrics and a CHP/PCOR core faculty member.
Projects
Health Care Payment Reform
May 2009
Organized by Stanford Health Policy Director Alan Garber, the Payment Reform Project brings together a group of economists and researchers interested in creating and studying novel approaches to...
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Age, Affect Valuation, and Health-Related Decision-Making
What accounts for differences in "ideal affect," or the affective states that people value and ideally want to feel?
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Increasing Physical Activity Among the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Pedometers
This study was the first to synthesize quantitatively the literature on the effectiveness of pedometers to change physical activity and health outcomes among the elderly. Preliminary results were...
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