HSPP / Health Services, Policy & Practice

This article references a New York Times op-ed written by Craig Spencer, an associate professor at the School of Public Health. 

Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Ateev Mehrotra, who studies telemedicine, offered commentary for this article.

Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Andrew Ryan, director of Brown’s Center for Advancing Health Policy Through Research, discusses a new study that found a $5,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses could save Medicare enrollees $1,200 a year.

New research published by scientists at Brown’s School of Public Health found that people who received the widely available shingles vaccine had a 24.6% lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia. 

Craig Spencer, an Ebola survivor and associate professor of the practice of health services, policy and practice, provided commentary in this article. 

Liz Tobin-Tyler, a professor of health services, policy and practice at the School of Public Health, offered commentary about reproductive coercion in abusive relationships in this article.

Craig Spencer, an associate professor of the practice of health services, policy and practice, wrote this essay about the Ebola outbreak in Congo.

Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice David Meyers led a study that found payments to Medicare Advantage brokers more than doubled between 2014 and 2022.

Hayden Rooke-Ley, a senior fellow in health services, policy and practice, is quoted in this story about the role of private equity in healthcare. 

Kalli Green, a graduate student studying public health, authored a study that found the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model did not significantly increase rates of home dialysis or kidney transplantation over four years. 

Using newly obtained federal data, Brown health policy researchers provide one of the clearest looks at how federal regulators impose Medicare Advantage penalties over a 13-year period, and how they fail to.

Members of the AIM Lab outline shifts in Maternal Health Policy.

The findings of the working paper offer a behind-the-scenes look at what can happen as major health insurers expand into owning and operating physician practices.

This article includes commentary from Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Christopher Whaley.

A new study highlights how geography and regulations can block a lifesaving treatment for people in custody.

After witnessing stark racial disparities in Alzheimer’s care, Jada Owens pivoted from medicine to policy. The Brown Health Equity Scholar is headed to D.C. for a one-year Winston Fellowship to help shape the future of U.S. health care.

Using new statistical methods, researchers from Brown University find that rapid treatment of at least 70% of residents with antivirals within 48 hours reduces hospitalizations by 21%.

Erin Fuse Brown, professor of health services, policy and practice at Brown University School of Public Health, offers comments in this article.

This article covers Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Ateev Mehrotra's research showing that telemedicine coverage in Medicare may not substantially improve access for low-resourced and rural communities.

Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Ateev Mehrotra led a study that showed that greater use of telemedicine among mental health specialists did not substantially change whether they were seeing patients from rural or underserved areas.

A new study by Dr. Michael Barnett published finds found that Tylenol orders fell for pregnant women who visited the ER in the months after Trump’s statements, while prescriptions for leucovorin, a drug the administration touted as a potential autism treatment, rose.

In an opinion piece, Lauren Micalizzi, an assistant professor of behavioral and social sciences, and Liz Tobin-Tyler, a professor of health services, policy and practice and associate director of the School of Public Health, argue that laws pertaining to the use of cannabis by pregnant people need to be updated. 

Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Jason Buxbaum provided commentary for this article.

A study by Brown researchers found that Medicare’s “three-day rule” keeps patients in the hospital longer than needed without improving health outcomes or lowering Medicare costs.

Researchers find that differences in drug availability are driven more by when companies submit drugs for approval than review speed, especially for medicines that offer little added benefit to patients.

Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Ateev Mehrotra provided commentary in this article. 

Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice David Meyers provided commentary in this article. 

This article references survey findings from the RI Life Index, an annual survey by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Brown University School of Public Health.

A local pilot study between School of Public Health researchers and Meridian Senior Living has paved the way for a CDC-funded initiative to keep seniors safer across the country.

Professor Andrew Ryan and postdoctoral fellow Emily Shearer write how consolidating behavioral health beds and creating a freestanding emergency department could be a solution.

In this interview, the co-directors of Brown University’s new AIM Lab, emergency physician Dara Kass and legal expert Liz Tobin-Tyler, discuss the chaotic intersection of medicine and law.

Health Policy and Law Lab Director Erin Fuse Brown provided commentary in this article. 

Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Yashaswini Singh led a study that found private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism therapy centers during the past decade, with nearly 80% purchased between 2018 and 2022.

A Brown University School of Public Health analysis shows Oregon’s cap on hospital payments for the state employee health plan led to major savings without reducing services, staffing or patient satisfaction.

Young adults are turning to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for mental health advice, highlighting a massive shift in how people seek support. In this interview Dr. Ateev Mehrotra discusses the urgent need to balance AI's capacity for providing accessible, cost-effective care with its potential to cause harm.

A Brown University School of Public Health analysis shows Oregon’s cap on hospital payments for the state employee health plan led to major savings without reducing services, staffing or patient satisfaction.

Gabriella Stern details the challenge of fighting geopolitical scapegoating and false narratives amid America’s abrupt exit from the WHO at the latest Public Health in Practice Seminar.