Medicaid and the U.S. Path to National Health Insurance

The following appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. 
Great Expectations – The Obama Administration and Health Care Reform
Health Care 2009: Medicaid and the U.S. Path to National Health Insurance
Michael Sparer, Ph.D., J.D.

The 2008 presidential election has rekindled long-simmering hopes for comprehensive health care reform. The policy debate includes references to new government programs (perhaps [...]

Remembering Dean Emeritus Allan Rosenfield, MD

From At the Frontline…
Allan Rosenfield, MD, built a legacy of inspired leadership in the field of public health. He brought his considerable intellect, passion, courage, and persistence to addressing the public health concerns that plague all vulnerable populations around the globe. Dr. Rosenfield died on October 12, 2008 after being diagnosed in late 2005 with [...]

Sherry Glied: Health Care in the 2008 Election

For a health policy analyst, this year’s election offers a striking illustration of how deeply divided policymakers are in how they view the problems of the health system and the solutions to these problems.  Senators McCain and Obama sometimes seem to be speaking about entirely different systems and their proposed [...]

Colloquium Series on Health, Law, and Society

Columbia Law School
Wednesday, October 8, 2008  12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
 Case Lounge, 7th Floor
Columbia Law School (Jerome Greene Hall)
116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Health Economics and Health Care Reform
Sherry Glied, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Health Policy and Management
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Lunch will be served at 12 noon. Presentation begins at 12:15 p.m.
This talk [...]

Grand Rounds: Coming of Age: Where does an aging world fit in public health?

 

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Grand Rounds: Why is Prevention a Hard Sell?

For information on upcoming lectures, please visit http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/grandrounds

Event Schedule for World Leaders Forum, September 22-26

 
President Lee C. Bollinger invites you to join him in welcoming heads of state from across the globe to Columbia University during the week of September 22-26, 2008, as part of the sixth annual World Leaders Forum. 
Registration:
Online registration is required. Seating is limited and open to students, faculty, and staff from Columbia University, Barnard College, [...]

Health Affairs

In the 9.16.08 Health Affairs, Introduction to Health Economics Professor Sherry Glied has co-authored a piece regarding the candidates’ health care plans.  To down load the entire article; click here.
From the abstract….

Senator John McCain’s (R-AZ) health plan would eliminate the current tax exclusion of employer payments for health coverage, replace the exclusion with a refundable [...]