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Health & Policy
Auto-enrollment in Medicaid and ACA insurance can cover more Americans and reduce health costs for all. New HKS research shows how.
After studying 10 years worth of health insurance exchange data, Mark Shepard has good news for health care policymakers.
Doctors’ political beliefs influence COVID-19 treatment recommendations, study suggests
A new report by University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Kennedy School authors indicates polarization and partisan media play a role in health care decision-making.
Study shows race is central in opioid policy preferences
Public and policymaker support for treatment or punishment can be swayed by substance users’ racial identity in media depictions, says a paper coauthored by HKS faculty member.
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Meghan L. O’Sullivan, the Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, will lead the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs as director starting July 1.
