Summary
Two days after the U.S. Presidential election, The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health convened policy experts to explore the implications of the outcome for the healthcare system. How will Medicare be affected? How will key health system players such as hospitals and doctors be affected? Will the recently upheld healthcare law be newly scrutinized? And how will the U.S. Congress respond?
Part of: Policy Controversies.
Presented in Collaboration with Reuters
Background Articles
- Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions
The New England Journal of Medicine - Understanding Health Care in the 2012 Election
The New England Journal of Medicine - Comprehensive Polling Analysis Finds That Likely Voters Rank Health Care as the Second Most Important Issue in Their Presidential Vote Choice
HSPH Press Release - The Long-Term Effect of Premier Pay for Performance on Patient Outcomes
The New England Journal of Medicine
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