Importance of the individual insurance mandate: Evidence from Massachusetts
2011 analysis by researchers from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wellesley College on the Commonwealth’s insurance-requirement law.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
2011 analysis by researchers from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wellesley College on the Commonwealth’s insurance-requirement law.
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2010 study published in the Harvard Business Review potential benefits of well-designed wellness programs to both companies and workers.
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2010 metastudy by researchers from the University of Queensland on the findings from 35 different studies of speed cameras.
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2010 study by the National Cancer Institute on the potential benefits of low-dose helical CT scans in the detection of lung cancer.
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2010 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others on HIV/AIDS trends and ways to improve prevention and treatment programs.
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2010 study published in Health Affairs on the potential cost savings and improvements in patient care from adopting a surgical safety checklist.
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2010 study by researchers from the Harvard Medical School and others on the relationship between different amounts of physical activity and weight changes.
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2010 Harvard School of Public Health study on the relative effectiveness of regular mammography screening on breast-cancer mortality.
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2009 study looking at the potential for reductions in surgical complications and patient deaths from adopting a surgical safety checklist.
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2010 study by researchers from UCSF, the University of Oklahoma and UC Berkeley on the prevalence of obesity among California public school students.
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