Universal Health Coverage - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
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Health Care a Top Priority at HBS

The HBS Healthcare Initiative is one of five interdisciplinary areas of interest that is a priority of the School (along with the Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Social Enterprise, and Global initiatives). Its director, Cara Sterling, who holds MBA and MPH degrees from... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Feb 1997
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Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution

need to have universal health insurance. We don't have it now because it costs too much. But a market-driven health-care system will lower costs, so it will be more feasible to provide insurance to the poor... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Addressing roadblocks to innovation in health care

Innovation in health care is a national and international priority driven by demand for quality and universal access, yet it has proved very difficult to achieve. Regina E. Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson... View Details

20 Aug 2016
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The Business of Improving Health Care Delivery

Josue Zapata (MD/MBA 2012) is chief resident in internal medicine at the University of California in San Francisco. In this interview he discusses how he is utilizing his business training to make a difference in patient treatment and... View Details

01 Dec 2007
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Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?

had difficulty obtaining peer-reviewed government research funds for nearly a decade. Third parties’ lock-hold on reimbursement punishes innovators. When the Duke University Medical Center’s innovative new program for people with... View Details

Keywords: Regina E. Herzlinger; Health, Social Assistance; Management

10 Jan 2014
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The True Cost of Care: How the University of Utah Pursues Value-Driven Outcomes

01 Sep 2016
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Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup

workers), who work as virtual health care assistants, handling everything from long-term care arrangements to transportation. Wellthy’s digital platform is designed as a consumer- friendly project management tool, and allows for... View Details

15 Apr 2014
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Bertarelli Foundation Gift Names Deans' Health & Life Sciences Challenge Prize

Harvard Innovation lab (i-lab), which leverages the entrepreneurial spirit throughout the university and shows the unlimited possibilities unleashed when individuals from a wide range of fields but with a shared passion are brought... View Details

Keywords: i-Lab; Harvard Medical School; Scientific Research and Development Services

29 Apr 2021
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GoodRx helps people afford drugs. But is it improving health care or profiting off a broken system?

26 Jan 2021
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Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

FemTech, the segment of the health care and life sciences industry focused on women’s health. A combined 175 alumni attended the discussions which featured alumni panelists who are investing in, or leading, companies in the FemTech space.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Mar 2020
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Medicarried Away?

10 Oct 2019
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The Case for the Public Option Over Medicare for All

29 Jun 2012
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Mass. residents react to ruling with relief

07 Dec 2020
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Lifting The Stigma

he gave his TED talk from the perspective of an African Black man, Delle says he’s since been contacted by people from Idaho to Sudan. “There’s a universality of the experience, which has been deeply moving,” says Delle, who now serves as... View Details

Keywords: mental health; life experience; entrepreneurship