National Health Insurance - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

earned him the United Nations Foundation’s Champion for Global Change Award in 2014. Polman faced his toughest test when Kraft Heinz launched a hostile takeover bid in 2017. Within 48 hours, Polman rejected the bid and convinced Kraft... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Health; Health; Health

14 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt

in their paper. “Thus, future research will be necessary to determine whether these effects generalize to women in different menstrual phases, to men, and to different social relationships.” Related Reading: National View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 1

duration. Comparison of the ex-post performance of bonds acquired by insurance companies does not show outperformance but higher volatility of realized returns. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2065841... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2022
HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

championing privacy as controversy was swirling around an extensive US government surveillance program that had been disclosed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. Snowden had leaked information indicating that... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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The Essential Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

more about health care Competitiveness & Economic Development National competitiveness, regional competitiveness, clusters, and innovation. Learn more about Competitiveness Creating Shared Value Unlocking... View Details

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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Video Video Jan 2019 Presentation How to Measure Costs in Health Care How to Measure Costs in Health Care by... View Details

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

expertise, and then gathering them in the quest for a common goal—the way Torsten Thiele, a European banker, helped get insurance companies together with NGOs to look at projects to improve the health of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

Physician burnout costs the United States health care industry $4.6 billion a year, a number that brings a new spotlight to an age-old problem. In a paper published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine this past June, a research... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

new employer-employee matched data, the authors find that firms provide at best partial insurance to their workers. An increase in firm-level uncertainty is associated with a decline in total compensation, especially in variable pay. They... View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

accessed September 8, 2019. “ July 2019 Was Hottest Month on Record for the Planet ,” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), August 15, 2019. “ The Global Risks Report 2019 ,” World Economic Forum (WEF), January 15, 2019.... View Details

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

national changes in migration flows across ethnic groups with pre-existing immigrants’ enclaves across U.S. cities, we find that immigration raised marriage rates and the probability of having children for young native men and women. We... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Aug 2016
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August 9, 2016

economic activity? This paper exploits the federal preemption of national banks in 2004 from local laws against predatory lending to gauge the effect of the supply of credit on the real economy. Specifically, we exploit the heterogeneity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Partners - Case Method Project

Phillips Academy Andover, MA Subjects: College Prep/Honors U.S. History MA 2 of 159 Cate Arnold Boston Latin School Boston, MA Subjects: Grade 8 U.S. History I (Colonial to Civil War) MA 3 of 159 Ilana Ascher Chelsea High School (MA) Chelsea, MA MA 4 of 159 Damian... View Details

March 2015
Teaching Note

CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence

By: Leslie John, John Quelch and Robert Huckman

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This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence (515010). The case finds Helena Foulkes, Executive... View Details

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29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

UK’s National Health Service improved influenza vaccine adoption by employing medical professionals in its media efforts." Doctors, nurses, and medical professionals are also opinion leaders because patients... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

hire workers with a criminal history, especially if crime and safety insurance is available, or if the worker can provide past work performance reviews. The findings were included in a working paper, Increasing the Demand for Workers with... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Mar 2024
News

On the Radar

manipulation with more than 90 percent accuracy. Eventually, ENDAR will tap into Concentric’s bioradar data—that’s 12.8 million samples from across six continents and counting. (No countries have yet deployed it.) To achieve a truly comprehensive pathogen response,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Student Association Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching. Ishita Sen : Received an INQUIRE Europe Research Grant in 2021. Ishita Sen : Received a 2021 Research Fellowship from the Center for Insurance Policy Research at the View Details

April 12, 2022
Article

Evaluation of Individual and Ensemble Probabilistic Forecasts of COVID-19 Mortality in the United States

By: Estee Y. Cramer, Evan L. Ray, Velma K. Lopez, Johannes Bracher, Andrea Brennen, Alvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira, Michael Lingzhi Li and et al.

Short-term probabilistic forecasts of the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States have served as a visible and important communication channel between the scientific modeling community and both the general public and decision-makers. Forecasting models... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Forecasting and Prediction; Health Pandemics; Mathematical Methods; Partners and Partnerships