Health Policy Archive — Page 4 of 7
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January 20, 2022
Education, school quality top concerns for parents: poll
A new poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy has found that education and school quality top the list of parental concerns in the state. -
November 9, 2021
Study finds higher deaths among veterans in 2020, but less than general population
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November 4, 2021
Study examines long-term benefit of Two-Midnight Rule
Vanderbilt research is raising new questions about the long-term benefit and value of the so-called Medicare “Two-Midnight Rule” implemented in 2013 to reduce costly and potentially unnecessary inpatient hospital admissions -
October 29, 2021
HCV infection among pregnant women increasing
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June 2, 2021
Dusetzina appointed to federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy and Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). -
May 3, 2021
VUMC’s Lee among group to earn Kenneth J. Arrow Award for health economics research
Scott Lee, MD, PhD, MPA, MPhil, assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received the Kenneth J. Arrow Award for health economics research given by the International Health Economics Association. -
April 26, 2021
Study finds increased risk of serious opioid events in mothers, regardless of dose
A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers finds that new mothers who receive opioids after uncomplicated vaginal births face an increased risk of serious opioid-related events regardless of the opioid dosage, a finding that could significantly impact care delivery.