The Biden administration is proposing new regulations to keep racial bias in AI from getting to the bedside.
Federal Policy
Posted inHealth Technology
Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 1
Artificial intelligence could revolutionize health care. It could also perpetuate and exacerbate generations of racial inequities.
Posted inPublic Health
Should Remote Opioid Addiction Treatment Stay in the Mix?
Two recent studies show the impact of an ongoing, COVID-era rule that let doctors treat opioid addiction entirely remotely.
Posted inCost of Care
The Wonky Policy That’s Got Hospitals on High Alert
Medicare could soon pay hospitals much less for common outpatient services like x-rays and checkups.
Posted inPublic Health
What we’ve learned from federal efforts to fight HIV/AIDS
A recent NBER working paper compares the impact of public health funding for HIV/AIDS to other federal programs.
Posted inHealth Equity
A Conversation about Disability and Health with Lisa Iezzoni
Soleil interviews Harvard researcher Lisa Iezzoni about improving health care for people with disabilities.
Posted inInsurance
The Latest Threat to the Affordable Care Act
ACA expert Nicholas Bagley breaks down the court ruling striking down the popular requirement for insurers to offer free preventive care services.
Posted inInsurance
The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid
We dig into three studies to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.
Posted inPublic Health
When Home Becomes a Hospital
What have we learned from the pandemic-feuled expansion of hospital-at-home care?
Posted inInsurance
When Politics and Policy Collide on the Obamacare Exchanges
A creative working paper examines how Obamacare’s political baggage has made health insurance more expensive.