"Although there is evidence that living in a low-income neighborhood can have negative health impacts, resident and neighborhood attributes [such as the ability to …
Researchers explore states' responses to the pandemic and a possible association between the strictness of lockdowns and the COVID-19 death rate.
Most of the literature examining the association between certificate of need and measures of utilization and patient outcomes is more than a decade old, …
The Covid-19 crisis has created an opportunity to develop cancer care systems that are more affordable, equitable and patient-centered, write the authors in the …
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The Domestic Health Policy Analysis Program is a central component of the Center for Health and Biosciences. The Baker Institute is across the street from the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the nation’s largest medical complex. Drawing on the expertise of both Rice University and the TMC, this program offers a unique setting for medical and policy professionals to address issues of growing concern, including options for controlling skyrocketing medical costs, improving access to health care and managing the growing burden of diseases such as cancer and obesity. The program also provides objective analyses of health care reform proposals. The Domestic Health Policy Analysis program performs data-driven examinations of a wide variety of topics, including national health care reform, health care quality and efficiency, children’s health, health insurance coverage and complex medical technologies.
