62 News Items Found
October 3, 2019
Providing Low-Cost Health Care in Texas Fellow Vivian Ho explained why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas' plan to open health clinics in Houston and Dallas is "a terrific idea."
Read more at The Dallas Morning News. September 27, 2019
The Uninsured in Houston Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences, commented on the high number of Houston-area residents without health insurance.
Read more at the Houston Chronicle. August 1, 2019
What 'Medicare for All' Really Means "I don't care who's in charge of Congress — they're never going to approve a budget increase that large," said health economist Vivian Ho of expensive Medicare-for-All plans.
Listen to the discussion at Marketplace. July 12, 2019
No Drug Prices in TV Ads After All? President Trump’s move to require that drug prices be disclosed in TV ads was successfully challenged in court by Merck, Eli Lilly and Amgen. “The fact that the drug companies filed a challenge means they were concerned that the rule would hurt their bottom line,” said Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times. December 19, 2018
Ho Receives Patient Protection Award Health policy fellow Vivian Ho was honored with the Justin F. Kimball Patient Protection Award, given by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas in recognition of her commitment to community health. Ho is the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics and director of the Center for Health and Biosciences.
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