Ongoing Health Policy Research on the 340B Program: Describing Proliferation of Contract Pharmacies and How Community Health Centers use 340B Program Revenues In this three part seminar, Sayeh Nikpay opens with an introduction to the 340B drug pricing program. Claire McGlave follows with a presentation titled, Measures of 340B Contract Pharmacy Growth Among Retails Pharmacies, 2009-2022, and Libby Watts closes with a presentation titled, Association of 340B Participation and Revenue with Safety-Net Engagement among Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2014-2021 Presenters…
Find out more »Exploring Public Understanding of Health Equity: Considering Christianity and the Implications for Health Equity-Related Communication Presented by Margaret Tait HSRP&A Doctoral Candidate Division of Health Policy & Management Government agencies, health care companies, and public health advocacy organizations alike are pursuing health equity. While definitions of and approaches to health equity vary, there is a common limitation of these efforts: minimal evidence of how to effectively communicate about health equity and what values, attitudes, and beliefs may be…
Find out more »When the bough breaks: financial burden of childbirth in the postpartum Associate Professor Heidi Allen studies the impact of social policies, like Medicaid – America’s health insurance for the poor – on health and financial well-being. She is a former emergency department social worker and spent several years in state health policy, where she focused on health system redesign and public health insurance expansions. Dr. Allen was a lead investigator on the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, where she oversaw primary…
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