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HP Faculty Health Affairs Study Instrumental in Sign-Up Window Shift for 2016 Obamacare Coverage

February 23, 2015
Thanks in part to a recent Health Affairs study by Dr. Katherine Swartz of Harvard School of Public Health, and the Department's own Dr. John Graves, officials have determined open enrollment for 2016 coverage under the Affordable Care Act will start Nov. 1, 2015 and end Jan. 31, 2016, according to revised regulations. Obama administration officials had previously suggested starting Oct. 1, 2015 and finishing Dec. 15, 2015. Study Abstract:

Dr. William Schaffner Comments on Whooping Cough Vaccine

February 13, 2015
Dr. William Schaffner, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy provides expert comment on the state of the available whooping cough vaccine in the US in a POLTICO Pro article. See the full article here.

Health Policy Clinical Faculty member Marion Kainer featured in recent article

September 29, 2014
Marion Kainer
Health Policy Clinical Faculty member Marion Kainer featured in recent article by John Bartlett (http://cid.oxfordjournals.org) and she serves as a member of the working group on antimicrobial resistance for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). PCAST Report: Obama Administration Takes Actions to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Flu boosts pneumococcal colonization

March 27, 2014
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) – the most common bacterial cause of severe pneumonia – frequently colonizes the nasopharynx of children. Although most colonization does not result in disease, the acquisition of a new serotype (variety) of pneumococcus is critical in disease pathogenesis. Carlos G. Grijalva, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Health Policy, and colleagues now report that a recent influenza or parainfluenza infection facilitates pneumococcal acquisition.
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