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Many Medicare patients with advanced cancer

 

The Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine is conducting an open-rank search for ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE or FULL PROFESSORS with expertise in health policy.

A Vanderbilt study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology unveils ne

Nursing homes and play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. Ineffective responses to the complex challenges of nursing home care have resulted in a system that often fails to ensure the well-being and safety of nursing home residents.

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Health Policy and primary investigator for the Tennessee Emerging Infections Program (EIP) began turning over his responsibilities to H. Keipp Talbot, MD, in late 2022.Dr. Schaffner has been with VUMC since the 1960s, effectively making him one of the longest tenured physicians ever at VUMC. He has been the primary investigator for the multi-state EIP for more than 10 years. Under his leadership, the program has grown in scope, staffing and focus, adding disease surveillance activities.

(Originally published in March 2023.)For more than 10 years, Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and Professor of Health Policy, and fellow researchers analyzed the financial impact of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans enrolled in Medicare insurance plans. In many cases, drugs cost so much for some patients, they are left in financial ruin for health conditions they have developed at no fault of their own, like cancer or diabetes.

Velma McBride Murry, PhD, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Peabody College, was recently appointed to the National Institutes of Health National Advisory Mental Health Council, an appointment approved by the U.S. Congress.