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By SABRINA TAVERNISE and CATHERINE SAINT LOUISSEPT. 17, 2015 When Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist in Tennessee, flicked on the television last night to catch the end of the Republican debate, he watched a scene that felt unsettlingly familiar: A candidate was talking about vaccines and autism.

Russell Rothman, M.D., MPP, professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Health Policy, chief of the Section of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, has been named assistant vice chancellor for Population Health Research.

August 5, 2015 - by Leslie Small Medicare's rule that says patients must stay in the hospital for three days before it will cover their care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) may not be helping patients, a new study finds, and in fact may be costing Medicare plans money.

By Holly Fletcher, July 30, 2015: The woman, brought by family to Vanderbilt's emergency room from a rural county, was very sick with symptoms that pointed to a brain tumor. Of "extremely modest means" and uninsured, she had no way to pay for treatment and had delayed seeking care.

By Dan Gorenstein, July 29th, 2015:  When it comes to healthcare, it’s generally understood we have a spending problem. Namely, we spend too much. A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suggests expenditures are picking back up after a recent historic slowdown. But even with the uptick, these numbers suggest the nation is making progress. Cornell economist Sean Nicholson says he can see some good news tucked into this economic forecast.