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Health is too important to be left to the health sector alone
Health, Medicine & Society In an ImpactAlpha op-ed piece, Donna Shalala and John Lipsky explain why health spending is an investment in a nation’s future. They call on government health and finance agencies [read more]
NAM FAQs Related to NYT Articles on Sackler Donations to NAS
National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic The National Academy of Medicine takes very seriously the issues raised in New York Times articles on April 23 and April [read more]
If We Want to Save Black Mothers and Babies, Our Approach to Birthing Care Must Change
Aspen Health Strategy Group As we honor the 2023 Black Maternal Health Week, former governors and secretaries in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius and Tommy Thompson, recognize the [read more]
Women’s Health Policy and Practice: April 27, 2023
This unique half-day program explored the burgeoning field of women’s health – where we have been, where we need to go, the policies that will help get us there, and what the American public thinks [read more]
Protecting Health Data Privacy and Improving Patient Care
Aspen Health Strategy Group This Aspen Health Strategy Group report offers five big ideas for protecting health data privacy and improving patient care. Action steps include: Congress should update federal health data privacy [read more]
Clinical Trial Diversity Advancing Scientific Discovery and Equity
Science & Society In late 2022, the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program convened a group of esteemed individuals for a moderated virtual discussion on how to increase diversity in clinical trial research. [read more]