HMS in the News
Press Release: New NeuroArts Blueprint Analysis Finds Strong Return on Investment from Music Engagement
A new groundbreaking report by Deloitte Canada quantifies the economic benefit of improved quality of life for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers—showing a $2.40 return for every $1 invested annually.
News Article: The Big, Beautiful Bill’s Ugly Future for Rural Health Care
Aspen Health Strategy Group Co-Chairs William Frist and Kathleen Sebelius outline the catastrophic impact that proposed Medicaid cuts would have on rural American health systems. Their insights, drawn from recent Aspen Health Strategy Group discussions with rural health leaders [read more]
Live Session: Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off
From a special recorded session at Aspen Ideas: Health, hear three former governors—including a former HHS Secretary—explore how state and federal officials can collaborate to improve Americans' health. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner moderates this vital bipartisan discussion with [read more]
Interview: Aspen Ideas: Health returns, featuring speakers on both sides of the aisle
Executive Director of HMS and Director of Aspen Ideas: Health, Ruth Katz, discusses how the programming for this year's festival has been shaped to reflect the significant changes occurring across the healthcare industry. Click on the image to listen [read more]
Conference: Science & Society
On March 10, 2025, the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program and the MIT Press joined forces to host Building Trust in Science for a More Informed Future, a one-day conference attended by 250+ in-person guests in Cambridge, MA, and an additional 350+ virtual [read more]
Research Article: Science & Society
In "Beyond the lab: trust, storytelling and the fight for America's attention," authors Aaron F. Mertz, executive director of Science & Society at the Aspen Institute, and Shruti Naik, associate professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, [read more]
Recent Releases
Alzheimer’s Disease & Music Engagement: Quality of Life Economic Impact Analysis
Supported by AARP and the A. Barry Rand Fund of the AARP Foundation, Alzheimer’s Disease & Music Engagement: Quality of Life Economic Impact Analysis, is the second study in a series of economic analyses produced within the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative that shows significant quality-of-life benefits to both individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers.
Addressing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
Aspen Health Strategy Group
A new report released by AHSG examines the urgent need to address youth mental health challenges and identifies opportunities for health sector leaders to take action. “Addressing the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Crisis” is the product of a year-long, in-depth study and reflects the consensus of 20 senior leaders in the public and private sectors.
Click on the image to view the report!
Ensuring Access, Affordability, and Quality in the Age of Healthcare Consolidation: Lessons Learned and Insights for the Future
A new report by an expert Working Group Ensuring Access, Affordability, and Quality in the Age of Healthcare Consolidation: Lessons Learned and Insights for the Future looks at the forces driving provider consolidation, the framework in place to regulate anticompetitive practices, and opportunities to prevent the harms sometimes associated with consolidation.
The report builds on a convening held in Washington, DC in May 2024. Click on the image to learn more!
Tactics for Trust: A Practitioner’s Playbook for Building Public Trust in Science and Other Domains
Science & Society
The third installment in Science & Society’s publication series on public trust in science, this text represents an actionable summary from a diverse group of multi-sector trustbuilders to foster a candid, open conversation around the tactics that make up an effective trustbuilder’s toolkit in science and more broadly.
State Efforts to Control Healthcare Costs: Lessons Learned and Insights for the Future
Health, Medicine & Society
States have become laboratories for testing policy and programmatic ideas to address the high costs of healthcare and keep spending under control. A new report released by an expert Working Group offers a decision–making framework to guide them as they consider optimal approaches tailored to their needs.
Reducing the Health Harms of Firearm Injury
Aspen Health Strategy Group
AHSG’s latest report examines the epidemic proportion of firearm injury in the United States—more than 48,000 Americans lost their lives to firearms in 2021, twice that many were injured, and millions more experienced the trauma associated with such violence. This report presents AHSG’s five big ideas to address the problem and includes background papers providing an overview of the causes and consequences of gun violence, the American culture of guns, and the use of harm reduction and community intervention techniques to curb violence.
