The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

and abroad was the topic of a recent Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar. We debated the types of policies that would be most likely to encourage innovations that make a positive difference for individuals and populations. Should state and local governments provide direct grants or tax relief to promising startups?

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The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

This month's Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar explored the politics of "Romneycare," a state-level health reform which in many ways made possible the future Affordable Care Act. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Owning a car is a choice.

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The Health Policy Exchange

MAY 29, 2014

At first glance, federal nutrition policy seemed to be an unusual topic for our Georgetown Health Policy Seminar for family physicians. As described in a recent JAMA Internal Medicine editorial , future doctors receive little formal instruction about healthy dietary habits. and MyPlate. Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L.

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The Health Policy Exchange

MAY 7, 2013

To the ACA's detractors, Medicaid expansion is a hostile government takeover that must be opposed in principle, regardless of potential benefits of an infusion of federal dollars. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation , more than half of today's 48 million uninsured have incomes below the new Medicaid threshold. Phillips, Jr.

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