Health Policy and Management News
December graduate helps Maui fire recovery
December 11, 2023 David Kim’s degree in health care administration and his military and work experience prepared him to respond.
Haynes-Maslow receives Humana Foundation grant to study meal-delivery program for seniors
December 8, 2023 The program also provides seniors with social-connectedness programs to address mental and physical health.
Can Medicaid be a solution to the problem of underinsurance?
December 7, 2023 Health policy and management researchers at the Gillings School have found some evidence that the ACA expansion of Medicaid eligibility may have led to fewer underinsured people nationwide.
Researchers receive $1.2 million grant to improve cancer screening tracking
December 4, 2023 The grant will fund research designed to facilitate more widespread cancer screening and early detection, culminating in reduced cancer mortality. Specifically, the researchers will use data from CIPHR to create new tools based on insurance claims that more efficiently measure and compare cancer screening use across small geographic areas and groups of people.
15 Gillings School experts named to Clarivate's 2023 Highly Cited Researchers List
November 15, 2023 Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research and have greatly extended the frontiers of knowledge to make the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure.
Dr. Kristin Reiter named chair of Gillings School’s Department of Health Policy and Management
November 7, 2023 Reiter came to Carolina in 2005 as an assistant professor of health policy and management. In 2017, she was named both a full professor and associate chair of the department.
16 Gillings School undergraduates inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
November 6, 2023 Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country have included 17 American presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, more than 150 Nobel Laureates and numerous artistic, intellectual and political leaders.
Covenant Scholar enjoying the ride
October 12, 2023 Through her health policy studies and skateboarding, Louise Hoff is finding community in Chapel Hill.
NIH and FDA award $18.6M to UNC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
October 11, 2023 The National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration have awarded the UNC Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science $18.6 million to further research into tobacco product regulations. The center is led by Dr. Kurt Ribisl, chair of the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School.
The Abstract: October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023 New honors, features and publications for Drs. Abigail Hatcher, Mya Roberson, Hans Paerl and Matt Nielsen.