Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center for Health Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research Stanford University



Catastrophic Costs
Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countries

Without good health care, diabetics run the risk of developing more health problems. Stanford researchers say those complications will put a greater strain on the patients and the countries where they live – a problem that can be addressed with improvements to health and insurance systems. Read more »


New Leadership
Douglas Owens takes helm of health policy and research centers

The professor of medicine and general internist was one of the first faculty members to join CHP/PCOR when the centers were founded in 1998. Much of his work on HIV and cardiovascular disease has focused on measuring the benefits of certain treatments and interventions against their costs.


Family Planning
Abortions in Africa increase despite Republican policy to curb payment for procedures

In the first study to examine American foreign aid restrictions for abortion services, FSI researchers Eran Bendavid and Grant Miller find that restricting funding for family planning organizations that support abortions increased abortions in Africa. +PDF+



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