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In letter to President Obama, Garber and Fuchs join top economists urging four elements necessary to control costs in health care legislation
Stanford Health Policy Director Alan Garber, core faculty Victor Fuchs and associate faculty Kenneth Arrow joined two dozen health economists in signing a letter to President Barack Obama urging cost controlling measures be included in health care legislation. The four key measures they outlined in their three-page memo are (1) deficit neutrality; (2) an excise tax on high-cost insurance plans; (3) an independent Medicare commission; and (4) delivery system reforms.
Stanford Health Policy researchers receive NIA challenge grant to study HIV treatmentCore faculty Douglas Owens, associate faculty Margaret Brandeau and associate faculty Eran Bendavid received a $1 million challenge grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project that will compare antiretroviral regimen treatments for HIV, and evaluate the impact of these drugs on patients with cardiovascular problems. The award -- presented to three research projects out of the thousands that applied -- will allow the creation of two or three new research positions for the two-year funded project. | Demography & Aging Center Receives Renewed NIA Funding to Support Series of Workshops on Demography ResearchStanford Health Policy has received five years of renewed support for its Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging. The National Institute on Aging funding will help expand the center's initiative to inform the academic community about demography and economic research in the area of health and aging. |
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