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The Texas 10 x 10 x 10: A Road Map for Achieving a …

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Prioritizing Patient Health in Texas & the US by …

WebIntroduction. The United States spends far more on health than other high-income countries, whether measured by total dollars expended, per capita spending, or …

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Brain-Healthy Cities: How Urban Planning Can Foster …

WebBrain-healthy cities are a promising solution to the growing challenge of cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases in aging populations. By integrating the concept of brain …

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Looking at the Numbers: 10 Years of Data on the …

WebIn a review of 10 years of data, fellows Shao-Chee Sim and Elena Marks show how the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace has drastically reduced the number of …

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Does Life in a Low-income Neighborhood Lead to Poor …

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Third Ward Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Report

WebThis report is the culmination of a 16-month-long survey of residents in Houston's Third Ward. The data aims to inform strategies and investments that support …

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Brain Capital is Key to a Sustainable Future Baker Institute

WebBrain capital is a novel framework that recognizes brain skills and brain health as indispensable drivers of the modern knowledge economy (Smith et al. 2021). In …

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Beyond the Bill: Comparing Price and Quality at Houston …

WebIt may pay to shop around for health care. New legislation requiring transparency in health insurance coverage allows price comparisons between hospitals, …

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The Impact of Right to Try Laws on Medical Access in the …

WebThe Impact of Right to Try Laws on Medical Access in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has two major objectives: (1) “assuring …

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How Texas’ Medicaid and CHIP Extension Addresses Birth …

WebThe extension from 60 days to 12 months coverage has the potential to improve maternal health for approximately 137,000 Texas mothers. This legislation …

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Elena M. Marks Baker Institute

WebElena M. Marks, J.D., M.P.H., is the senior fellow in health policy at the Baker Institute. Her work focuses on achieving health equity in the U.S. by reforming the …

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Are Texas Hospitals Practicing Price Transparency

WebSource Authors’ calculations. While S.B. 1137 took effect September 2021, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission did not issue guidance interpreting …

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Boosting Brain Health in Later Life Baker Institute

WebOn Dec. 8, 2023, the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) and Baker Institute held their first Brain Health Summit. Baker Institute Fellow Harris A. …

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Community Benefit Spending and the Tax-exempt Status of …

WebMost hospitals in the United States operate as nonprofit entities, 1 which exempts them from federal taxation in recognition of the benefits they provide to the …

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Vivian Ho Baker Institute

WebVivian Ho, Ph.D., is the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics, a professor in the Department of Economics at Rice University, and a …

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Preventing Firearm Injury in the Greater Houston Area through …

WebThe first annual Firearm Injury Prevention and Safety Symposium, hosted by the Center for Health and Biosciences in June 2022, brought together researchers, …

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An Early Comparison of Prices at 3 Major Texas Medical Center …

WebOn the other hand, psychoses admissions cost $16,605.59 at St. Luke’s, $18,170.84 at MH, but only $3,728 at Methodist. If the price for open heart surgery is …

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2023 Texas NMDOH Consortium Conference: Advancing Research, …

WebThis conference will bring researchers, sponsors and funders together to cover a range of topics related to advancing the research, policy and practice of NMDOH in health care in …

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POLICY BRIEF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEW …

WebDrug Policy Priority Issues for Biden Administration. William Martin, Ph.D., Director, Drug Policy Program Katharine Neill Harris, Ph.D., Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy. …

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