Department of Medical Ethics &
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Master of Health Care Innovation
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News & Research
January 11, 2019 | USA Today

Zeke Emanuel & Justin Bekelman: Unproven medical treatments cost us lives and money. Let research tell us what works.

We shouldn't strong-arm insurers — and all of us who pay premiums and taxes — into paying for unproven treatments. Let research guide our health care.

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December 17, 2018 | NPR | Morning Edition

What Now? Judge Rules Affordable Care Act Is Unconstitutional

Steve Inskeep talks to Ezekiel Emanuel, an architect of Obamacare, about a federal district judge's ruling Friday that the law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law.

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December 17, 2018 | National Academy of Social Insurance

The National Academy of Social Insurance announces Isabel M. Perera as the winner of the 2019 John Heinz Dissertation Award

MEHP Fellow Isabel Perera joins a prestigious and diverse network of over 40 previous Heinz Dissertation Award recipients

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January
24
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Health Policy Work-in-Progress: Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD

Learn More 2019-01-24 12:00:00 2019-01-24 13:00:00 America/New_York Health Policy Work-in-Progress: Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD Associate Professor of School of Information and Health Management and Policy, University of California San Francisco 104 Stellar-Chance, 422 Curie Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States Penn Medical Ethics
January
31-1
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25th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference, featuring MEHP Professor Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Learn More 2019-01-31 08:00:00 2019-02-01 21:30:00 America/New_York 25th Annual Wharton Health Care Business Conference, featuring MEHP Professor Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Opening Keynote - Friday February 1st, 8:30am Challenges the Status Quo in Health Care  Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversees a $1 trillion budget, 26% of the total federal budget, and administers health care programs for more than 130 million Americans every day. She will be interviewed by PIK Professor Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA.  The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Penn Medical Ethics
February
14
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Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: Sarah Baird, PhD, MS

Learn More 2019-02-14 12:00:00 2019-02-14 13:00:00 America/New_York Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: Sarah Baird, PhD, MS Associate Professor of Global Health and Economics, George Washington University 104 Stellar-Chance, 422 Curie Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States Penn Medical Ethics
February
28
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Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: Tadeja Gracner, PhD, MSc

Learn More 2019-02-28 12:00:00 2019-02-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: Tadeja Gracner, PhD, MSc Associate Economist, Rand Corporation 104 Stellar-Chance, 422 Curie Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States Penn Medical Ethics
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The University of Pennsylvania will host the 15th World Congress of Bioethics, June 19-21, 2020.

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