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Recent News
Heller in the News
February 18, 2025
People with Disabilities Likelier to Misuse Rx Drugs
In Medscape Medical News, Sharon Reif comments on a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Heller in the News
February 12, 2025
Who Should Own Americans’ Health Care?
In JAMA, Robert Kuttner co-authors an opinion piece that discusses the collapse of the 31-hospital Steward Health Care system and the question of who should own hospitals and other essential health care resources.
Heller in the News
February 06, 2025
New Proposal Could Settle Purdue/Sackler Opioid Payment Cases With 15 States
In Pharmacy Practice News, Andrew Kolodny comments on the possible impact of the settlements.
Heller in the News
February 06, 2025
‘Believe things can change,’ Irish expert tells Israeli and Palestinian peace NGOs at Jerusalem summit
Professor Emerita Mari Fitzduff delivers the keynote speech at the annual Amal-Tikva summit for peace-building groups.
Heller in the News
February 04, 2025
Some Uber, Lyft drivers say pay has declined since new minimum wage enacted
David Weil spoke to the Boston Globe about the AI-powered algorithms that power ride-hailing platforms.
Heller in the News
January 31, 2025
The ‘Pro-Worker’ Portable Benefits Scam
In the American Prospect, David Weil says proposed portable benefits distract from the issue of determining which workers are employees and which are independent contractors.
Heller News Release
January 30, 2025
Karen Donelan Joins the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s Behavioral Health Workforce Advisory Council
In her new role, Donelan will support the BHWC’s policy development and research, which aim to build, strengthen, and diversify the behavioral health workforce across Massachusetts.
Heller in the News
January 23, 2025
Trump falsely triples number of reported overdose deaths as he targets cartels
In the Washington Post, Traci Green, director of Heller's Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, says statistics have gotten more accurate and overdose deaths have declined in the past year.
Heller in the News
January 14, 2025
Students get inside look at Massachusetts health policymaking at annual forum
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health covers the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum's annual Student Forum, held on Beacon Hill in early January.
Heller in the News
January 14, 2025
Optimism Shaded with Memories Marks Annual MLK Commemoration
The Bedford (Mass.) Citizen covers the Martin Luther King Day Celebration at First Baptist Church, where Interim Dean Maria Madison was the keynote speaker.
Heller in the News
January 13, 2025
Non-addictive pain killer could soon be FDA-approved
On KCBS Radio, Dr. Andrew Kolodny discusses the possible effectiveness of the new drug.
Heller in the News
January 11, 2025
Mass General’s growth comes at expense of affordable health care
In an opinion piece for the Boston Globe, Robert Kuttner writes about how expansion of large health care systems leads to higher health care costs.