Boston, MA – There is strong evidence that expanding health insurance increases access to care, improves health in a variety of ways, and reduces mortality, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers who analyzed a decade’s worth of evidence on the effects of insurance coverage on health.  The review—the most current analysis… Continue reading Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival

SAN DIEGO — Science and technology have improved patient care, but they also have created complexities that may cause needless suffering and increased costs. During the May 6 Anna Marie D’Amico Lecture, “System Complexity and the Challenge of Too Much Medicine, ” at the opening ceremony of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting, Neel T. Shah,… Continue reading Keynote to American Ob-Gyns: C-section rates linked to hospital complexities

Ariadne Labs has launched a new initiative to design and test a scalable health system solution to help reduce medically unnecessary and potentially harmful Cesarean sections. Nearly half of the C-sections performed may be medically unnecessary, exposing mothers and babies to significant health risks and adding billions in avoidable spending to the healthcare system. Prior… Continue reading New Delivery Decisions Initiative targets medically unnecessary C-sections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Deborah O’Neil O: 617-384-5588 C: 305-215-5675 E: doneil@ariadnelabs.org BOSTON, MA (Jan. 26, 2017) — Even though the hospital where a woman gives birth may be her biggest risk factor for having an unnecessary C-section, a new study by Ariadne Labs suggests most women don’t factor hospital quality into their decision… Continue reading Most women don’t value hospital C-section rates in choosing where to give birth, according to new study