Drew Altman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3938068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Drew Altman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Drew |
| FAMILY NAME | Altman |
| SIGNATURE | ALTMAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mollyann Brodie, Drew Altman, and Erin Weltzien are with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, Calif. Robert J. Blendon and John M. Benson are with the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Complexity in the US Health Care System Is the Enemy of Access and Affordability
This JAMA Forum discusses the complexity of the US health care system, including the types of coverage and many plans offered, denial or other problems accessing coverage, and confusion regarding explanations of benefits and billing issues
Experiences of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston Shelters
Objectives. To shed light on how the public health community can promote the recovery of Hurricane Katrina victims and protect people in future disasters, we examined the experiences of evacuees housed in Houston area shelters 2 weeks after the hurricane. Methods. A survey was conducted September 10 through 12, 2005, with 680 randomly selected respondents who were evacuated to Houston from the Gulf Coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Intervie…
Health care for the homeless
Health Care for the Poor
In the 1980s the convergence of a number of factors is causing government at all levels, industry, and labor to plan or initiate major reductions in health spending. Important among these are rising health care costs, a troubled national economy, mounting federal deficits and state revenue shortfalls, and the philosophical course and domestic policy of the Reagan administration. In this context government has been rethinking its capacity to finan…
A decade of federal anti-poverty programs
Writing the regulations for health
Experiences of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston Shelters
Objectives. To shed light on how the public health community can promote the recovery of Hurricane Katrina victims and protect people in future disasters, we examined the experiences of evacuees housed in Houston area shelters 2 weeks after the hurricane. Methods. A survey was conducted September 10 through 12, 2005, with 680 randomly selected respondents who were evacuated to Houston from the Gulf Coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Intervie…
Health Care for the Poor
In the 1980s the convergence of a number of factors is causing government at all levels, industry, and labor to plan or initiate major reductions in health spending. Important among these are rising health care costs, a troubled national economy, mounting federal deficits and state revenue shortfalls, and the philosophical course and domestic policy of the Reagan administration. In this context government has been rethinking its capacity to finan…
Writing the regulations for health
A decade of federal anti-poverty programs
Health Care for the Poor
In the 1980s the convergence of a number of factors is causing government at all levels, industry, and labor to plan or initiate major reductions in health spending. Important among these are rising health care costs, a troubled national economy, mounting federal deficits and state revenue shortfalls, and the philosophical course and domestic policy of the Reagan administration. In this context government has been rethinking its capacity to finan…
Health care for the homeless
Experiences of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston Shelters
Objectives. To shed light on how the public health community can promote the recovery of Hurricane Katrina victims and protect people in future disasters, we examined the experiences of evacuees housed in Houston area shelters 2 weeks after the hurricane. Methods. A survey was conducted September 10 through 12, 2005, with 680 randomly selected respondents who were evacuated to Houston from the Gulf Coast as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Intervie…
Complexity in the US Health Care System Is the Enemy of Access and Affordability
This JAMA Forum discusses the complexity of the US health care system, including the types of coverage and many plans offered, denial or other problems accessing coverage, and confusion regarding explanations of benefits and billing issues
Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works)