Health Policy & Management

CNN.com featured an opinion piece by John W. Rowe, MD, professor of Health Policy and Management at the Mailman School of Public Health, on the public debate about new recommendations for mammography.

In the article, Dr. Rowe underscores the need to distinguish between rationing and establishing science-based standards of healthcare, a distinction that “is crucial as we strive for better and more affordable care in the United States.” The former Aetna chairman and CEO of Mount Sinai also serves as chair of an interdisciplinary MacArthur Foundation Research Network.

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