Some hospitals may strategically divert ambulances to avoid treating low‐paying patients who are uninsured or who have Medicaid, according to a recent analysis.
Since 1949, Mental Health America has dedicated May as Mental Health Month. Two master of health administration students, Carly Frisby and Holly Frick are working to help break the stigma around mental health with the Quell Foundation.
Imani Adegbuyi wanted to be a part of a graduate program that would offer her more than just a degree. After coming to Penn State, she knew the master of health administration program was the perfect fit, as it connected her individual interests and academics to her long-term goals.
Imani Adegbuyi, a master of health administration graduate, describes her capstone project experience in the Penn State MHA program.
Imani Adegbuyi, a master of health administration graduate, offers advice to those new to the Penn State MHA program.
Imani Adegbuyi, a master of health administration graduate, describes how Penn State alumni connections was a main driver for her interest in the MHA program.
Tiffany Abramson and Taylor Stevens will share their experiences as online learners during the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration on Friday, May 3, at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
A new grant from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania will enable researchers in the College of Nursing and the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the College of Health and Human Development to assess the need for hospice and palliative care in rural Pennsylvania.
The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related employment loss, according to Penn State researchers.
Hannah Ross, a student in the integrated undergraduate/Master of Health Administration program in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, has received the 2019 Jennifer S. Cwynar Community Achievement Award. Ross is also a recipient of the 2019 Edith Pitt Chace Award, presented by the College of Health and Human Development Alumni Society.
Noorein Ahmed, a senior and Schreyer Honors Scholar in health policy and administration in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State, has been awarded the 2019 Ardeth and Norman Frisbey International Student Award for undergraduates.
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, will present the 22nd Annual Stanley P. Mayers Endowed Lecture, “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back,” at 6:30 p.m. on April 8 at the Nittany Lion Inn. The lecture, hosted by the Penn State Department of Health Policy and Administration, is free and open to the public.
Health Policy Administration degree prepares grad to work for Lehigh Valley’s largest employer: Health Care
The latest episode of the “Ask the Experts” series features Ann Kunkel and Dianna Benaknin of WellSpan Health. In a discussion highlighting WellSpan's interest in addressing social determinants of health, Kunkel and Benaknin focus on the impact of housing on health and describe a number of programs created to address avoidable housing-related hospital admissions.
Sophomore health policy and administration student Emmanual Houndo is working on a project to develop and implement innovations in health care delivery. Thanks to research opportunities and support, Houndo is able to get unique experience in the health policy field.
