Research Dr. Robert J. Blendon is currently the Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Emeritus, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He holds appointments as a Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at both the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In addition, he directs the Harvard Opinion Research Program, which focuses on better understanding of public knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about major social policy issues in the U.S. and other nations. He currently co-directs the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health project on understanding Americans' Health Agenda, including a joint series with National Public Radio and POLITICO. Previously, he co-directed a special polling series with the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Additionally, Dr. Blendon co-directed a special survey project for the Minneapolis Star Tribune on health care that received the National Press Club's 1998 Award for Consumer Journalism. He also co-directed a project for National Public Radio and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation on American attitudes toward domestic policy. The series was cited by the National Journal as setting a new standard for use of public opinion surveys in broadcast journalism. Between 1987 and 1996 he served as Chairman of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and as Deputy Director of the Harvard University Division of Health Policy Research and Education. Prior to his Harvard appointment, Dr. Blendon was senior vice-president at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition, he has served as a senior faculty member for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Governor's Association, and the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means. Dr. Blendon teaches courses on both Political Strategy in Health Policy and Public Opinion Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He also directs the Political Analysis track in the University's Ph.D. Program in Health Policy. Dr. Blendon is a member of the Institute of Medicine, of the National Academy of Sciences and of the Council of Foreign Relations, a former member of the advisory board to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a former member of the editorial board of the Journal of the American Medical Association. He is also a Past President of the Association of Health Services Research and winner of their Distinguished Investigator Award. He is also a recipient of the Baxter Award for lifetime achievement in the health services research field. He has also received the John M. Eisenberg Excellence in Mentorship Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Mendelsohn award from Harvard University. In 2008, he was the recipient of the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research given by the Roper Center. He is a graduate of Marietta College. He is also a graduate of the School of Business at the University of Chicago, with a Masters in Business Administration. In addition, he holds a Doctoral degree from the School of Public Health of Johns Hopkins University, where his principal attention was directed toward health policy.
Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Emeritus
Doubtful future seen in hospital private giving. Fund Raising Manage. 1978 Jul-Aug; 9(3):30-5.
Doubtful future seen in hospital private giving.
Blendon RJ, Scoles K, DesRoches C, Young JT, Herrmann MJ, Schmidt JL, Kim M
Americans' health priorities: curing cancer and controlling costs. Health Aff (Millwood). 2001 Nov-Dec; 20(6):222-32.
Americans' health priorities: curing cancer and controlling costs.
Access to medical care: trends and early warning signs. Internist. 1986 Feb; 27(2):7-10.
Access to medical care: trends and early warning signs.
Schoen C, Davis K, DesRoches C, Donelan K, Blendon R, Strumpf E
Equity in health care across five nations: summary findings from an international health policy survey. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2000 May; (388):1-7.
Equity in health care across five nations: summary findings from an international health policy survey.
Discrimination against people with AIDS: the public's perspective. N Engl J Med. 1988 Oct 13; 319(15):1022-6.
Discrimination against people with AIDS: the public's perspective.
SteelFisher GK, Benson JM, Caporello H, Koonin LM, Patel A, Ben-Porath E, Blendon RJ
Pharmacist Views on Alternative Methods for Antiviral Distribution and Dispensing During an Influenza Pandemic. Health Secur. 2018 Mar/Apr; 16(2):108-118.
Pharmacist Views on Alternative Methods for Antiviral Distribution and Dispensing During an Influenza Pandemic.
Mollica RF, Donelan K, Tor S, Lavelle J, Elias C, Frankel M, Blendon RJ
The effect of trauma and confinement on functional health and mental health status of Cambodians living in Thailand-Cambodia border camps. JAMA. 1993 Aug 04; 270(5):581-6.
The effect of trauma and confinement on functional health and mental health status of Cambodians living in Thailand-Cambodia border camps.
The public and the controversy over abortion. JAMA. 1993 Dec 15; 270(23):2871-5.
The public and the controversy over abortion.
Blendon RJ, Brodie M, Benson JM, Altman DE, Buhr T
Americans' views of health care costs, access, and quality. Milbank Q. 2006; 84(4):623-57.
Americans' views of health care costs, access, and quality.
Blendon RJ, Altman DE, Benson JM, Brodie M
Health care in the 2004 presidential election. N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 23; 351(13):1314-22.
Health care in the 2004 presidential election.
SteelFisher GK, Schneider EC, Zaslavsky AM, Blendon RJ
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
Can quality reports help address health care disparities? Use and awareness of comparative quality information by African Americans. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2009 Aug; 20(3):884-95.
Can quality reports help address health care disparities? Use and awareness of comparative quality information by African Americans.
Blake KD, Viswanath K, Blendon RJ, Vallone D
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
The role of tobacco-specific media exposure, knowledge, and smoking status on selected attitudes toward tobacco control. Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Feb; 12(2):117-26.
The role of tobacco-specific media exposure, knowledge, and smoking status on selected attitudes toward tobacco control.
Journal of health politics, policy and law
The public's contribution to congressional gridlock on health care reform. J Health Polit Policy Law. 1995; 20(2):403-10.
The public's contribution to congressional gridlock on health care reform.
Blendon RJ, Scheck AC, Donelan K, Hill CA, Smith M, Beatrice D, Altman D
How white and African Americans view their health and social problems. Different experiences, different expectations. JAMA. 1995 Jan 25; 273(4):341-6.
How white and African Americans view their health and social problems. Different experiences, different expectations.
SteelFisher GK, Zaslavsky AM, Blendon RJ
Health-related impact of deployment extensions on spouses of active duty army personnel. Mil Med. 2008 Mar; 173(3):221-9.
Health-related impact of deployment extensions on spouses of active duty army personnel.
The 1988 election: how important was health? Health Aff (Millwood). 1989; 8(3):6-15.
The 1988 election: how important was health?
Brodie M, Weltzien E, Altman D, Blendon RJ, Benson JM
Experiences of hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston shelters: implications for future planning. Am J Public Health. 2006 Aug; 96(8):1402-8.
Experiences of hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston shelters: implications for future planning.
The public and the emerging debate over national health insurance. N Engl J Med. 1990 Jul 19; 323(3):208-12.
The public and the emerging debate over national health insurance.
Should physicians aid their patients in dying? The public perspective. JAMA. 1992 May 20; 267(19):2658-62.
Should physicians aid their patients in dying? The public perspective.
Schoen C, Blendon R, DesRoches CM, Osborn R
Comparison of health care system views and experiences in five nations, 2001: findings from The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2002 May; (542):1-6.
Comparison of health care system views and experiences in five nations, 2001: findings from The Commonwealth Fund 2001 International Health Policy Survey.
DesRoches C, Blendon R, Young J, Scoles K, Kim M
Caregiving in the post-hospitalization period: findings from a national survey. Nurs Econ. 2002 Sep-Oct; 20(5):216-21, 224.
Caregiving in the post-hospitalization period: findings from a national survey.
Sommers BD, Fry CE, Blendon RJ, Epstein AM
New Approaches In Medicaid: Work Requirements, Health Savings Accounts, And Health Care Access. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 07; 37(7):1099-1108.
New Approaches In Medicaid: Work Requirements, Health Savings Accounts, And Health Care Access.
SteelFisher GK, Blendon RJ, Ward JR, Rapoport R, Kahn EB, Kohl KS
Public response to the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic: a polling study in five countries. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Nov; 12(11):845-50.
Public response to the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic: a polling study in five countries.
Blendon RJ, Aiken LH, Freeman HE, Kirkman-Liff BL, Murphy JW
Uncompensated care by hospitals or public insurance for the poor. Does it make a difference? N Engl J Med. 1986 May 01; 314(18):1160-3.
Uncompensated care by hospitals or public insurance for the poor. Does it make a difference?
SteelFisher GK, Blendon RJ, Haydarov R, Lodge W, Caporello H, Guirguis S, Anand S, Birungi J, Williams MR, Ben-Porath EN, O'Reilly D, Sahm C
Threats to oral polio vaccine acceptance in Somalia: Polling in an outbreak. Vaccine. 2018 07 25; 36(31):4716-4724.
Threats to oral polio vaccine acceptance in Somalia: Polling in an outbreak.
Cutting medical care costs. Primum non nocere. JAMA. 1983 Oct 14; 250(14):1880-5.
Cutting medical care costs. Primum non nocere.
What should be done now that national health system reform is dead? JAMA. 1995 Jan 18; 273(3):243-4.
What should be done now that national health system reform is dead?
Donelan K, Blendon RJ, Benson J, Leitman R, Taylor H
All payer, single payer, managed care, no payer: patients' perspectives in three nations. Health Aff (Millwood). 1996; 15(2):254-65.
All payer, single payer, managed care, no payer: patients' perspectives in three nations.
Interpreting public opinion surveys. Health Aff (Millwood). 1991; 10(2):166-9.
Understanding how Americans view health care reform. N Engl J Med. 2009 Aug 27; 361(9):e13.
Understanding how Americans view health care reform.
The public's views about Medicare and the budget deficit. N Engl J Med. 2011 Jul 28; 365(4):e8.
The public's views about Medicare and the budget deficit.
Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Botta MD, Weldon KJ
Users' views of dietary supplements. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jan 14; 173(1):74-6.
What happened to Americans' support for the Clinton health plan? Health Aff (Millwood). 1995; 14(2):7-23.
What happened to Americans' support for the Clinton health plan?
The shortage of hospital nurses: a new perspective. Ann Intern Med. 1981 Sep; 95(3):365-71.
The shortage of hospital nurses: a new perspective.
The role of reported tobacco-specific media exposure on adult attitudes towards proposed policies to limit the portrayal of smoking in movies. Tob Control. 2010 Jun; 19(3):191-6.
The role of reported tobacco-specific media exposure on adult attitudes towards proposed policies to limit the portrayal of smoking in movies.
An attitude scale for evaluating complexity of surgical procedures. HSMHA Health Rep. 1971 Nov; 86(11):1025-9.
An attitude scale for evaluating complexity of surgical procedures.
Blendon RJ, Donelan K, Leitman R, Epstein A, Cantor JC, Cohen AB, Morrison I, Moloney T, Koeck C, Levitt SW
Physicians' perspectives on caring for patients in the United States, Canada, and West Germany. N Engl J Med. 1993 Apr 08; 328(14):1011-6.
Physicians' perspectives on caring for patients in the United States, Canada, and West Germany.
Blendon RJ, Buhr T, Sussman T, Benson JM
Massachusetts health reform: a public perspective from debate through implementation. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Nov-Dec; 27(6):w556-65.
Massachusetts health reform: a public perspective from debate through implementation.
Blendon RJ, Altman DE, Benson JM, Brodie M, Buhr T, Deane C, Buscho S
Voters and health reform in the 2008 presidential election. N Engl J Med. 2008 Nov 06; 359(19):2050-61.
Voters and health reform in the 2008 presidential election.
The public's perception of the future of health care and the implications for radiology. Invest Radiol. 1989 Aug; 24(8):634-5.
The public's perception of the future of health care and the implications for radiology.
Perspectives: a policy analyst. Health Aff (Millwood). 1988; 7(2 Suppl):87-91.
The changing role of private philanthropy in health affairs. N Engl J Med. 1975 May 01; 292(18):946-50.
The changing role of private philanthropy in health affairs.
It's going to hurt for more than just a little while. Hospitals. 1982 Jan 01; 56(1):61-4.
It's going to hurt for more than just a little while.
Garnick DW, Hendricks AM, Thorpe KE, Newhouse JP, Donelan K, Blendon RJ
How well do Americans understand their health coverage? Health Aff (Millwood). 1993; 12(3):204-12.
How well do Americans understand their health coverage?
Bridging the gap between expert and public views on health care reform. JAMA. 1993 May 19; 269(19):2573-8.
Bridging the gap between expert and public views on health care reform.
Improving patient safety--five years after the IOM report. N Engl J Med. 2004 Nov 11; 351(20):2041-3.
Improving patient safety--five years after the IOM report.
Taylor-Clark KA, Mebane FE, Steelfisher GK, Blendon RJ
News of disparity: content analysis of news coverage of African American healthcare inequalities in the USA, 1994-2004. Soc Sci Med. 2007 Aug; 65(3):405-17.
News of disparity: content analysis of news coverage of African American healthcare inequalities in the USA, 1994-2004.
Blendon RJ, Altman DE, Deane C, Benson JM, Brodie M, Buhr T
Health care in the 2008 presidential primaries. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 24; 358(4):414-22.
Health care in the 2008 presidential primaries.
Blendon RJ, Altman DE, Benson J, James M, Rowland D, Neuman P, Leitman R, Hyams TS
The public's view of the future of Medicare. JAMA. 1995 Nov 22-29; 274(20):1645-8.
The public's view of the future of Medicare.
Blendon RJ, Altman DE, Benson J, Brodie M, James M, Chervinsky G
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
The public and the welfare reform debate. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995 Oct; 149(10):1065-9.
The public and the welfare reform debate.
The American public and the next phase of the health care reform debate. N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 19; 361(21):e48.
The American public and the next phase of the health care reform debate.
Taylor-Clark KA, Viswanath K, Blendon RJ
Communication inequalities during Public Health disasters: Katrina's wake. Health Commun. 2010 Apr; 25(3):221-9.
Communication inequalities during Public Health disasters: Katrina's wake.
Health Care in the 2018 Election. N Engl J Med. 2018 11 01; 379(18):e32.
The academic medical center today. Ann Intern Med. 1984 May; 100(5):751-4.
The American public and the gun control debate. JAMA. 1996 Jun 12; 275(22):1719-22.
The American public and the gun control debate.
The public's view of the future of health care. JAMA. 1988 Jun 24; 259(24):3587-93.
The public's view of the future of health care.
Blendon RJ, Young JT, DesRoches CM, Benson JM
The continuing legacy of September 11 for Americans' health priorities. Health Aff (Millwood). 2002 Jul-Dec; Suppl Web Exclusives:W269-75.
The continuing legacy of September 11 for Americans' health priorities.
African Americans' views on health policy: implications for the 2004 elections. Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Jul-Dec; Suppl Web Exclusives:W3-576-85.
African Americans' views on health policy: implications for the 2004 elections.
Blendon RJ, Schramm CJ, Moloney TW, Rogers DE
An era of stress for health institutions. The 1980s. JAMA. 1981 May 08; 245(18):1843-5.
An era of stress for health institutions. The 1980s.
The shortage of hospital nurses: a new perspective. Am J Nurs. 1981 Sep; 81(9):1612-8.
Hansen O, Blendon RJ, Brodie M, Ortmans J, James M, Norton C, Rosenblatt T
Lawmakers' views on the failure of health reform: a survey of members of Congress and staff. J Health Polit Policy Law. 1996; 21(1):137-51.
Lawmakers' views on the failure of health reform: a survey of members of Congress and staff.
Donelan K, Blendon RJ, Schoen C, Binns K, Osborn R, Davis K
The elderly in five nations: the importance of universal coverage. Health Aff (Millwood). 2000 May-Jun; 19(3):226-35.
The elderly in five nations: the importance of universal coverage.
Blendon RJ, Donelan K, Lukas CV, Thorpe KE, Frankel M, Bass R, Taylor H
The uninsured and the debate over the repeal of the Massachusetts universal health care law. JAMA. 1992 Feb 26; 267(8):1113-7.
The uninsured and the debate over the repeal of the Massachusetts universal health care law.
Blendon RJ, Buhr T, Cassidy EF, Perez DJ, Hunt KA, Fleischfresser C, Benson JM, Herrmann MJ
Disparities in health: perspectives of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial America. Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Sep-Oct; 26(5):1437-47.
Disparities in health: perspectives of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial America.
British public opinion on National Health Service reform. Health Aff (Millwood). 1989; 8(4):52-62.
British public opinion on National Health Service reform.
Public attitudes about health-care costs. A lesson in national schizophrenia. N Engl J Med. 1984 Aug 30; 311(9):613-6.
Public attitudes about health-care costs. A lesson in national schizophrenia.
Paying for medical care for children: a continuing financial dilemma. Adv Pediatr. 1982; 29:229-46.
Paying for medical care for children: a continuing financial dilemma.
Blendon RJ, Benson J, Donelan K, Leitman R, Taylor H, Koeck C, Gitterman D
Who has the best health care system? A second look. Health Aff (Millwood). 1995; 14(4):220-30.
Who has the best health care system? A second look.
Bleich SN, Gorski Findling MT, Blendon RJ, Ben-Porath E, SteelFisher GK
Parents' Perceptions of the Challenges to Helping Their Children Maintain or Achieve a Healthy Weight. J Obes. 2019; 2019:9192340.
Parents' Perceptions of the Challenges to Helping Their Children Maintain or Achieve a Healthy Weight.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Social Epidemiology
C. Boyden Gray Professor of Health Economics and Policy
The Upcoming U.S. Health Care Cost Debate - The Public's Views. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 27; 380(26):2487-2492.
The Upcoming U.S. Health Care Cost Debate - The Public's Views.
Professor of Health Policy and Management, Emerita
Journal of prevention & intervention in the community
Examining Christian views toward the Affordable Care Act: The importance of race and denomination. J Prev Interv Community. 2020 Jan-Mar; 48(1):7-28.
Examining Christian views toward the Affordable Care Act: The importance of race and denomination.
Huntley Quelch Professor of Health Care Economics
John H. Foster Professor of Health Policy and Management
Sommers BD, Goldman AL, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Medicaid Work Requirements - Results from the First Year in Arkansas. N Engl J Med. 2019 09 12; 381(11):1073-1082.
Medicaid Work Requirements - Results from the First Year in Arkansas.
John F. Keane & Family Associate Professor of Medicine
Senior Lecturer on Health Care Management
SteelFisher GK, Caporello H, Blendon RJ, Ben-Porath EN, Lubell K, Friedman AL, Holton K, Smith BJ, McGowan E, Schafer T
Views and Experiences of Travelers from US States to Zika-Affected Areas. Health Secur. 2019 Jul/Aug; 17(4):307-323.
Views and Experiences of Travelers from US States to Zika-Affected Areas.
Kyle MA, Seegars L, Benson JM, Blendon RJ, Huckman RS, Singer SJ
Toward a Corporate Culture of Health: Results of a National Survey. Milbank Q. 2019 Dec; 97(4):954-977.
Toward a Corporate Culture of Health: Results of a National Survey.
Vice Dean for Non-Degree Education and Innovation
Introduction. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1371-1373.
Discrimination in the United States: Perspectives for the future. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1467-1471.
Discrimination in the United States: Perspectives for the future.
Findling MG, Casey LS, Fryberg SA, Hafner S, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Sayde JM, Miller C
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of Native Americans. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1431-1441.
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of Native Americans.
McMurtry CL, Findling MG, Casey LS, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Sayde JM, Miller C
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of Asian Americans. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1419-1430.
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of Asian Americans.
Findling MG, Bleich SN, Casey LS, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Sayde JM, Miller C
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of Latinos. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1409-1418.
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of Latinos.
SteelFisher GK, Findling MG, Bleich SN, Casey LS, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Sayde JM, Miller C
Gender discrimination in the United States: Experiences of women. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1442-1453.
Gender discrimination in the United States: Experiences of women.
Casey LS, Reisner SL, Findling MG, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Sayde JM, Miller C
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1454-1466.
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans.
Bleich SN, Findling MG, Casey LS, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, SteelFisher GK, Sayde JM, Miller C
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of black Americans. Health Serv Res. 2019 12; 54 Suppl 2:1399-1408.
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of black Americans.
Kyle MA, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Abrams MK, Schneider EC
Financial Hardships Of Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Illness. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 11; 38(11):1801-1806.
Financial Hardships Of Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Illness.
Findling MG, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Sayde JM, Miller CE
Views of Rural US Adults About Health and Economic Concerns. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 01 03; 3(1):e1918745.
Views of Rural US Adults About Health and Economic Concerns.
SteelFisher GK, Hero JO, Caporello HL, Blendon RJ, Walker W, Broussard CS, Gilboa SM, Polen KN, Ben-Porath EN
Obstetrician-Gynecologist Views of Pregnancy-Related Medication Safety. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 08; 29(8):1113-1121.
Obstetrician-Gynecologist Views of Pregnancy-Related Medication Safety.
Scott KW, Findling MG, Huskamp HA, Scott JW, Benson JM, Kocher KE, Blendon RJ
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Differences Between Emergency Department and Urgent Care Users for Low-acuity Health Needs: A Public Opinion Analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 02; 28(2):240-243.
Differences Between Emergency Department and Urgent Care Users for Low-acuity Health Needs: A Public Opinion Analysis.
McIntyre A, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Findling MG, Schneider EC
The Affordable Care Act's Missing Consensus: Values, Attitudes, and Experiences Associated with Competing Health Reform Preferences. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2020 10 01; 45(5):729-755.
The Affordable Care Act's Missing Consensus: Values, Attitudes, and Experiences Associated with Competing Health Reform Preferences.
Sommers BD, Allen H, Bhanja A, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Assessment of Perceptions of the Public Charge Rule Among Low-Income Adults in Texas. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 07 01; 3(7):e2010391.
Assessment of Perceptions of the Public Charge Rule Among Low-Income Adults in Texas.
Ganguli I, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Shah A, Schneider EC
How do health care experiences of the seriously ill differ by disease? Healthc (Amst). 2020 Sep; 8(3):100446.
How do health care experiences of the seriously ill differ by disease?
Sommers BD, Chen L, Blendon RJ, Orav EJ, Epstein AM
Medicaid Work Requirements In Arkansas: Two-Year Impacts On Coverage, Employment, And Affordability Of Care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 09; 39(9):1522-1530.
Medicaid Work Requirements In Arkansas: Two-Year Impacts On Coverage, Employment, And Affordability Of Care.
Findling MTG, Blendon RJ, Benson JM, Miller C
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
The Unseen Picture: Issues with Health Care, Discrimination, Police and Safety, and Housing Experienced by Native American Populations in Rural America. J Rural Health. 2022 01; 38(1):180-186.
The Unseen Picture: Issues with Health Care, Discrimination, Police and Safety, and Housing Experienced by Native American Populations in Rural America.
Implications of the 2020 Election for U.S. Health Policy. N Engl J Med. 2020 Oct 29; 383(18):e105.
Implications of the 2020 Election for U.S. Health Policy.
SteelFisher GK, Caporello HL, Broussard CS, Schafer TJ, Ben-Porath EN, Blendon RJ
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Pregnant Women: Views and Experiences of Obstetrician-Gynecologists. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 08; 30(8):1086-1094.
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Pregnant Women: Views and Experiences of Obstetrician-Gynecologists.
An Uncertain Public - Encouraging Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccines. N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 22; 384(16):1483-1487.
An Uncertain Public - Encouraging Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccines.
The Future of Health Policy in a Partisan United States: Insights From Public Opinion Polls. JAMA. 2021 Apr 06; 325(13):1253-1254.
The Future of Health Policy in a Partisan United States: Insights From Public Opinion Polls.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health,
Kyle MA, Blendon RJ, Findling MG, Benson JM
Telehealth use and Satisfaction among U.S. Households: Results of a National Survey. J Patient Exp. 2021; 8:23743735211052737.
Telehealth use and Satisfaction among U.S. Households: Results of a National Survey.
SteelFisher GK, Caporello H, McIntosh R, Muhammad Safdar R, Desomer L, Chimenya D, Abdelwahab J, Ratna J, Rutter P, O'Reilly D, Gilani BI, Williams MR, Ben-Porath EN, Blendon RJ
Preventing erosion of oral polio vaccine acceptance: A role for vaccinator visits and social norms. Vaccine. 2022 06 15; 40(27):3752-3760.
Preventing erosion of oral polio vaccine acceptance: A role for vaccinator visits and social norms.
Findling MG, Zephyrin L, Bleich SN, Tosin-Oni M, Benson JM, Blendon RJ
Does racism impact healthcare quality? Perspectives of Black and Hispanic/Latino Patients. Healthc (Amst). 2022 Jun; 10(2):100630.
Does racism impact healthcare quality? Perspectives of Black and Hispanic/Latino Patients.
Will the 2020 Election Resolve the Question of Medicare for All? JAMA Health Forum. 2020 Apr 01; 1(4):e200339.
Will the 2020 Election Resolve the Question of Medicare for All?
Addressing Racial Discrimination in US Health Care Today. JAMA Health Forum. 2021 Mar 01; 2(3):e210192.
Addressing Racial Discrimination in US Health Care Today.
Polarized Public Opinion About Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Political Divides and Future Implications. JAMA Health Forum. 2022 03 01; 3(3):e220016.
Polarized Public Opinion About Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Political Divides and Future Implications.
Black US Residents' Views on Health Policy-Implications for the 2020 Election. JAMA Health Forum. 2020 Aug 03; 1(8):e200954.
Black US Residents' Views on Health Policy-Implications for the 2020 Election.
Delayed Care with Harmful Health Consequences-Reported Experiences from National Surveys During Coronavirus Disease 2019. JAMA Health Forum. 2020 Dec 01; 1(12):e201463.
Delayed Care with Harmful Health Consequences-Reported Experiences from National Surveys During Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Rural US Voters' Views on Health Policy and COVID-19 Before the 2020 Election. JAMA Health Forum. 2020 Sep 01; 1(9):e201123.
Rural US Voters' Views on Health Policy and COVID-19 Before the 2020 Election.
The Implications of the 2022 Election Outcome for Health Policy. N Engl J Med. 2023 02 02; 388(5):470-475.
The Implications of the 2022 Election Outcome for Health Policy.
Popular… to a Point: The Enduring Political Challenges of the Public Option. Milbank Q. 2023 03; 101(1):26-47.
Popular… to a Point: The Enduring Political Challenges of the Public Option.
SteelFisher GK, Caporello H, Patel A, Koonin LM, McGowan E, Ben-Porath E, Blendon RJ
Public Views on Alternative Methods for Antiviral Distribution and Dispensing During an Influenza Pandemic. Health Secur. 2018 Nov-Dec; 16(6):365-380.
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