The Health Policy Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital provides a resource-rich environment to conduct studies related to the health care of historically disadvantaged populations, and reform and innovation within the health care delivery system.
Externally-Supported Research
Researchers at the HPRC mainly participate in research related to two broad areas:
Health and Health Care of Historically Disadvantaged Populations:
- Racial and ethnic minorities
- Individuals with chronic physical and mental health conditions, including those resulting from tobacco use
- Persons who are poor, uninsured and socioeconomically marginalized
- Persons with disabilities
Reform and Innovation within the Health Care Delivery System: Health care financing, insurance and reform
- Health workforce (professionalism, supply and policy, diversity and training)
- Quality and safety
- Health information technology policy and use
- Conflicts of interest
- Population and health management