VIDEO: What are the promises and perils of AI in healthcare?
In the latest episode “Office Hours with Dr. Saini,” Lown Institute president Vikas Saini answers the question: What are the promises and perils of AI in healthcare?" More
Hot takes from health leaders: What’s the most important thing a young clinician can do right now?
This week's question: What's the most important thing a young clinician can do right now? More
VIDEO: How young clinicians can help build the healthcare system we all want and need
In the latest installment of our video series, "Office Hours with Dr. Saini," Lown Institute president Vikas Saini gives his take on healthcare affordability topics, one question at a time. This week's question is "What should young clinicians be doing right now to build the healthcare system we all want and need?" More
Hot takes from health leaders: What keeps you up at night?
This week's question: What keeps you up at night when you think about where healthcare affordability is headed? More
WATCH: How high-deductible plans are hurting our health
At the latest edition of Lunchtime Paper Presentations, Dr. Justin Barnes, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Mayo Clinic, presented his recent research on the impact of high-deductible health plans on mortality for cancer survivors. More
VIDEO: Why are some hospitals raking in profits and others failing?
In the latest installment of our video series, "Office Hours with Dr. Saini," Lown Institute president Vikas Saini gives his take on healthcare affordability topics, one question at a time. This week's question is "Why are some hospitals raking in profits and others failing?" More
Hot takes from health leaders: Who needs to fix the affordability crisis?
Introducing Hot Takes from Health Leaders: a biweekly series featuring candid responses from the policymakers, clinicians, hospital executives, researchers, and advocates who will convene at LOWN26: Confronting Healthcare Affordability on May 21st in Cambridge, MA. More
VIDEO: Office Hours with Dr. Saini – Why is healthcare so damn expensive?
In a new video series, "Office Hours with Dr. Saini," Lown Institute president Vikas Saini gives his take on healthcare affordability topics, one question at a time. This week's question is "How did we get here?" More
Hot takes from health leaders: Where is healthcare getting it right?
Introducing Hot Takes from Health Leaders: a biweekly series featuring candid responses from the policymakers, clinicians, hospital executives, researchers, and advocates who will convene at LOWN26: Confronting Healthcare Affordability on May 21st in Cambridge, MA. More
What’s driving the healthcare affordability crisis?
Understanding the problem is the first step. More
Will 2026 be the year high costs break the healthcare system?
With the expiration of enhanced subsidies for ACA plans driving premiums up - and more cuts to public insurance plans on the horizon - how should policymakers respond? More
2025 Shkreli Awards – Dishonorable Mentions
See the stories that just missed winning a Shkreli Award this year... More
2025 Shkreli Awards
An annual top ten list of the worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in health care, named for the infamous "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli. More
“Ghost networks” abound in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, research shows
The problem of “ghost” networks—when doctors are listed as being in-network for managed care plans, but turn out not to be available—is starting to get more attention. Here’s what you need to know from recent research and reporting on the topic. More
Hospital CEO pay in Massachusetts over four years: Whose pay increased the most?
How has CEO compensation for large hospital systems in Massachusetts changed over the past few years? We took a look at the latest data to find out. More
Past Shkreli winners: Where are they now?
Ahead of this year’s Shkreli’s on Thursday, December 11, we’re revisiting several past winners who reappeared in headlines this year—a Shkreli “class reunion” of sorts—to see what our most disreputable alums have been up to. More
REGISTER: The 2025 Shkreli Awards
Register now for the 2025 Shkreli Awards, hosted on December 11, 2025 at 1pm More
How long does it take to book a new patient appointment with a primary care doc in greater Boston? We called to find out.
We called 86 hospitals and primary care offices to see how long it would take to get a new patient appointment. Here's what we found. More
Conflicts of interest: physicians, pharma, and overuse
Several recent studies show that conflicts of interest are deeply entrenched in modern medicine and existing regulations are doing little to rein in the problem. More
Why private equity growth matters for veterans’ health
How is the growth of private equity acquisitions in healthcare impacting veterans? At a roundtable event hosted by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, researchers and policy experts discussed the drivers and consequences of these acquisitions going unchecked. Watch the event recording! More