Deb writes.

 

Articles.

Despite Progress, Patients Still Struggle With Insurance Coverage For Eating Disorder Treatment Forbes.com, February 26, 2021

Unpaid Family Caregivers Recognized With First-Ever Family Caregiver Awards Forbes.com, February 25, 2021

The Health Insurance Marketplace Has Reopened; Now Is The Time To Get Covered Forbes.com, February 22, 2021

60% Of First-Time Caregivers Are Gen Z Or Millennial, New Study Shows Forbes.com, February 20, 2021

Caregiving Was Already Hard; Covid-19 Made It Nearly Unbearable Forbes.com, February 16, 2021

Mental Health Startup Talkiatry Raises $5 Million As Demand For Telepsychiatry Skyrockets Forbes.com, February 16, 2021

How to fix America’s broken mental health care system USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, February 16, 2021

Health Insurance Confusion Continues To Plague Americans, New Data Show Forbes.com, February 8, 2021

Few Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Suspend Political Contributions After Capitol Riots Forbes.com, January 30, 2021

With New Executive Order, President Biden Gives Uninsured Americans More Health Insurance Options Forbes.com, January 23, 2021

Can Money Protect You From Covid-19? It May Help, New Study Shows Forbes.com, January 23, 2021

Will Your Boss Require You To Get A Covid-19 Vaccine? New Data Show Employers Are Split Forbes.com, January 19, 2021

As Medical Bills Continue To Be A Source Of Stress In 2021, Americans Look To Their Doctors For A Cure Forbes.com, January 10, 2021

Doctors Are Eagerly Getting Covid-19 Vaccines; Here’s What They Want You To Know Forbes.com, December 31, 2020

Nurses Are Overloaded With Covid-19 Patients This Holiday Season; Here’s How Family Members Can Help Forbes.com, December 28, 2020.

Covid-19 Vaccinations Could Get America Back To Work Forbes.com, December 22, 2020

The Safest Cities in America: The Cost of Crime in Our Communities MoneyGeek, December 21, 2020

The Cost Of Covid-19 Scares Some Consumers More Than The Disease Forbes.com, December 16, 2020

Covid-19 Vaccines’ Speed To Market Makes Consumers Nervous. It Shouldn’t. Forbes.com, December 15, 2020

In Australia, The Future Of Telemedicine Is Here Forbes.com, November 30, 2020

Most Health Insurers Are Waiving Covid-19 Costs For Consumers, New Analysis Shows Forbes.com, November 24, 2020

11 Hidden Gems You Might Miss If The Affordable Care Act Is Overturned Forbes.com, November 13, 2020

Health Care on the Line: What Americans will do for health insurance USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, November 12, 2020

Managing Chronic Pain in Rural America HealthyWomen, November 9, 2020

It’s 2020. Now You Can Vote From Your Hospital Room. Forbes.com, November 2, 2020

Radical Empowerment? How Women Are Taking Control Of Their Breasts Forbes.com, October 31, 2020

Return on Statehood: How Much Value Every State Gets From the Federal Government MoneyGeek, October 27, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett Can Kill Obamacare But Here’s Why She Shouldn’t Forbes.com, October 26, 2020

How To Avoid Costly Financial Mistakes During Open Enrollment Forbes.com, October 24, 2020

Osteoporosis isn’t a given HealthyWomen, October 20, 2020

How to Talk to Your Doctor about Money No Patient Left Behind, October 16, 2020

The Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Puts the Affordable Care Act in Danger HealthyWomen, September 21, 2020

Is Long-Term Care Insurance Worth the Money? HealthyWomen, September 1, 2020

Managing Finances and Covering the Mortgage During Cancer Treatment MoneyGeek, August 18, 2020

Bankruptcy in America: Tracking Commercial and Personal Filings by State MoneyGeek, updated August 13, 2020

Wondering If It's Safe to See a Health Care Provider? Here are tips for prioritizing your health, safely. Healthy Women, August 11, 2020

American Job Losses and Recovery by State MoneyGeek, July 27, 2020

How to Access Mental Health Care Using Telehealth Healthy Women, July 27, 2020

Car Insurers Are Offering Premium Rebates, But What About Other Insurers? MoneyGeek, July 14, 2020

LGBTQ+ Financial Guide to Becoming a Parent MoneyGeek, June 30, 2020

Health Care Access for Transgender Women Healthy Women, June 23, 2020

How to Access and Afford Mental Health Treatment During the Coronavirus MoneyGeek, May 20, 2020

12 Ways to Optimize Your Health Insurance Healthy Women, May 12, 2020

How to Access Telehealth for COVID-19 and Beyond MoneyGeek, May 11, 2020

How to Find Health Care If You Lose Your Job Due to the Coronavirus Crisis MoneyGeek, May 2, 2020

When It Comes to Your Health Care, You're Already the Expert Healthy Women, April 13, 2020

What to Do If You Lose Your Health Insurance During the Coronavirus Crisis Kiplinger, March 23, 2020

The Health-Care Consumer's Survival Guide to Coronavirus Healthy Women, March 23, 2020

Coronavirus Health Care Costs: 4 Big Questions about Paying for COVID-19 Care MoneyGeek, March 13, 2020

Bernie and Biden duke it out on health care The Post Millennial, March 10, 2020

Health Care Voters May Surprise Us RealClear Politics, May 17, 2019

 

Academic Publications.

At the Harvard Kennedy School, Deb undertook academic research. Here are the results.

Gordon DD, Ford A, Friedman N, Hart KL, and Perlis RH. Defining Health Care Consumer Shopping Behaviors and Sentiment. Journal of Participatory Medicine, June 16, 2020

Pricing Healthcare Public Health Post, May 7, 2020

Best Practices for a Covid-19 Preparedness Plan for Health Systems (with SreyRam Kuy, MD, et al.) NEJM Catalyst, April 30, 2020

Prevalence of Financial Considerations Documented in Primary Care Encounters as Identified by Natural Language Processing Methods (with Meliha Skaljic, Ihsaan Patel, Amelia Pellegrini, Victor Castro, and Roy Perlis) JAMA Network Open, August 30, 2019

Prevalence and Nature of Financial Considerations Documented in Narrative Clinical Records in Intensive Care Units (with Ihsaan Patel, Amelia Pellegrini, and Roy Perlis) JAMA Network Open, Nov 2, 2018

Opinions.

We’re Ready for Mamala The Health Care Blog, January 28, 2021

Overturning the ACA will make COVID-19 much worse TheHill, June 28, 2020 (with Rosemarie Day)

It's time to say goodbye to employment-based health insurance TheHill, May 28, 2020 (with Akshaya Kannan, MD)

Preventing Future Pandemic Devastation Starts With the Heart RealClear Health, May 19, 2020 (with Kirsten Axelsen)

Before coronavirus, health insurers were unpopular. They should seize chance to change USA Today, April 22, 2020.

This Pandemic Has Exposed the Inequities of Our Nation The Aspen Institute Blog, April 3, 2020 (with Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellows)

What mental health services can teach us about a consumer health-care model The Hill, June 4, 2019

Medicare for All Should Not be One Size Fits All Managed Care Magazine, April 30, 2019

Physicians have responsibility to patients to talk about the cost of care, prescriptions USA Today, December 3, 2018

The false promise of choice and the limitations of pre-tax health accounts The Hill, October 28, 2019 (with Anna Ford)

We're entering the lawless age of health care The Hill, October 4, 2018 (with Anna Ford)

ACA Marketplace Plan Issues Threaten Consumers' Financial Well-Being OBSERVER, January 31, 2018 (with Anna Ford)

CVS-Aetna Deal Could Allow Consumers to Shop for Better Health Care OBSERVER, December 8, 2017

What Trump got right about Australian health care The Hill, May 15, 2017

How many business won't start if Obamacare is repealed? The Hill, March 1, 2017

American Companies Should Stop Being Helicopter Parents Harvard Business Review Blog, October 11, 2013  

Health-Care Executives: How to Prepare for the Onslaught of Confused Consumers Harvard Business Review Blog, August 19, 2013

Consumer Empowerment in Insurance Exchanges Fierce Healthcare, March 8, 2013