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How Research Reinforces the Collaborative Culture of a Children’s Hospital
How Research Reinforces the Collaborative Culture of a Children’s Hospital 1024 575 Steve Allen, MD
Steve Allen, MD

As he retires, the CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital reflects on the less-obvious effects of scientific discovery. Nationwide Children’s Hospital has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last two decades, from an important regional resource into a nationally preeminent medical system. One of the clearest signs of our growth, and one that we’re particularly proud…

How to Advocate for Patients with Legislators
How to Advocate for Patients with Legislators 150 150 Steve Allen, MD

Perhaps more this year than any other in recent memory, the health care community has come together against a proposed piece of federal legislation. While opposition to the American Health Care Act/Better Care Reconciliation Act has been particularly urgent, hospitals and medical associations regularly engage in government advocacy work. At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, for example,…

Changes to Medicaid: The Health of 30 Million Children at Risk
Changes to Medicaid: The Health of 30 Million Children at Risk 150 150 Steve Allen, MD

If we care about children in our city, in our state and in our country, we must care about what happens to Medicaid. Medicaid is critical to the health of our children. That is why those of us in pediatrics are so concerned about the recently proposed American Health Care Act. The proposal, in effect,…