Sandra Greene Appointed to Governor’s Health Care Affordability Commission

Sandra Greene, DrPH, senior research fellow at the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, has been named an advisory member of the newly established North Carolina Health Care Affordability Commission, created by Governor Josh Stein through Executive Order 39. The commission, co-chaired by NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dev… Read more »

Sheps Center’s Brad Wright Receives NINDS funding to advance our understanding of Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Using Medicare Claims to Advance Our Understanding of Guillain-Barre Syndrome The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) approved $427,625 in funding for co-investigators Brad Wright, PhD, Rebecca Traub, MD and Chip Howard, MD for their project which will run from 09/27/21 to 02/28/23. Project summary Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune disorder (annual incidence… Read more »