Author Doug Jacobs

Doug Jacobs

MD/MPH Candidate at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Doug Jacobs is pursuing his M.D. at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and his Masters in Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He graduated with honors from Brown University magna cum laude, receiving a bachelor of sciences in human biology. Doug’s recent research demonstrated how health insurers are structuring their drug formularies to dissuade individuals with chronic conditions from enrolling. This work was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, CBS, Bloomberg, NPR, and others. He has since acted as an adviser to federal and state agencies regarding nondiscrimination policies, completing analyses to inform future regulations.

Have HIV? Your Health Insurance Company May Discriminate Against You

Laura Christianson, Wudan Yan and Doug Jacobs

Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March 2010, more than 15 million Americans who didn’t have health insurance before the law have signed on. Expanded coverage, however, does not...

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From Inspiration To Preservation: Managing The Life Cycle Of Art

Racism and the Scourge of Insecurity

Why We’re in Such a Frenzy About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The Weight of the Presidency

Green Jobs Could Help To Power The Levelling Up Agenda

Four Crises Facing the President and How History Can Help

Gullibility and the Triumph of the Con-Artists

Colonizing Mars Means Contaminating Mars – And Never Knowing For Sure If It Had Its Own Native Life

The importance of using relevant materials when studying for your nursing degree

Ripple Effect. Eco-Friendly Initiatives for Water Sustainability

How to Move Forward After a Dementia Diagnosis

Author Doug Jacobs

Doug Jacobs

Have HIV? Your Health Insurance Company May Discriminate Against You