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Benjamin Sommers, MD, Internal Medicine, Jamaica Plain, MA

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Internal Medicine • Jamaica Plain, MA

Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2011 - 2013
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Comparison of Utilization, Costs, and Quality of Medicaid vs Subsidized Private Health Insurance for Low-Income Adults  
    Benjamin Sommers, MD, JAMA Network Open
  • Prescribing Paid Sick Leave—an Important Tool for Primary Care During the Pandemic  
    Benjamin Sommers, MD, JAMA
  • Association of Medicaid Expansion with 1-Year Mortality Among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease  
    Benjamin D Sommers, Rajnish Mehrotra, Amal N Trivedi, JAMA

Authored Content

  • Prescribing Paid Sick Leave—an Important Tool for Primary Care During the PandemicJuly 2020
  • Prescribing Paid Sick Leave—an Important Tool for Primary Care During the PandemicJuly 2020
  • Prescribing Paid Sick Leave—an Important Tool for Primary Care During the PandemicJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • Medical Debt Was Cut Nearly in Half in States That Expanded Medicaid
    Medical Debt Was Cut Nearly in Half in States That Expanded MedicaidJuly 29th, 2021
  • Medical Debt Has Been Almost Halved Within the States That Expanded Medicaid
    Medical Debt Has Been Almost Halved Within the States That Expanded MedicaidJuly 26th, 2021
  • HHS: 'American Rescue Plan & Unemployed: Making Health Coverage More Affordable After Job Loss'
    HHS: 'American Rescue Plan & Unemployed: Making Health Coverage More Affordable After Job Loss'July 3rd, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Policy And Demographic Predictors Of Medicaid Take-Up Among Non-Elderly AdultsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2010

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