In the News: Thomas Dennison

Professor of Practice Emeritus Tom Dennison was quoted in the Syracuse.com article "Syracuse hospital merger: Upstate and Crouse, once fierce rivals, unite to grow stronger."

Tom Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration and international affairs, explores why infection control is difficult in nursing homes in an article for Syracuse.com.

"The health care system is a utility," says Tom Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration and international affairs. "We can’t starve it between crises and expect it to be viable when the time comes when we need the services."

"We’re seeing a lot of different players trying to change the healthcare system," says Tom Dennison, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion.

According to Tom Dennison, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, the migration of profitable procedures to free-standing surgery centers makes it more difficult for hospitals to cover the cost of 24/7 emergency care and other "safety net" services that are not profitable. 

"We’re seeing consolidation in the healthcare delivery system at a rapid pace," says Tom Dennison, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion. "When you’re bigger, you have more leverage to negotiate prices."

"Typically people who qualify for higher SNAP benefits are in the worst health, so this suggests there is something really protective about the SNAP benefits," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.

Tom Dennison, worried about low income elderly adults who lose their jobs, wrote "What is disturbing is the number of people who won't be able to buy insurance because the tax credits won't be enough," which is quoted in the Syracuse.com article "GOP Obamacare replacement plan hurts poor, helps middle class in Central New York."