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The Department of Health Policy and Management at @hsph.harvard.edu. Training and inspiring the next generation of health care leaders to improve health care delivery systems and mitigate public health risks around the world. hsph.me/dept-HPM
📰 Check out this insightful piece from @npr.org, featuring Sara Bleich, discussing how food banks are bracing for prolonged demand due to the funding crisis caused by the Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is set to shrink federal SNAP spending by billions over the next few years.
Food banks, already strained, brace for prolonged demand
Even as SNAP benefits are restored, food banks and pantries around the nation continue to feel the strain with no reprieve in sight.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
📰 Check out this insightful piece from @npr.org, featuring Sara Bleich, discussing how food banks are bracing for prolonged demand due to the funding crisis caused by the Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is set to shrink federal SNAP spending by billions over the next few years.
📰 Proud to see three of our amazing HPM colleagues—Ben Sommers, Michaela Kerrissey, and John McDonough—mentioned in this insightful article on effective classroom strategies.
Check it out ⬇️ via @hsph.harvard.edu
Check it out ⬇️ via @hsph.harvard.edu
Faculty share tips on successful classroom strategies | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
More than 30 faculty members at Harvard Chan School came together on Nov. 13 to share teaching practices that work to foster open, respectful, and intellectually engaging discussions in the classroom.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📰 Proud to see three of our amazing HPM colleagues—Ben Sommers, Michaela Kerrissey, and John McDonough—mentioned in this insightful article on effective classroom strategies.
Check it out ⬇️ via @hsph.harvard.edu
Check it out ⬇️ via @hsph.harvard.edu
💡The Healthcare Quality and Outcomes (HQO) Lab has been working with The Upshot team (via @nytimes.com) to assess which hospitals may be most at risk to Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (#OBBBA). Read about their findings below ⬇️ via @hsph.harvard.edu
Medicaid Cuts Likely to Affect Urban Safety-Net Hospitals | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The HQO Lab team collaborated with the New York Times The Upshot to understand which hospitals will be most at risk for the Medicaid cuts. This data blog was
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November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
💡The Healthcare Quality and Outcomes (HQO) Lab has been working with The Upshot team (via @nytimes.com) to assess which hospitals may be most at risk to Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (#OBBBA). Read about their findings below ⬇️ via @hsph.harvard.edu
This insightful explainer from the @harvardkennedy.bsky.social featuring Sara Bleich walks through how SNAP works, its broad impacts, and the implications of proposed policy changes.
Explainer: Understanding the SNAP program—and what cuts to these benefits may mean
The economic costs are significant—but so are the human ones, a Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health professor and former government health official explains.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This insightful explainer from the @harvardkennedy.bsky.social featuring Sara Bleich walks through how SNAP works, its broad impacts, and the implications of proposed policy changes.
📰New research shows what many policy debates have skirted: insurance really can be a matter of life and death. In this @uwsph.bsky.social piece featuring HPM's Ben Sommers, the evidence is now clear — health insurance saves lives.
Is health insurance a matter of life and death? Scientists may have an answer.
The surprisingly tricky question stumped researchers for decades. But they think they finally have an answer.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
📰New research shows what many policy debates have skirted: insurance really can be a matter of life and death. In this @uwsph.bsky.social piece featuring HPM's Ben Sommers, the evidence is now clear — health insurance saves lives.
🛒 Exciting news — our Fall 2025 Health Policy and Management pop-up webstore is now live! Browse a selection of exclusive HPM-branded items and show your department pride. Shop now thru 11/15.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🛒 Exciting news — our Fall 2025 Health Policy and Management pop-up webstore is now live! Browse a selection of exclusive HPM-branded items and show your department pride. Shop now thru 11/15.
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We often hear that the U.S. underinvests in primary care and prevention—and that this explains why Americans live shorter, less healthy lives.
In our new @thelancetph.bsky.social, we take a closer look at this issue.
#IrenePapanicolas @Brown
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In our new @thelancetph.bsky.social, we take a closer look at this issue.
#IrenePapanicolas @Brown
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Comparing US prevention efforts to other high-income countries
Life expectancy in the USA is considerably lower than in most high-income countries, with many deaths considered preventable. The extent by which poor…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We often hear that the U.S. underinvests in primary care and prevention—and that this explains why Americans live shorter, less healthy lives.
In our new @thelancetph.bsky.social, we take a closer look at this issue.
#IrenePapanicolas @Brown
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In our new @thelancetph.bsky.social, we take a closer look at this issue.
#IrenePapanicolas @Brown
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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In this recent Commonwealth Beacon article, Jose Figueroa weighs in on the impacts of hospital closures, particularly on rural communities.
Read more below ⬇️ @cwbeacon.bsky.social @joefigs.bsky.social
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When communities lose trust: One year after Steward Health’s bankruptcy and the death of two hospitals - CommonWealth Beacon
One year after Steward Health Care's demise, the Nashoba Valley and Dorchester communities are grappling with strained EMS services, diminished access to care, and trust that has been broken. Local le...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In this recent Commonwealth Beacon article, Jose Figueroa weighs in on the impacts of hospital closures, particularly on rural communities.
Read more below ⬇️ @cwbeacon.bsky.social @joefigs.bsky.social
Read more below ⬇️ @cwbeacon.bsky.social @joefigs.bsky.social
HPM is thrilled to share that Meredith Rosenthal will assume the role of Department Chair. Meredith has been serving as Interim Chair since the spring, and we are delighted to continue under her wisdom and leadership. Congratulations, Meredith!
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October 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
HPM is thrilled to share that Meredith Rosenthal will assume the role of Department Chair. Meredith has been serving as Interim Chair since the spring, and we are delighted to continue under her wisdom and leadership. Congratulations, Meredith!
@hsph.harvard.edu
@hsph.harvard.edu
📰 In September the USDA cancelled the Household Food Security Report, which provides yearly data on the state of food insecurity. HPM's Sara Bleich discusses the report’s importance and the impacts its cancellation could have.
Read below ⬇️
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Cancellation of food insecurity survey a blow to understanding hunger in U.S. | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Sara Bleich, professor of health policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses the importance of the Household Food Security Report and what impact its cancellation could have.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
📰 In September the USDA cancelled the Household Food Security Report, which provides yearly data on the state of food insecurity. HPM's Sara Bleich discusses the report’s importance and the impacts its cancellation could have.
Read below ⬇️
Read below ⬇️
HPM's @adrianna.bsky.social says, “we should expect a lot of marketplace enrollees to be receiving unpleasant news about their premiums in mid- and late-October. People may have the option to switch to a plan with lower premiums...but those switches often come with a large increase in deductibles."
Without Obamacare subsidies, this couple's insurance premiums are set to go up almost $2,000
The subsidies are a key sticking point in the government shutdown: Democrats in Congress say that in order to secure their votes to reopen the government, they must be extended.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
HPM's @adrianna.bsky.social says, “we should expect a lot of marketplace enrollees to be receiving unpleasant news about their premiums in mid- and late-October. People may have the option to switch to a plan with lower premiums...but those switches often come with a large increase in deductibles."
💡New @jama.com study coauthored by Ben Sommers finds #EmergencyMedicaid to be a very small part of total spending, with state costs primarily driven by demographics—not policies. Cuts to Emergency Medicaid in new budget law will produce minimal savings and put immigrant-serving providers at risk.
Medicaid Spending for Undocumented Immigrants
This cross-sectional analysis examines emergency Medicaid spending relative to total Medicaid expenditures and identifies state factors associated with variation in spending.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
💡New @jama.com study coauthored by Ben Sommers finds #EmergencyMedicaid to be a very small part of total spending, with state costs primarily driven by demographics—not policies. Cuts to Emergency Medicaid in new budget law will produce minimal savings and put immigrant-serving providers at risk.
“Describing this as about undocumented immigrants is quite misleading,” says HPM's Ben Sommers in this recent @csmonitor.bsky.social article.
GOP hits Democrats over health care, unauthorized immigrants. What’s behind the claim?
GOP hits Democrats over health care, unauthorized immigrants. What’s behind the claim?
www.csmonitor.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Describing this as about undocumented immigrants is quite misleading,” says HPM's Ben Sommers in this recent @csmonitor.bsky.social article.
📰 HPM's David Blumenthal discusses the Trump administration's proposed tariffs on imports of branded or patented pharmaceutical products, and how consumer drug prices could increase if the tariffs take effect.
The 100% Pharma Tariff Is on Hold. What Could This Mean for Your Drug Costs?
President Trump said he'd impose a 100% tariff on branded or patented drugs unless the drugmaker builds a manufacturing facility in the U.S.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
📰 HPM's David Blumenthal discusses the Trump administration's proposed tariffs on imports of branded or patented pharmaceutical products, and how consumer drug prices could increase if the tariffs take effect.
Health policy experts say new Medicaid work requirements could cause millions of Americans to lose health coverage in the coming years. HPM's Ben Sommers chats with @nbcnews.com about a case in Georgia where a woman lost coverage under similar rules already implemented in her state.
New Medicaid work rules could strip coverage from millions of Americans
Health policy experts say new Medicaid work requirements could cause millions of Americans to lose health coverage in the coming years. NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah spoke with one woman who lost coverage...
www.nbcnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Health policy experts say new Medicaid work requirements could cause millions of Americans to lose health coverage in the coming years. HPM's Ben Sommers chats with @nbcnews.com about a case in Georgia where a woman lost coverage under similar rules already implemented in her state.
📅 Join us for a symposium and reception in honor and memory of Lucian Leape, who passed away this past summer.
We will celebrate Lucian’s impact and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities for the patient safety movement he did so much to advance.
Click to register & learn more.
We will celebrate Lucian’s impact and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities for the patient safety movement he did so much to advance.
Click to register & learn more.
First, Do No Harm: A Symposium in Memory of Lucian Leape | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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September 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
📅 Join us for a symposium and reception in honor and memory of Lucian Leape, who passed away this past summer.
We will celebrate Lucian’s impact and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities for the patient safety movement he did so much to advance.
Click to register & learn more.
We will celebrate Lucian’s impact and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities for the patient safety movement he did so much to advance.
Click to register & learn more.
HPM's Ari Ne'eman weighs in on the Trump administration's urgency to find causes for #autism. via @fortune.com
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Tylenol-maker Kenvue's stock has lost a quarter of its value in 6 months as momentum grows for autism link despite repeated denials | Fortune
Kenvue rebuked claims of a connection between autism and acetaminophen and said it is “deeply concerned with the health risk this poses for expecting mothers.”
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September 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
HPM's Ari Ne'eman weighs in on the Trump administration's urgency to find causes for #autism. via @fortune.com
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"Any time there is uncertainty in an insurance market, most insurers hedge their bets and raise premiums to provide more buffer against that uncertainty." — HPM's Ben Sommers via @newsweek.com.
Health insurance premiums could rise more than 80% next year
The imminent expiration of COVID-era health care subsidies could see the insurance premium costs soar for millions of Americans.
www.newsweek.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Any time there is uncertainty in an insurance market, most insurers hedge their bets and raise premiums to provide more buffer against that uncertainty." — HPM's Ben Sommers via @newsweek.com.
HPM's David Hemenway discusses the potential rise in gun violence and increase in other injuries as the U.S. public health infrastructure undergoes federal funding cuts. via @hsph.harvard.edu.
#gunviolence #federalfunding #publichealth #injurycontrol
#gunviolence #federalfunding #publichealth #injurycontrol
Gun violence and injury prevention efforts stymied by federal funding cuts | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Chan School's David Hemenway explains why the U.S. could see a rise in gun violence and other injuries, including intimate partner violence and falls among the elderly, because of federal fund...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
HPM's David Hemenway discusses the potential rise in gun violence and increase in other injuries as the U.S. public health infrastructure undergoes federal funding cuts. via @hsph.harvard.edu.
#gunviolence #federalfunding #publichealth #injurycontrol
#gunviolence #federalfunding #publichealth #injurycontrol
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NEW CODCAST: John McDonough and Paul Hattis spoke with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Mass. secretary of Health and Human Services, about looming Medicaid cuts, the primary care crisis, and how to make sure the vulnerable can still access health services. buff.ly/VpK2nZJ
Mass. HHS secretary on protecting health equity and access - CommonWealth Beacon
On the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute spoke with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah,…
commonwealthbeacon.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NEW CODCAST: John McDonough and Paul Hattis spoke with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Mass. secretary of Health and Human Services, about looming Medicaid cuts, the primary care crisis, and how to make sure the vulnerable can still access health services. buff.ly/VpK2nZJ
💡 New NEJM Group publication co-authored by Robert Blendon explores debates around federal funding for health and medical research for major universities in the U.S.
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Health and Medical Research Funding in a Divided America — How to Increase Support | NEJM
A majority of U.S. Republicans support withholding federal funding from “ultraliberal”
universities — but maintaining medical research funding. A national campaign could
boost advocacy for such a c...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
💡 New NEJM Group publication co-authored by Robert Blendon explores debates around federal funding for health and medical research for major universities in the U.S.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
HPM's Michaela Kerrissey held an inaugural 'Camp Cura,' a week-long summer learning intensive program for students to deeply research and discuss some of the day’s most hotly debated health topics. via @hsph.harvard.edu
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At inaugural ‘Camp Cura,’ students tackle controversial health issues with an open mind | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Chan students recently gathered together for the first Camp Cura, a week-long summer learning intensive during which they worked in groups to deeply research and discuss some of the day’s most...
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September 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
HPM's Michaela Kerrissey held an inaugural 'Camp Cura,' a week-long summer learning intensive program for students to deeply research and discuss some of the day’s most hotly debated health topics. via @hsph.harvard.edu
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"To counter videos on social media platforms that promote health pseudoscience, public health practitioners should collaborate with creators by providing them with accurate information" HPM's Monica Wang is featured in this @hsph.harvard.edu write-up.
Opinion: To combat misinformation online, public health experts should partner with content creators | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
To counter videos on social media platforms that promote health pseudoscience, public health practitioners should collaborate with creators by providing them with accurate information, according to Ha...
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September 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"To counter videos on social media platforms that promote health pseudoscience, public health practitioners should collaborate with creators by providing them with accurate information" HPM's Monica Wang is featured in this @hsph.harvard.edu write-up.
HPM's Benjamin Sommers co-authors this recent @jama.com Viewpoint, examining the use of #Medicaid data for #immigration enforcement.
Viewpoint: The CMS-DHS data-sharing agreement for immigration enforcement undermines patient trust, violates ethical principles, and compromises the separation between healthcare and law enforcement.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
HPM's Benjamin Sommers co-authors this recent @jama.com Viewpoint, examining the use of #Medicaid data for #immigration enforcement.