Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law
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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law (JHPPL). Publishing work on health policy initiation, formulation, and implementation, and relationships between government and health—past, present, and future.
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Don't you ever wish your favorite journal articles could talk to you? (No, just me?!)
Well, I'm thrilled that @jhppl.bsky.social has launched a new author interview series. Take a listen to @neillewisjr.bsky.social in conversation with @mirandayaver.bsky.social and @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social.
Well, I'm thrilled that @jhppl.bsky.social has launched a new author interview series. Take a listen to @neillewisjr.bsky.social in conversation with @mirandayaver.bsky.social and @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social.
JHPPL is on Soundcloud! Please enjoy our first author interview, in which @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social interview @neillewisjr.bsky.social about his recent contribution to the Public Health Under Siege special issue.
soundcloud.com/user-1083235...
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Interview with Neil Lewis,
Health policy professors Michael Shepherd (University of Michigan) and Miranda Yaver (University of Pittsburgh) interview Professor Neil Lewis (Cornell University) about his forthcoming article in the
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November 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Don't you ever wish your favorite journal articles could talk to you? (No, just me?!)
Well, I'm thrilled that @jhppl.bsky.social has launched a new author interview series. Take a listen to @neillewisjr.bsky.social in conversation with @mirandayaver.bsky.social and @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social.
Well, I'm thrilled that @jhppl.bsky.social has launched a new author interview series. Take a listen to @neillewisjr.bsky.social in conversation with @mirandayaver.bsky.social and @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social.
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Public Health has been under siege this year, which has been demoralizing. That said, I do think this is an important time to keep dreaming about (and mobilizing) to create a better future. In this conversation (and article behind it), I talked about lessons from the past that are useful now.
JHPPL is on Soundcloud! Please enjoy our first author interview, in which @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social interview @neillewisjr.bsky.social about his recent contribution to the Public Health Under Siege special issue.
soundcloud.com/user-1083235...
soundcloud.com/user-1083235...
Interview with Neil Lewis,
Health policy professors Michael Shepherd (University of Michigan) and Miranda Yaver (University of Pittsburgh) interview Professor Neil Lewis (Cornell University) about his forthcoming article in the
soundcloud.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Public Health has been under siege this year, which has been demoralizing. That said, I do think this is an important time to keep dreaming about (and mobilizing) to create a better future. In this conversation (and article behind it), I talked about lessons from the past that are useful now.
JHPPL is on Soundcloud! Please enjoy our first author interview, in which @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social interview @neillewisjr.bsky.social about his recent contribution to the Public Health Under Siege special issue.
soundcloud.com/user-1083235...
soundcloud.com/user-1083235...
Interview with Neil Lewis,
Health policy professors Michael Shepherd (University of Michigan) and Miranda Yaver (University of Pittsburgh) interview Professor Neil Lewis (Cornell University) about his forthcoming article in the
soundcloud.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
JHPPL is on Soundcloud! Please enjoy our first author interview, in which @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social interview @neillewisjr.bsky.social about his recent contribution to the Public Health Under Siege special issue.
soundcloud.com/user-1083235...
soundcloud.com/user-1083235...
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Today in @jhppl.bsky.social, we show that few Americans express strong concern about H5N1 health risks.
That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week).
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week).
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today in @jhppl.bsky.social, we show that few Americans express strong concern about H5N1 health risks.
That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week).
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week).
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
We are accepting submissions for two special issues!
1. Political economy of health reform in low- and middle-income countries - submissions due 1/9 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
2. The politics of private health insurance - due 2/1 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
1. Political economy of health reform in low- and middle-income countries - submissions due 1/9 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
2. The politics of private health insurance - due 2/1 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We are accepting submissions for two special issues!
1. Political economy of health reform in low- and middle-income countries - submissions due 1/9 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
2. The politics of private health insurance - due 2/1 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
1. Political economy of health reform in low- and middle-income countries - submissions due 1/9 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
2. The politics of private health insurance - due 2/1 assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
Amid rising ACA premiums sans enhanced subsidies, we're seeing new discourse concerning an alternative. The last time Republicans worked to repeal ACA, Colleen Grogan wrote in JHPPL this analysis of some of the implications of ACA repeal (worse health inequity. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
October 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Amid rising ACA premiums sans enhanced subsidies, we're seeing new discourse concerning an alternative. The last time Republicans worked to repeal ACA, Colleen Grogan wrote in JHPPL this analysis of some of the implications of ACA repeal (worse health inequity. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
For broader context on the politics of childhood vaccination, read this 2024 JHPPL article "Policy Feedback and the Politics of Childhood Vaccine Mandates," in which Katie Attwell et al. examined personal belief exemptions to vaccine requirements in California.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For broader context on the politics of childhood vaccination, read this 2024 JHPPL article "Policy Feedback and the Politics of Childhood Vaccine Mandates," in which Katie Attwell et al. examined personal belief exemptions to vaccine requirements in California.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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As we look ahead to SNAP benefits not being administered on November 1, it's a good time to read Mohammed Abba-Aji and Sandro Galea's recent article on the health impact of Administration cuts to non-health structures including related to food assistance. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
The Health Implications of US Federal Changes to Non-Health Structures and Policies | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
As we look ahead to SNAP benefits not being administered on November 1, it's a good time to read Mohammed Abba-Aji and Sandro Galea's recent article on the health impact of Administration cuts to non-health structures including related to food assistance. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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"JHPPL at 50," a special anniversary issue of @jhppl.bsky.social, is now available. Featuring articles on US health care policy, LGBTQ+ health, abortion, guns, and illicit drug policy. View the full TOC: buff.ly/8V8grhf
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October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"JHPPL at 50," a special anniversary issue of @jhppl.bsky.social, is now available. Featuring articles on US health care policy, LGBTQ+ health, abortion, guns, and illicit drug policy. View the full TOC: buff.ly/8V8grhf
Buy this issue for 50% off: buff.ly/omE0BOr
Buy this issue for 50% off: buff.ly/omE0BOr
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Excited to see this published as part of @jhppl.bsky.social's 50th anniversary edition! The balance between the role of the government and the private sector even in traditionally public programs has continued to evolve in ways which may become even more important in the future.
@rachelsachs.bsky.social & Allison Hoffman examine the government's changing role in health law, with expanding role of the private sector in public insurance & enactment of ACA. They argue that the government's regulatory power may be constrained moving forward. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
The Changing Role of the Government in American Health Law | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Excited to see this published as part of @jhppl.bsky.social's 50th anniversary edition! The balance between the role of the government and the private sector even in traditionally public programs has continued to evolve in ways which may become even more important in the future.
We at JHPPL are now 50! (So much for getting to stay 49 again...) Our former editor @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & new editor @sarahgollust.bsky.social trace our interdisciplinary origins & the many health politics/policy/law challenges we've faced the last 50 yrs. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We at JHPPL are now 50! (So much for getting to stay 49 again...) Our former editor @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & new editor @sarahgollust.bsky.social trace our interdisciplinary origins & the many health politics/policy/law challenges we've faced the last 50 yrs. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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Thorough and important coverage on Medicaid estate recovery, a policy that continues to be understudied, misunderstood, and deeply harmful to families. Behind every bad policy is somehow always, disturbingly, private equity. Follow up this article with our recent MER paper in @jhppl.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thorough and important coverage on Medicaid estate recovery, a policy that continues to be understudied, misunderstood, and deeply harmful to families. Behind every bad policy is somehow always, disturbingly, private equity. Follow up this article with our recent MER paper in @jhppl.bsky.social
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This special issue of @jhppl.bsky.social is a must-read. 👀 See why, in this thread:
US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...
Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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October 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This special issue of @jhppl.bsky.social is a must-read. 👀 See why, in this thread:
US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...
Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
October 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...
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New from @pzettler.bsky.social @reshmagar.bsky.social + me in @jhppl.bsky.social.
We describe themes driving historic FDA reforms, explain how what's happening under Trump2 is different + call for principles to guide FDA reform and activity across administrations.
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We describe themes driving historic FDA reforms, explain how what's happening under Trump2 is different + call for principles to guide FDA reform and activity across administrations.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
October 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New from @pzettler.bsky.social @reshmagar.bsky.social + me in @jhppl.bsky.social.
We describe themes driving historic FDA reforms, explain how what's happening under Trump2 is different + call for principles to guide FDA reform and activity across administrations.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
We describe themes driving historic FDA reforms, explain how what's happening under Trump2 is different + call for principles to guide FDA reform and activity across administrations.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
New JHPPL special issue just dropped! The subject: Public Health Under Seige. This issue features a number of timely and critically important analyses on such subjects as politicization of health agencies, attacks on public health, and dismantling of evidence. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...
Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New JHPPL special issue just dropped! The subject: Public Health Under Seige. This issue features a number of timely and critically important analyses on such subjects as politicization of health agencies, attacks on public health, and dismantling of evidence. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...
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The Trump administration's attacks on civil service are profoundly personal.
Today at @jhppl.bsky.social, I outline the "science of standing up for science;" how we can use social science research to restore health agencies' regulatory authority.
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Today at @jhppl.bsky.social, I outline the "science of standing up for science;" how we can use social science research to restore health agencies' regulatory authority.
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“We Want to Put Them in Trauma”: Understanding the Trump Administration's Attack on Government Health Agency Regulatory Authority | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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October 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Trump administration's attacks on civil service are profoundly personal.
Today at @jhppl.bsky.social, I outline the "science of standing up for science;" how we can use social science research to restore health agencies' regulatory authority.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Today at @jhppl.bsky.social, I outline the "science of standing up for science;" how we can use social science research to restore health agencies' regulatory authority.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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Happily @adrianna.bsky.social and colleagues have this covered in @jhppl.bsky.social : read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
October 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Happily @adrianna.bsky.social and colleagues have this covered in @jhppl.bsky.social : read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
This week, you may have heard about the unveiling of TrumpRx. For broader context on pharmaceutical policy and pricing reform, Marc Godwin assessed in 2022 not only America's high pharmaceutical spending but efforts at cost control in comparison w European nations read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Assessing US Pharmaceutical Policy and Pricing Reform Legislation in Light of European Price and Cost Control Strategies
Abstract. This article compares the pharmaceutical pricing policies employed by public and private insurers in the United States with seven price and spending control strategies employed in the United...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This week, you may have heard about the unveiling of TrumpRx. For broader context on pharmaceutical policy and pricing reform, Marc Godwin assessed in 2022 not only America's high pharmaceutical spending but efforts at cost control in comparison w European nations read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
It's unclear what the exact effect of a national Medicaid work requirement will be, but Aparni Soni et al. offer an important glimpse at who is doing community engagement to the required degree to sustain Medicaid coverage under these terms, & equity implications read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
September 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It's unclear what the exact effect of a national Medicaid work requirement will be, but Aparni Soni et al. offer an important glimpse at who is doing community engagement to the required degree to sustain Medicaid coverage under these terms, & equity implications read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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New issue of @jhppl.bsky.social just dropped (Volume 50, Issue 5). Check it out, for a set of wonderful articles on topics that span health care, opioids, paid leave, and mental health, a great representation of the diversity in JHPPL. Thread here:
August 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New issue of @jhppl.bsky.social just dropped (Volume 50, Issue 5). Check it out, for a set of wonderful articles on topics that span health care, opioids, paid leave, and mental health, a great representation of the diversity in JHPPL. Thread here:
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As I wrote in @jhppl.bsky.social (read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...) and in my forthcoming book (pre-order it now! www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...), prior authorization is a big source of administrative burden in health care. If AI tools yield wrongful denials, this will hurt patients & doctors.
September 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As I wrote in @jhppl.bsky.social (read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...) and in my forthcoming book (pre-order it now! www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...), prior authorization is a big source of administrative burden in health care. If AI tools yield wrongful denials, this will hurt patients & doctors.
Too often, health insurance directories are inaccurate, despite ability to easily schedule appointments constituting a critical determinant of health. For in-depth scholarly attention to this, read @simonfhaeder.bsky.social & Abigail Burman's 2022 piece in JHPPL. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
September 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Too often, health insurance directories are inaccurate, despite ability to easily schedule appointments constituting a critical determinant of health. For in-depth scholarly attention to this, read @simonfhaeder.bsky.social & Abigail Burman's 2022 piece in JHPPL. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
TX district judge Reed O'Connor tossed a Biden Admin rule that would have audited Medicare Advantage overpayments. For broader context on MA overpayments & surrounding poitics, read Campbell & Morgan's 2025 JHPPL article: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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Judge vacates Medicare Advantage audit rule in win for industry
On Thursday, Texas Judge Reed O’Connor threw out a Biden-era rule that would have recouped billions of dollars in overpayments to MA plans.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
TX district judge Reed O'Connor tossed a Biden Admin rule that would have audited Medicare Advantage overpayments. For broader context on MA overpayments & surrounding poitics, read Campbell & Morgan's 2025 JHPPL article: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
www.healthcaredive.com/news/judge-v...
www.healthcaredive.com/news/judge-v...
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Such a surreal feeling - just facilitated my first editorial board meeting of @jhppl.bsky.social. How did I get so lucky to be working with the most brilliant (and kind) health policy scholars and former editors?!
September 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Such a surreal feeling - just facilitated my first editorial board meeting of @jhppl.bsky.social. How did I get so lucky to be working with the most brilliant (and kind) health policy scholars and former editors?!