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Mental Healthcare for All Lab @mhcare4all.bsky.social · May 21

📢 We’re wrapping up our APCS-funded D&I speaker series with one last exciting panel! Join us for a panel on Policy Dissemination and Implementation featuring @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social, @erikacrable.bsky.social, and Dr. Jonathan Purtle 🏛️🧠 Use the QR code to register and get the Zoom link!

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · May 6

📣TODAY: Dr. Sean Nicholson will be an expert panelist in our CHPC Journalism Series webinar: “Supporting Data-Driven Journalism on Prescription Drug Policy”.

Learn more about Dr. Nicholson: economics.cornell.edu/sean-nicholson

Register for our webinar here: weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 17

📄 Dr. Beth McGinty and colleagues from Weill Cornell Medical College have a new paper out titled, “Tele-Buprenorphine Initiations for Opioid Use Disorder Without In-Person Relationships”. 💉 @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social
Read the full article on JAMA.
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Tele-Buprenorphine Initiations for OUD Without In-Person Relationships

This cross-sectional study examines the proportion of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) who initiated buprenorphine treatment without in-person visits under a temporary rule allowing tele-ini...

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 15

📌 CHPC faculty, Drs. Don Kenkel and Alan Mathios and colleagues explore the potential consequences of a menthol cigarette ban in their paper “Understanding the Demand-Side of an Illegal Market: A Case Study of the Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Understanding the Demand‐Side of an Illegal Market: A Case Study of the Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes

Economic research has long focused on illegal markets and the consequences of prohibitions. We provide a case study of the proposed prohibition of menthol cigarettes, which are smoked by almost 19 mi...

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 14

💥 CHPC has a Monthly Newsletter! 💥

Don’t miss an issue—sign up today: : lnkd.in/eX9eJVU8

Your go-to source for the latest in #healthpolicy research, events, and impact from across Cornell University.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 14

✏️ Want to learn more about key public data resources for reporting on prescription drug policy issues?

Join our inaugural session of the Cornell Health Policy Center Journalism Series “Supporting Data-Driven Journalism on Prescription Drug Policy”

🖱️Register now: lnkd.in/eQWqmBte

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 10

New research from Dr. William Lodge II examines barriers and facilitators of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among 30 transgender women living with HIV in Mumbai and New Delhi.

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William Schpero @wschpero.bsky.social · Apr 7

Please help spread the word!

We @chpc-cornell.bsky.social want to be of service to journalists who cover health policy.

We are thus excited to launch our Data-Driven Journalism Series, in which CHPC experts will walk through data resources for reporting on timely health policy topics.

Details ⬇️

Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 7

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬! 📣

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
“𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲”
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Apr 7

New @chpc-cornell.bsky.social resource on use of publicly available data for data-driven reporting on pharmaceutical policy. Link to register for this virtual event below!

Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 7

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬! 📣

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
“𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲”
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 7

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬! 📣

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
“𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲”
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎–𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Apr 2

Our Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social has an all-star leadership team: @wschpero.bsky.social, @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social, @ambond.bsky.social Jeff Niederdeppe, Maria Fitzpatrick, Sean Nicholson, Emily Workman, Kayla Tormohlen

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Apr 2

The Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC) is on BlueSky @chpc-cornell.bsky.social! Follow us for health policy evidence and insights. A joy to serve as co-founding director along with @colleenlbarry.bsky.social!

Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · Apr 2

The Cornell Health Policy Center is the locus of health policy impact, research, and training at Cornell. Our mission is to shape effective health policy at the federal, state, and local levels.

Follow us to learn more and engage on these critical issues that shape society’s health and well-being!

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Mar 18

Important @jama.com Viewpoint highlighting under-appreciated drivers of MA enrollment by WCM Health Policy and Econ's @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social, Amy Bond, and Larry Casalino.

Dhruv Khullar @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social · Mar 18

In a new @jama.com Viewpoint, we examine two under-appreciated elements of enrollment in the Medicare Advantage program:

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Steering, Switching, and the Medicare Advantage “Trap”

This Viewpoint discusses the differences between Medicare Advantage (MA) and traditional Medicare and the trade-offs between service and convenience that beneficiaries make when selecting MA; highligh...

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thank you @ashecon.bsky.social for highlighting our new Cornell Health Policy Center!

Angelica Meinhofer @angelicameinhofer.bsky.social · Mar 12

The ASHEcon newsletter is out! You can check the articles here www.ashecon.org/category/new..., including an overview of the new Cornell Health Policy Center by @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social and @colleenlbarry.bsky.social. @ashecon.bsky.social @anne-m-burton.bsky.social

Newsletter Issue 2025:1 – ASHEcon

www.ashecon.org

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Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · Feb 21

For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled

Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Nov 27

Come be a postdoc with our incredible Health Policy and Economics division at Weill Cornell in NYC! We have 4 open positions focusing on Medicare/Medicaid, Aging, Substance Use, and Data-Driven Policy. See details in postings here: phs.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/ope...

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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · Nov 26

1. If you're a student or early career investigator interested in submitting clinical trials to #NIH, take our workshop at #ICHPS2025, "Submitting an NIA Clinical Trial: Using the NIH Stage Model to Develop Behavioral Interventions to Promote Healthy Aging." #hspr #hpss #statssky #geronsky

Advertisement for ICHPS 2025 in San Diego, January 6-8.

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · Nov 24

Measuring healthcare quality is hard.
www.statnews.com/2024/11/23/u...

UnitedHealth wins lawsuit, forcing government to revise its Medicare Advantage ratings

A conservative federal judge in Texas has ruled in favor of UnitedHealth Group over Medicare Advantage star ratings.

www.statnews.com

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Felicity Enders, PhD, MPH @felicityenders.bsky.social · Nov 23

As a grant reviewer, what do you really wish people would do/not do?

Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims

Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used.

Add your pet peeves ⬇️
#HiddenCurriculum #Research

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Nov 20

Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/h...

Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements

Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, which could threaten health coverage for tens of millions of poor Americans.

www.nytimes.com

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Nov 19

I am thrilled to lead the new Cornell Health Policy Center with the incredible @colleenlbarry.bsky.social and the best imaginable leadership team! @wschpero.bsky.social @ambond.bsky.social Dhruv Khullar Jeff Niederdeppe Maria Fitzpatrick Sean Nicholson Kayla Tormohlen

William Schpero @wschpero.bsky.social · Nov 19

🚨We are very excited to launch the Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC), a cross-campus collaboration b/w Weill Cornell and the Cornell Brooks School focused on catalyzing research and training for impact.

➡️Announcement: news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

➡️Website: publicpolicy.cornell.edu/chpc/

Brooks School, Weill Cornell Medicine launch center to improve health policy | Cornell Chronicle

Weill Cornell Medicine and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy have established the Cornell Health Policy Center to serve as the locus for health policy impact, research and training acr...

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William Schpero @wschpero.bsky.social · Nov 19

📢Please help spread the word:

We are hiring a post-doc in health policy and economics at Weill Cornell.

This person will work with me on Medicaid delivery system research and w/ @ambond.bsky.social / Dhruv Khullar on MA.

Details: phs.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/car...

Reach out with questions!

Postdoctoral Associate

phs.weill.cornell.edu

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Nov 18

The health policy and economics division at Weill Cornell is hiring a programmer analyst. Successful candidates will have experience building and analyzing insurance claims data files for research. We have a fun and collaborative environment! jobs.weill.cornell.edu/NY/job/New-Y...

Programmer Analyst II

jobs.weill.cornell.edu

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Beth McGinty @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social · Nov 17

Looking foward to connecting with health policy folks. #healthpolicy #medsky #econsky

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