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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · 11h

For a succinct explanation of the fight that's led to a government shutdown, join us this Friday: 📅 Oct 10 | 1–2:15 PM EDT:

"Rationing Medicine for America's Marginalized"
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/RationingMedicine

Organized by the Urban Institute/Georgetown Law Project on Health Equity

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · 16d

Eye-opening piece by Jill Horwitz @jillh.bsky.social & Mary Beckman on the threat that private equity's pursuit of short-term rewards poses to health care for the least-advantaged among us: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

www.healthaffairs.org

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · Sep 8

Standing up for what's right is harder to do now, but it's more important than ever before for health professionals to do this. #publichealth

When Should Federal Health Professionals Disobey Orders? www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... @greggbloche.bsky.social @kerrywallace.bsky.social

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just out in Health Affairs: With former #AMA ethics chief David Orentlicher & Urban Institute fellow Kerry Wallace, I'm urging federal health professionals to disobey orders that violate medical ethics.

"Federal Health Professionals' Duties to Disobey"
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

When Should Federal Health Professionals Disobey Orders? | Health Affairs Forefront

Health professionals need to be ready to say “no,” in the interest of the nation’s health, their own morale and well-being, and democratic mechanisms of public decision-making. Professional organizati...

www.healthaffairs.org

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Jul 11

Please join the Urban Institute Georgetown Law Project on Health Equity.

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Jul 10

Please access our website for webinars and other information on the Urban Institute-Georgetown Law Project on Health Equity and the Law

www.law.georgetown.edu/urban-instit...

www.law.georgetown.edu

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Know Your Rights: Health Care Providers & Immigration Enforcement

Information for health care providers on how to prepare for and respond to enforcement actions by immigration officials and interactions with law enforcement.

georgetown-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Jul 10

drive.google.com/open?id=1Lyj...

Reposting Article on Health Regulation at Risk: The Supreme Court and Women's Health so that it is accessible

Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Jul 10

Important article on Health Regulation at Risk: The Supreme Court and Women's Healthhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1I_dRxyaHCwMp5kPvi8mDnpOSQLGkNG85eOo_1OkZhUQ?usp=drive_fs

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Apr 27

Such a deeply-moving piece, just posted in Health Affairs, remembering Susan Wood, whose integrity & courage ought to inspire us in these surreal times www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Remembering Susan F. Wood, A Woman Who Dared | Health Affairs Forefront

Susan was a scientist, a biologist by training. Her unwavering faith in scientific inquiry was her guiding compass. She dedicated her career to applying scientific evidence to health policy decision m...

www.healthaffairs.org

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Apr 20

Rule-of-Law plays with a 2 handicap on this SCOTUS ⛳️🏌️‍♂️
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Read Justice Samuel Alito’s Dissent in the Alien Enemies Act Case

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote that the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law was premature.

www.nytimes.com

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Apr 18

Listen to this piece - it’s important: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Emergency Is Here

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 04/17/2025 · 1h 12m

podcasts.apple.com

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Apr 3

Kudos to our @georgetownlaw.bsky.social students for standing up & calling 'em out!

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Apr 2

Kudos to @georgetownlaw.bsky.social & our students for putting it on the line for democracy! Or, as this piece put it, "Georgetown continues to be ranked #1 in cojones" abovethelaw.com/2025/03/geor...

Georgetown Law Student Group Calls Skadden Cowards, Opts Out Of Recruitment Event - Above the Law

Georgetown continues to be ranked #1 in cojones.

abovethelaw.com

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Mar 19

Medical school acceptances for marginalized racial & ethnic groups are in sudden, steep decline. Join us Fri. March 21, 2 to 3:15 pm EDT, for discussion of the worrisome health implications & strategies for reversing this trend. Register in advance at: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thanks so much, Sara Rosenbaum, @edwincpark.bsky.social Jenny Kenney, @chomilomd.bsky.social for your powerful, sobering presentations at this afternoon's "Downsizing Medicaid" event! We'll soon post the video @georgetownlaw.bsky.social @urbaninstitute.bsky.social

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Urban Institute @urbaninstitute.bsky.social · Mar 3

Proposed cuts to #Medicaid could endanger #health insurance for low-income Americans.

Join Urban on 3/10 @ 2:00 p.m. ET for a virtual event that will explore these cuts’ potential effects on the program and its more than 70 million beneficiaries. #LiveatUrban

Downsizing Medicaid: How Proposed Cuts Could Endanger Health Insurance for Low-Income Americans

The Urban Institute–Georgetown Law Series on Health Justice features conversations with researchers and legal professionals about how we can reduce widespread disparities in medical care and health in...

www.urban.org

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Mar 5

Family feud? From Pam Bondi's bro's law firm bio: "In 2021, he endowed the Bradley J. Bondi Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship Fund at the University of Florida...for law students who demonstrate a commitment to advancing the causes of diversity and inclusion." www.paulhastings.com/professional...

Brad Bondi | Paul Hastings LLP

Brad Bondi is Global Co-Chair of the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings and a nationally recognized litigation partner. He focuses on securities and financial investigat...

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Mar 4

Join us online, Mon. March 10, 2 to 3:15 pm EDT, for "Downsizing Medicaid" - part of the "Urban Institute-Georgetown Law Series on Health Justice" Register in advance at: downsizingmedicaid.splashthat.com

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Feb 26

A pioneer, a giant, & an inspiration! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...

Alvin F. Poussaint, 90, Dies; Saw Racism Affecting Black Mental Health

A psychiatrist at Harvard and an adviser to Jesse Jackson and Bill Cosby, he challenged Black Americans to stand up to systemic bigotry.

www.nytimes.com

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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · Feb 24

WEBINAR 🗓️| Join @UrbanInstitute.bsky.social and #GeorgetownLaw on 2/26 for a virtual event on the conflict between care providers’ Hippocratic duty and immigration enforcement demands. Moderated by @greggbloche.bsky.social #healthjustice bit.ly/4kajeAl

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Feb 22

Et tu, NAS?

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Feb 20

Launching the Urban Institute--Georgetown Law Web Series on Health Justice! Wed. Feb 26, 12 to 1 pm ET: How should hospitals & clinics handle government demands that they assist in detaining unauthorized immigrants? Register at georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Feb 12

Seems Musk (or Fox?) didn't follow through on this - wondering about the backstory

Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · Feb 12

Critically-important post from Julie Linton et al, just out, on how #healthcare institutions can resist pressure from #ICE & other immigration authorities to violate medical ethics (part of Health Affairs' "Ethics & Health Systems Change" series): www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Health Care Institutions And Immigration Enforcement: An Ethical Imperative | Health Affairs Forefront

Given the unprecedented potential for sweeping immigration enforcement actions that may include health care settings, health care institutions have an ethical responsibility to urgently prepare.

www.healthaffairs.org

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