Harvard Health Policy and Management
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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
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“Describing this as about undocumented immigrants is quite misleading,” says HPM's Ben Sommers in this recent @csmonitor.bsky.social article.
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📰 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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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...
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📅 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.
First, Do No Harm: A Symposium in Memory of Lucian Leape | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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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,…
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HPM's Benjamin Sommers co-authors this recent @jama.com Viewpoint, examining the use of #Medicaid data for #immigration enforcement.
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JAMA @jama.com · Sep 4
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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A JAMA viewpoint article titled, "Breaking the Firewall—The Moral Calamity of Using Medicaid Data for Immigration Enforcement" by Patricia Mae G. Santos et al., published online September 4, 2025.
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Ben Sommers and I have a new piece up at @jamahealthforum.com on how to think about generalizing lessons from unwinding to looming new Medicaid red tape requirements.

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We appreciate support from the @commonwealthfund.org for this work!
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Terrific write-up summarizing last week's Harvard Chan new student #orientation, and highlighting HPM's Howard Koh, Sue Goldie, and Jeremy Nobel and their involvement in the three-day event. Welcome, new Harvard Chan Students, and welcome back to all those returning!

via @hsph.harvard.edu
Orientation 2025: For new Harvard Chan students, a warm welcome | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
New students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were welcomed to the School at Fall Orientation.
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HPM's Howard Koh is quoted: "Everyone wants childhood vaccines to be as safe as possible. But reviving this panel now must be put in the context of recent HHS actions.” #vaccines #HHS
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is reinstating the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, which disbanded in 1998, “to improve the safety, quality, and oversight of vaccines administered to American children.”
HHS revives task force on childhood vaccine safety
A lawsuit claims Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. violated a 1986 law by failing to set up a task force to make childhood vaccines safer.
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Sign of a broken health care system when patients with cancer feel like this:

“I always told myself the stress of dealing with insurance was worse than the cancer.”

Insights from patients w/ cancer dealing with prior authorizations in @jamanetworkopen.com study

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Patient Perspectives on Prior Authorization for Cancer Care
This qualitative study characterizes the perspectives of patients with cancer regarding their experience with prior authorization for cancer care.
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CHDS faculty Ankur Pandya (@ankurfactorial.bsky.social‬) recently presented "Quantifying the Value of Representation in Clinical Trials" at an Office of Educational Programs (‪@hsph.harvard.edu‬) ‘Hot Topics’ seminar.

👉 About the presentation: shorturl.at/Xsjxj
Ankur Pandya smiling offcamera while seated at desk
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Join us next Thursday at noon (ET) to hear @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social (@ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social and @harvardcchange.bsky.social) talk about prospects for U.S. regulatory benefit cost analysis and related guidance.

Free | Live on Zoom | Thursday, July 31 | 12pm ET

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