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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 31

The One Big Beautiful Bill is a big step back for US health policy. My take in @nejm.org

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 30

Cc @haroldpollack.bsky.social @sarahgollust.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @jlynch13.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @heatherhhoward.bsky.social

Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 30

And Medicare: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

Volume 50 Issue 4 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 30

@jhppl.bsky.social has published birthday cards in the form of special issues celebrating the 60th anniversary of Medicaid’s enactment: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

Volume 50 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy 60th birthday to Medicare and Medicaid! Hang in there, I hear 60 is the new 40

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 29

How has Medicare politics and policy changed during the past 60 years? My essay explores Medicare’s often surprising journey though American politics and health care reform

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Medicare at 60 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Cc @sarahgollust.bsky.social @haroldpollack.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social @julierovner.bsky.social @citizencohn.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social @philiprocco.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @rachelsachs.bsky.social @simonfhaeder.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @jhppl.bsky.social

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 29

With articles by @tricia-neuman.bsky.social @jcubanski.bsky.social @kff.org @bowengarrett.bsky.social @urbaninstitute.bsky.social Sherry Glied, Richard Frank, John Holahan, Steve Zuckerman, Andrea Campbell, Jim Morone and more

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 29

New in JHPPL: special issue marking Medicare’s 60th anniversary.

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 8

Congrats Sarah! We are thrilled and very fortunate to have you at the helm for JHPPL [email protected] @dukepress.bsky.social

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jun 3

Cc @dukepress.bsky.social @sarahgollust.bsky.social @philiprocco.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jlynch13.bsky.social @heatherhhoward.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @charleywillison.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social @julierovner.bsky.social @citizencohn.bsky.social

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ungated special issue on Medicaid at 60 here: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

Volume 50 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great upcoming (and all too timely, given current events) panel on Medicaid with authors from @jhppl.bsky.social special issue

Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Jun 3

#Medicaid covers about one in five people nationwide. Join @RWJF and @JHPPL on June 12 @ 3 p.m. ET as we discuss the program’s legacy and future. Speakers include @povertyscholar.bsky.social Andrea Campbell, David Adler and me. Register: bit.ly/4dsIsXR

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Medicaid at 60: Examining the Program's Past, Present, and Future. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965. Sixty years later, the program covers about one in five people in the United States. Medicaid’s 60th anniversary is an opportunit...

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · May 12

Josh Hawley would like a word with House Republicans on Medicaid

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Opinion | Josh Hawley: Don’t Cut Medicaid

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · May 7

I have tried that. I think even begging is losing its force!

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · May 7

Academic SOS (RIP, paper assignments)

New York Magazine @nymag.com · May 7

In only two years, ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

James D. Walsh writes for @intelligencer.com: nymag.com/intelligence....

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Mar 30

How is this Final 4 different than all others? With Todd Golden, Bruce Pearl & Jon Scheyer, it’s looking a lot like a Passover Seder of NCAA coaches

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Mar 21

Any good resources out there on what to do if you receive a NIH termination notice? Asking not for me but a friend

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Harsha Thirumurthy @hthirumurthy.bsky.social · Mar 1

So many organizations I’ve had the privilege of working with received termination letters from USAID this week. Here’s an estimate of how many lives may be lost as a result, in South Africa alone: >500k additional deaths, >500k new infections
doi.org/10.7326/ANNA...

Potential Clinical and Economic Impacts of Cutbacks in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Program in South Africa: A Modeling Analysis: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0

Background: Future U.S. congressional funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program is uncertain. Objective: To evaluate the clinical and economic impacts of abruptly sca...

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Feb 26

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Feb 26

Medicaid at 60 special issue from JHPPL is out, ungated. All-star lineup includes: @povertyscholar.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social @laurawherryr.bsky.social @joefigs.bsky.social @charleywillison.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social & more

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Volume 50 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · Feb 26

Inbox: Medicaid at 60 issue of @jhppl.bsky.social just dropped. How timely. 😭 But seriously, read the amazing scholarship in this issue for in-depth understanding of the program's past, present, & future. @oberlanderunc.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

Volume 50 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Feb 25

With a looming threat to Medicaid, @jhppl.bsky.social's
special issue "Medicaid at 60" provides context to understand the program's remarkable growth since 1965 as well as its resilience & political vulnerability. Free & Open Access!
@haroldpollack.bsky.social
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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jan 31

After 10 yrs as chair of UNC’s Dept of Social Medicine, today is my last day in that role. Thrilled that the awesome Mara Buchbinder will be our new chair. And I am looking forward to post-chair life!

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Dec 5

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