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UNC-Chapel Hill professor in Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management, Editor of Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, 80s music fanatic

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#publichealth

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All-star lineup including: @sarahgollust.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social @jlynch13.bsky.social @merlinc2.bsky.social @hollylynchez.bsky.social

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Excited to announce publication of new JHPPL special issue: Public Health Under Siege (ungated) that explores the fate of public health during the second Trump administration:

read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

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Blue gradient cover with Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law title in white text and small blue square accent, volume 51 issue 1 February 2026.

Blue gradient cover with Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law title in white text and small blue square accent, volume 51 issue 1 February 2026.

In "Public Health Under Siege," a special issue of @jhppl.bsky.socia (51:2), articles explore the many ways in which public health policy has been transformed and dismantled during the second Trump administration. View the TOC and read the introduction, freely available: buff.ly/7Vvdiwh

19.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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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

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

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

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

@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/...

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

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

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

read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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

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

read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

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

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

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

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

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Opinion | Josh Hawley: Don’t Cut Medicaid

Josh Hawley would like a word with House Republicans on Medicaid

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/o...

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

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Academic SOS (RIP, paper assignments)

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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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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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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...

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...

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

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

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/...

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