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@oberlanderunc.bsky.social

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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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...

08.10.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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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....

31.07.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

30.07.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/...

30.07.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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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/...

30.07.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy 60th birthday to Medicare and Medicaid! Hang in there, I hear 60 is the new 40

30.07.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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

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29.07.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

29.07.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

29.07.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/...

29.07.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

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

08.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

03.06.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/...

03.06.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

03.06.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

12.05.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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

07.05.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Academic SOS (RIP, paper assignments)

07.05.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

30.03.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.03.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

01.03.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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@jhppl.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @jlynch13.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @efranklinfowler.bsky.social @scottlgreer.bsky.social @haroldpollack.bsky.social @heatherhhoward.bsky.social @philiprocco.bsky.social @simonfhaeder.bsky.social

26.02.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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26.02.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/...

26.02.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Volume 50 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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

25.02.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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!

31.01.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.12.2024 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Embracing Controversy: A Second Look at CDC Reform Efforts in the Wake of COVID-19 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

In Covid’s wake, CDC proposed reforms that aim to enhance its performance during the next pandemic. But would they work? Check out Ann Keller’s new ungated JHPPL article #healthpolicy #publichealth:
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

05.12.2024 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Earlier this year, Phil Singer, @bradwrightphd.bsky.social, and I published a piece in JHPPL in which we looked at 1332 waiver activity from 2019 to 2023. We examined how the Trump administration used waivers to try to accomplish some of their #healthpolicy priorities, and how Biden reversed course.

29.11.2024 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Some news from JHPPL: This will be my last year as editor. Excited to announce that @sarahgollust.bsky.social will be the new editor. Sarah will be awesome!

CC @dukepress.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social @povertyscholar.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social

05.09.2024 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

New in JHPPL advanced pubs: special issue on Polarization, Partisanship & Health. With
@sarahgollust.bsky.social @efranklinfowler.bsky.social @adrianna.bsky.social @timcallaghan.bsky.social
@mattmotta.bsky.social

and many more!

Ungated:
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...

28.11.2023 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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