🚨 REMINDER: Cornell Health Policy Center summer internship applications are due Sunday, February 1st! Brooks School undergraduates and Weill Cornell Medicine graduate students with an interest in health policy research and translation are encouraged to apply. 🔗 More details:

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The Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC) summer internship program facilitates mentorship with CHPC faculty and helps students improve their policy analysis, writing, and professional skills through…

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📍 A new study by Dr. Yuhua Bao finds that drug use-associated infective endocarditis patients who left via patient-directed discharge (PDD) had lower post-discharge antibiotic fill rates and higher 30-day readmission rates compared to non-PDD patients. 👉 Read the full paper here:

450. Antibiotic Fills and Readmissions After Patient-Directed Discharge in Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis: A National Medicaid Study

AbstractBackground. Antibiotic strategies for drug use–associated infective endocarditis (DUA-IE) continue to evolve, but limited real-world data exist reg

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📌 Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem, with striking agreement across political lines, according to a new national survey by CHPC faculty researchers. 📰 A recent U.S. News & World Report article synthesizes the study’s key findings: buff.ly/V4ICKlM

⭐️ CHPC faculty member and Chair of Ob-Gyn at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Laura Riley was featured on Good Morning America to discuss a new study that finds acetaminophen safe during pregnancy. We are proud to see our faculty contributing to evidence-based public health guidance. 🎥

Study finds Tylenol safe during pregnancy

A major new study finds acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is safe during pregnancy. Last fall, President Trump and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. urged limits many experts called misguided.

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📌 The Cornell Health Policy Center is seeking students from the Cornell Brooks School and Weill Cornell Medicine for a 10-week (400-hour requirement) health policy internship for summer 2026. Applications are due February 1, 2026. 🔗 Please refer to our website for details!

Interns - Cornell Health Policy Center

The Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC) summer internship program facilitates mentorship with CHPC faculty and helps students improve their policy analysis, writing, and professional skills through…

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📣 CHPC is pleased to welcome Lindsey Vuolo, JD, MPH, as policy director! Lindsey will lead CHPC’s policy dissemination and engagement work and execute the Center’s health policy and engagement projects. Prior to CHPC, Lindsey led the policy work at Partnership to End Addiction.

📌 A new paper by Dr. Yuhua Bao and colleagues published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine sheds light on an often-overlooked dimension of cancer care equity for Asian American patients: the association between pain management and mental health symptoms. 👉 Read here:

Pain Disparities Among Asian Americans Affected by Cancer: The Role of Depressive Symptoms - William E. Rosa, Ju-Chen Hu, Kate Mao, Carly Breen, Katherine Han, Eun-Ok Im, Yuhua Bao, Kevin T. Liou, 2025

Purpose: Although racial and ethnic cancer pain disparities are well-documented, there is insufficient Asian American representation in extant literature, leadi...

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⭐️ We are honored that CHPC center director Dr. Dhruv Khullar was selected to deliver the keynote address at the Medicare Rights Center 2025 annual benefit. 🎤 To hear Dr. Khullar discuss the future of Medicare and American health care, click here:

The Future of Medicare and American Health Care | 2025 Annual Benefit Keynote with Dr. Dhruv Khullar

Dr. Dhruv Khullar—physician, researcher, and nationally recognized voice on health care policy—delivers the keynote address at the Medicare Rights Center’s 2025 Annual Benefit. In this timely and…

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📍Dr. Mark Unruh and colleagues have a new article out in Palliative Support Care: “Behavioral health as a palliative care priority in long-term services and supports: A cross-sectional study of staff.” Read the full publication here:

Behavioral health as a palliative care priority in long-term services and supports: A cross-sectional study of staff | Palliative & Supportive Care | Cambridge Core

Behavioral health as a palliative care priority in long-term services and supports: A cross-sectional study of staff - Volume 23

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🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Charley Willison on receiving a Cornell Center for Social Sciences seed grant! Dr. Willison will serve as the principal investigator for her project: “Using Public Safety to Solve Social Problems: Local Politics, Devolution & the Case of Homelessness.”

💊 Dr. Pragya Kakani has a paper out in the Journal of Health Economics titled "The impact of vertical integration on health care delivery and costs: Evidence from physician–pharmacy integration." 🔗 Read the full article here: buff.ly/iencFGv

Happy Holidays from the Cornell Health Policy Center! We are grateful to our network for a collaborative and impactful 2025, and we look forward to a fantastic 2026!

📢 CHPC faculty member and Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Robert "Tyler" Braun, has a new paper out in JAMA Health Forum titled "Private Equity Acquisitions of Home Health Agencies." 👉 Read the full article here: buff.ly/hbpv0rX

✍️ Dr. Colleen Carey, a CHPC faculty member and Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Cornell University, has a new viewpoint piece out in JAMA titled "Real-World Evidence for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations." 👉 Read the full article here: buff.ly/xHfvZPJ

Real-World Evidence for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

This Viewpoint discusses how real-world evidence studies could help the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services align spending with value in their drug price negotiations.

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⭐️ Congratulations to CHPC faculty member Dr. Jiani Yu for being selected to the 2026 cohort of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Editorial Fellowship! Fellows work with the JAMA editorial team to learn about editorial decision-making & enhance skills in scientific communication.

📍Dr. Hye-Young "Arian" Jung, CHPC faculty and Associate Professor in Weill Cornell’s Department of Population Health Sciences, has a new publication out in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: "Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Nursing Homes: 2010–2023." 👉 Read here: buff.ly/IergsMC

⭐️ CHPC Associate Center Director Dr. William Schpero did a short video feature for the American Journal of Managed Care: "Work Requirements, Expiration of Subsidies Will Leave Millions Without Insurance." 📹 Watch here:

Work Requirements, Expiration of Subsidies Will Leave Millions Without Insurance: William Schpero, PhD, MPhil, MPH | AJMC

WIlliam Schpero, PhD, MPhil, MPH, from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medicine, discusses how the combination of the work requirements for Medicaid introduced in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and…

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📌 CHPC leadership Dr. Beth McGinty, Dr. Will Schpero, & Weill Cornell Medical student Michael Liu have a piece out in Health Affairs Scholar: "Regional changes in inpatient psychiatric bed capacity and availability of alternative psychiatric services, 2012-2022" 👉 Read here:

Regional changes in inpatient psychiatric bed capacity and availability of alternative psychiatric services, 2012-2022

AbstractIntroduction. The US faces a growing mismatch between demand for inpatient psychiatric care and available capacity. Little is known about the chara

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🚨📝 New Cornell Health Policy Center memo out now! This brief titled “Trends in U.S. Nursing Home Ownership and Impacts on Quality of Care” synthesizes four studies on nursing home ownership by CHPC faculty members Dr. Mark Unruh, Dr. Robert Tyler Braun, & colleagues. Read here: buff.ly/clUa3eO

📣 Join us TODAY for a Cornell Health Policy Center Speaker Series event: "Physician Decision-Making and the Marketing of Prescription Drugs," featuring Andrew H. Martin. 🗓️ Monday, December 1st | 11:40 AM-12:55 PM EST 🔗 Register for Zoom: buff.ly/MTnYiOJ

📝 CHPC co-director Dr. Beth McGinty and faculty member Dr. Sallie Permar have a perspective piece out in the New England Journal of Medicine titled, "Medicaid Cuts and U.S. Children’s Health — Fixing a Broken System." 👉 Read the full piece here:

Medicaid Cuts and U.S. Children’s Health — Fixing a Broken System | NEJM

Children in the United States have faced rising rates of various health problems in recent years. New federal legislation could cause additional harm.

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🎤 Join us for an upcoming Cornell Health Policy Center Speaker Series event: "Physician Decision-Making and the Marketing of Prescription Drugs," featuring Andrew H. Martin, MBA. 🗓️ Monday, December 1st | 11:40 AM-12:55 PM EST 👉 Register for Zoom: buff.ly/t4OD65G

📌 Dr. Sarah Gutkind, Postdoctoral Associate in Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, and colleagues have a paper out in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine: "Racial and ethnic disparities in prehospital restraint use and sedation." 🔗 Read full publication: buff.ly/du5hJx8

📌 Between-program variation explains 38.6–48.3% of variation in take home methadone delivery. 👉 That's a key takeaway from "Developing and validating measures of take-home methadone with administrative data," a new paper by CHPC faculty member Dr. Yuhua Bao. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/eH0Ecrl

🫀 Dr. Jiani Yu has a paper out in JAMA Internal Medicine titled, "Mobile Integrated Health vs a Transitions of Care Coordinator for Patients Discharged After Heart Failure." 🔗 Read the full publication here: buff.ly/28CGyy9

⭐️ Dr. Allison Ju-Chen Hu, Kristen Underhill, & Yuhua Bao have a paper out in Health Affairs titled "State Laws Banning Prior Authorization For Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Increased Substantially, 2015–23." 👉 Read the CHERISH summary: buff.ly/xc2iXWa 🔗 Read publication: buff.ly/AH6mwyp

Pilot Grant Analysis Examines Prior Authorization Trends for MOUD in Private Insurance

Researchers observed a positive trend towards removing prior authorization requirements for MOUD.

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👉 See the Health Affairs Forefront summary of the Cornell Health Policy Center's most recent Insight Panel survey on Medicare Advantage for key takeaways and insights: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

🚨 NEW Cornell Health Policy Insight Panel results released! In this survey, health policy experts were asked to weigh in on Medicare Advantage. For key takeaways and trends, check out the CHPC website: buff.ly/YCsRiN0

📣 It's not too late to join us THIS Thursday for a Weill Cornell Medicine Health Policy & Economics Speaker Series event: "Nudges vs. Navigation: Evidence From a Policy RCT to Promote Medicaid Retention," feat. Dr. Adrianna McIntyre. 🗓️ November 13th | 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Join Zoom: buff.ly/E5bmarz

Dr. Pragya Kakani has an editorial out in JAMA Health Forum titled, "The Purpose and Value of Editorial Content at JAMA Health Forum." Her piece describes the importance of including evidence-based opinion in academic journals to promote public trust in science. Read more:

The Purpose and Value of Editorial Content at JAMA Health Forum

JAMA Health Forum’s mission1 is to publish rigorous, peer-reviewed research that advances scholarship in health policy and health services. At a time of both increasing public scrutiny of the…

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