Jeff Kullgren
@JeffKullgren
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@UMIntMed Gen Med Vice Chief for Research & Innovation. Director @UM_IHPI National Poll on Healthy Aging. Physician-scientist improving decisions & value.
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined October 2015
Shutdown is ‘holding my veterans hostage,’ VA chief says https://t.co/gGCuHl8k6O via @GovExec
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Some critical services are paused and many employees are not getting paid, Doug Collins says, though he will not guarantee their back pay.
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Determinants of Low-Cost Provider Use: Evidence From Lab Tests - Calvin A. Ackley, 2025
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This article studies the determinants and consequences of low-cost provider use for lab tests. Using all-payer claims data, I measure price variation across lab...
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The University of Michigan is a national leader in biomedical research and technological advancements, but they’ve been stalled due to NIH cuts. I’m working to ensure UM continues to receive federal funding that is crucial to their groundbreaking research.
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Too many people recognize their opinions as feelings, but mistake their beliefs for facts. Closed minds hold truths to be self-evident. Open minds are willing to question even strongly held views. Lifelong learning requires the courage to challenge our own convictions.
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The AAPD is still actively searching for 82-year-old Ralph Yang. We are asking all community members who live in the area of Pin Oak and White Oak to please check their property and doorbell cameras for any signs of him.
Missing Endangered Person Ralph Yang, 82, has Parkinson's and was last seen around 7:15pm tonight (June 23) in the area of Pin Oak Dr. and White Oak Dr. when he went for a walk. He was wearing a long sleeve blue shirt and light blue pants. Please call 911 if seen.
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"Aging in place" is a key goal for many older adults. But our new poll of people age 65+ shows that more than half haven't taken key steps to make their current home more age-friendly or to move to an age-friendly place. Read more: https://t.co/hfwcWpVXf7
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A new piece in @JAMA_current's News section focuses on research, innovation & policy proposals related to #caregivers. It quotes our member Ken Langa, M.D., Ph.D. while citing data from our National Poll on Healthy Aging led by @JeffKullgren:
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This Medical News article discusses new efforts to support caregivers of older adults in the US, including health system initiatives and federal actions.
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Everyone says they want lower healthcare costs—until someone actually tries to lower them. In my new @medpagetoday commentary, I explore why evidence-backed reforms like home-administered biologics or site-neutral payments so often meet fierce resistance. Spoiler: it’s not
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When stakeholders benefit from the status quo they resist change
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Many congratulations to @AdamMarkovitz for receiving the @SocietyGIM 2025 Hamolsky Award for having one of the 3 best research presentations by a junior faculty member at our annual meeting! So proud of you and so well deserved, Adam! @UMIntMed @UM_IHPI
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It Happened at Michigan — Founder of famed survey scale was U-M alum
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Veterans Affairs Research Under Threat
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This Viewpoint discusses the critical importance of continued funding for the intramural research program in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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NEW: We asked adults over 50 about their views on climate change and health, and their experience with severe weather. Read our poll report: https://t.co/p8F0sHNofR
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Veterans’ perceptions of their care quality, affordability, and patient-centeredness did not significantly differ by their use of VA or non-VA health care. https://t.co/oqo76WUXA6
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🚨STARTING SOON: The House & Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs will hold a joint hearing entitled, "Legislative Presentation of The American Legion & Multi VSOs: Minority Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A, National Association of County Veterans Services
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Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information – The White House
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
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True in sports. True in life.
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A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter. By @avaskham
https://t.co/X77uE19e0J
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NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
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A new study conducted in 14 different countries shares patients’ (n=1380) perspective on #deprescribing: - 81% were willing to stop a med if advised by their MD - 44% named meds they wished to stop: top 3 meds were diuretics, lipid-modifying agents, agents acting on the
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