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The Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies' cross-disciplinary research gives evidence for improved health, equity, & better healthcare #healthpolicy
Mission Bay Campus
Joined November 2011
@UCSF_IHPS faculty Janet Coffman, Grace Lin, @KathrynP_phd and colleague Michael Douglas in @HealthAffairs
Nearly 1 in 3 insurance denials for cancer genetic testing overturned on appeal, finds new @UCSF_TRANSPERS study of 941 cases across 4 states. Results reveal gaps between payer policies and clinical guidelines. @KathrynP_phd
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@UCSF_IHPS faculty @AnilMakam on new WHO guidelines - "GLP-1 medications are the first truly effective class of drugs we’ve ever had to treat obesity,” Makam added the WHO guidelines may have actually undersold the benefits of these weight loss drugs.
healthline.com
New guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend using GLP-1 medications to help manage obesity along with a healthy diet and regular exercise.
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"Anytime I see public actors like the city of San Francisco or state level attorneys interested in litigation, I'm encouraged, because that's how we got the attention of the tobacco companies back in the 1990s," @UCSF_IHPS faculty Laura Schmidt
advisory.com
In a first, the city of San Francisco has sued 11 major companies over ultra-processed foods, arguing that they marketed and sold products that that have contributed to a nationwide public health...
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@UCSF_IHPS faculty Janet Coffman on the impact to nurses of the proposed changes in professional degree categories and loan limits. Trump administration proposes to exclude education, social work, nursing from professional degrees https://t.co/PR00yHymVW via @dailycal
dailycal.org
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in July, implemented loan limits on advanced degrees. With it came a new division of professional degrees and graduate degrees.
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Please join us tomorrow, December 3, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, & Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS.
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@UCSF_IHPS faculty @ReneeYHsia in @nytimes When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest #HealthcareCuts #HealthCoverage #AccesstoCare #Medicaid
https://t.co/IpGpK0g0qM
nytimes.com
Republicans created a special $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals stay afloat, but the biggest impacts may be in cities.
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@UCSF_IHPS faculty @TraceyJWoodruff testifies at hearing. Senate hearing exposes divide over chemical safety law
thenewlede.org
Industry leaders and Republicans in Congress again signaled their desire to hasten federal reviews of new chemicals at a Senate hearing, while an environmental health expert warned such changes will...
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Trainings & other schoolwide awareness campaigns=Awareness of the importance & acceptability of talking about mental health problems @UCSF_IHPS's Sara Geierstanger. Evanston’s Mental Health First Aid training helps residents support one another in crisis
dailynorthwestern.com
When Evanston resident Kate Schwartz saw a woman pacing around and talking to herself at the library, she walked right over to ask her if she would like a listening ear. Just the day before,...
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The IHPS + IMPACT Policy Skills Series will hold its next session of the academic year this Wednesday, 11/12, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM with a talk on The California State Budget from Scott Ogus. Please feel free to reach out to Beth Thew at beth.thew@ucsf.edu for the Zoom link.
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Please join us tomorrow November 5, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Katrina Kimport, PhD.
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"It raises concerns about potentially untreated pain for individuals who are in need of pain medications,” @UCSF_IHPS's @ullimuench. Have efforts to curb opioids left nursing home residents in pain? UCSF study raises concerns #opioids
https://t.co/l9VTPmfKMC via @sfchronicle
sfchronicle.com
Opioid prescriptions for U.S. nursing home residents dropped sharply between 2011 and 2022, according to UCSF researchers — raising concerns about untreated pain and racial disparities.
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Congratulations to @UCSF_IHPS's Lauren Hunt, who will receive the 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services & Aging Research, given to a health services researcher who's made important contributions that will be highly influential in shaping practice & research
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@UCSF_IHPS faculty Tingting Yao and @JoanneSpetz & colleagues new study results: People who smoke both tobacco and cannabis are more sensitive to paying more for cigarettes than those who just smoke cigarettes https://t.co/qOcDrbz7Ve
miragenews.com
People who smoke both tobacco and cannabis are more sensitive to paying more for cigarettes than those who just smoke cigarettes, according to a new
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Congratulations to @UCSF_IHPS faculty member @TraceyJWoodruff who was elected to the National Academy of Medicine!
nam.edu
The National Academy of Medicine has announced 100 new members for the Class of 2025.
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“They don’t have as much wiggle room as one might think when you look at how large their operating revenue and expenses are" - @UCSF_IHPS Director @JoanneSpetz in @kqed on Kaiser strike.
kqed.org
Union and Kaiser Permanente prepare to continue negotiations on pay increases after a multi-state strike ends Sunday.
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New in @ClinicalOphtha1: Patient Perspectives and Concerns Regarding Cataract Surgery and Cataract Surgery Sedation: A Qualitative Study - Molina et al. Spotlighting IHPS Faculty: Dr. Catherine L. Chen
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@UCSF_IHPS faculty Laura Schmidt in @nytimes How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Food
nytimes.com
They promised convenience and cheap nutrition. But they became one of the greatest health threats of our time.
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@UCSF_IHPS's Janet Coffman in @WSJ. Health systems from Tennessee to Texas are training more high-school students to work in healthcare fields https://t.co/GIc1KqJgwg via @WSJ
wsj.com
Health systems from Tennessee to Texas are partnering with local districts to create employee pipelines.
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