Quote of the day. #QOTD

In this WXYZ Detroit segment, Rahul Ladhania of University of Michigan School of Public Health discusses the rise of wearables, #AI & at-home testing — powerful tools for basic health info, he says, but ones to use cautiously for advanced readings like heart rhythm: wxyz.com/news/voices/fr…

Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year. Here's who it will affect and what will happen if the subsidies are allowed to expire: wapo.st/4n208MM

These large national cohorts provided data that supported healthcare policymaking across the public and private sectors. They were some of the most important works that only CDC was able to perform - and execute well - as a national representative survey. statnews.com/2025/10/14/cdc…

Good explainer by Bipartisan Policy Center on CMSGov #ruralhealth transformation program funding opportunity for states. While the allocated $50B/5-year won't make up for the projected $137B/10-year loss in Medicaid funding in rural areas, this is nevertheless an important opportunity

Unfortunate that we are at this point but understandable for states to ally out of concern for public health. To maximize impact, the alliance should 1) set near-term priorities (e.g., reduce deaths from respiratory virus season, 2) avoid politicization & seek bipartisan

A new ACIP workgroup will review childhood and adolescent immunization schedules, a move that infectious disease experts caution could be another step in the revamped panel's upending of childhood vaccination policies. medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vac…

"Just as a single lamp can bring Light in a moonless night Hope in the darkest hour Inspiration to even the faintest of heart May this #Diwali bring you A new light A new hope A new inspiration To make a difference in your life and your world." #HappyDiwali!

The federal government is set to unveil new diet advice likely to embrace saturated fat, alarming some doctors and scientists wsj.com/health/wellnes… via The Wall Street Journal Andrea Petersen

A university rooted in public purpose washingtonpost.com/creativegroup/… University of Michigan

📰The Washington Post: An article about the public health alliance announced by 15 states features analysis from Anand Parekh, MD, MPH, Chief Health Policy Officer at @UMichSPH. Dr. Parekh notes that while strengthened state collaboration is important, federal agencies like the CDC remain

Good piece by Joanne Kenen with a key insight from Patrick T. Brown: "If it was all smooth and easy, he noted, the changes (work requirements) wouldn’t save money. People will lose Medicaid precisely because it will be so hard to meet the new rules." The ‘welfarization’ of #Medicaid

We won't be able to reverse this trend unless we as a nation invest more in prevention, primary care, and public health. Much of our high-priced health care utilization is for preventable conditions.

Incredibly sad stories in this The Associated Press investigation. We need to come together to prevent these tragedies. Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century apnews.com/article/vaccin…

Thanks to National Forum for hosting today's important dialogue. Looking forward to discussing 5 urgent population health & clinical care initiatives that could resume the decline in cardiovascular deaths. Here's our recent publication in Circ: CQO: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Hope this finally gets Congress moving. Michigan #SNAP distribution dates are November 3-21.

Important op-ed by University of Michigan School of Public Health Prof. Michael Shepherd on the need to prioritize strengthening the rural health care workforce (e.g., primary care, mental health, OB/GYN). Michigan HHS Dept

A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal kffhealthnews.org/MjEwNjMxMA via @kffhealthnews

In the primary care community, we have long lamented the shortage of physicians and the many causes driving that shortage. We see bright medical students with passion for relational, longitudinal care choose other specialties because of overwhelming debt and continued

Today, nearly 42 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients—including over 16 million children and 8 million seniors—face the possibility of losing food assistance in just five days due to the federal government shutdown.