In a study in JAMA Health Forum, Dr. Lawrence Casalino and colleagues evaluate whether there is a relationship between physician altruism and measures of quality and spending: bit.ly/409K0kS

In Annals of Int Med, Beth McGinty and colleagues evaluate the application of a target trial emulation framework, which “emulates” key features of a clinical trial, in policy evaluation: bit.ly/3NBBraM

I'll be in conversation with Atul Gawande at The New Yorker Festival tomorrow, Oct 27th at 10 am. We'll cover health, longevity, A.I., CRISPR, his work at USAID, and other topics. If interested, you can tune in at the livestream below! New Yorker Festival newyorker.com/culture/new-yo…

New NEJM Perspective piece on VP Harris' policy proposal to "Expand Medicare to Cover Long-term Care at Home." David Grabowski and I discuss how this could be a game-changer for many Americans, as well some key questions that will need to be answered. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

We are hiring! I and Shashi Kapadia are looking for a postdoctoral colleague to work with us on addressing substance use disorder, chronic pain, and related conditions. Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences CHERISH jobs.academyhealth.org/c/job.cfm?site…

In JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine, Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, MD, MBA and colleagues conducted a trial to evaluate nephrologist targeted automatic e-consultation for patients with hyponatremia: bit.ly/4fGBHBj

The health policy and economics division at Weill Cornell is hiring a programmer analyst! Successful candidates will have experience building and analyzing insurance claims data files for research. jobs.weill.cornell.edu/NY/job/New-Yor…

I am thrilled to lead the new Cornell Health Policy Center with the incomparable Colleen L. Barry!

📢 Calling all early-career scholars! JAMA Health Forum is accepting applications for its editorial fellowship. 3 individuals will be chosen to receive hands-on training in the editorial processes and policies of a health policy journal. Learn more: ja.ma/4eCwKbP

Come be a postdoc with our incredible Health Policy and Economics division at Weill Cornell in NYC! We have 4 open positions focusing on Medicare/Medicaid, Aging, Substance Use, and Data-Driven Policy. See details in postings here: phs.weill.cornell.edu/about-us/open-…

My debut op-ed, with Tara Calderbank and Rebecca Arden Harris, MD MSc: We're barely using a key resource to help people with addiction kevinmd.com/2024/12/were-b… via Kevin Pho, M.D. Peers are precious but we need to change the way they are paid. Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences CHERISH

Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to put pressure on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research

Timely The New Yorker piece on the role of ultra-processed food in the obesity epidemic by Weill Cornell Health Policy and Econ's Dhruv Khullar

Can't wait to welcome my friend and forever collaborator (she cannot get rid of me if she tries!) Elizabeth Stuart to Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences!

Timely pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) study led by Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences Health Policy and Econ faculty Amy Bond and Pragya Kakani and team!

Great new overdose prevention research by my Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences colleagues Czarina Behrends, PhD, MPH and Bruce Schackman!

In a study in JAHA, Dhruv Khullar, @Amy_M_Bond, and Rainu Kaushal evaluate the impact of mobile stroke unit care on health, utilization, and spending outcomes: bit.ly/40FHxwZ

Enjoying joining hari sreenivasan Amanpour and Company for this wide-ranging conversation on ultra-processed foods, chronic disease, and the steps we can take toward healthier diets:

Congratulations to Yunyu Xiao, PhD on receiving the Judy K. Black Early Career Research Award, in recognition of her innovative early career health behavior research, and contributions to science and practice.

Dr. Karen E. Joynt Maddox will be presenting at our next Grand Rounds! Dr. Maddox joins us from Barnes-Jewish, @WashUPublicHealth, and @WashUMedicine: bit.ly/4hN4rtO