Kathryn A. Phillips

Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 1d

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In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel

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UCSF-TRANSPERS @ucsf-transpers.bsky.social · 3d

Read the latest TRANSPERS news: Phillips joins MEDPAC, Mrig named Emerging Scholar, new publications, and more conta.cc/3KNzsTg

Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 7d

Read if you want to understand Medicare policy! @brucequinnmd Discoveries in Health Policy: MolDx on the Podcast Circuit: Gabriel Bien-Willne... www.discoveriesinhealthpolicy.com/2025/12/mold...

MolDx on the Podcast Circuit: Gabriel Bien-Willner @ DIASORIN

The DIASORIN Podcast, "Beyond the Result," brings us an interview with Dr Gabriel Bien-Willner. It's titled, "The Payer Perspective: Drivin...

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 11d

Landmark study! WISDOM study demonstrated that a risk-based approach successfully stratifies the population for breast cancer risk and is safe and acceptable to women. @drlauraesserman.bsky.social. Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening

This randomized clinical trial examines whether risk-based screening is a safe and effective alternative to annual mammography for detecting breast cancer in women 40 years and older.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 12d

Great to see this @dusetzinas.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/rach.... "Important to monitor effects of these products on patients’ health and on overall health care spending for patients, payers, and society to ensure equitable access to them at fair prices for all" www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Insurance Coverage and Pricing of Weight-Loss Drugs in the United States | NEJM

The Trump administration’s agreements regarding glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists could reduce prices and improve access for some patients — and lead to substantial additional spending.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to co-author paper @UCSF_TRANSPERS. Prior authorization gets attention but also key are patient appeals of insurer decisions. First study to use recent, multistate data to examine independent medical review. 1/2 appeals overturned in favor of patients!
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Health Affairs Journal

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 15d

Summarizing the current state of pricing and coverage for GLP1s in the US with @rachelsachs.bsky.social in @nejm.org this week!

Read it before things change (again)!
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Insurance Coverage and Pricing of Weight-Loss Drugs in the United States | NEJM

The Trump administration’s agreements regarding glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists could reduce prices and improve access for some patients — and lead to substantial additional spending.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 16d

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Opinion | A Climate Study Retraction for the Ages

A much-hyped study in the journal Nature turns out to have been full of errors.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to announce 1st paper in new Health Affairs Scholar Series #HAS @Health_Affairs by @TuftsCEVR. For almost 20 years, CEVR has been leader on issues pertaining to value, cost-effectiveness, and risk tradeoffs in health care decisions. Watch for more! academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

The unintended consequences of the inflation reduction act on biosimilar market incentives and Medicare savings

AbstractIntroduction. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) authorizes Medicare price negotiation but includes a “special rule” deferring negotiation for biolo

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 22d

We need to listen to scientific experts and former FDA commissioners @robcaliff.bsky.social et al! A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | NEJM

Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 23d

Ugh yet more turmoil at FDA. Only in this role one month!
Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave the FDA www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/r... via @statnews

Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave the FDA

Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur filed papers to retire from the Food and Drug Administration at the end of this month, raising concerns about agency turnover.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · 27d

Good detail re coverage variations from @tuftscevr.bsky.social @Jchambers241 . Variation in US Commercial Health Plan Coverage Restrictions for Cell and Gene Therapies jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Variation in US Commercial Health Plan Coverage Restrictions for Cell and Gene Therapies

This Viewpoint examines variations in US commercial health plan coverage restrictions for cell and gene therapies.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 16

@bobwachter.bsky.social makes key points!

Bob Wachter @bobwachter.bsky.social · Nov 6

Precision Medicine – making clinical decisions based on nuanced analyses of patients' personal characteristics, including genetics – has been "just around the corner" for >30 years. In my new Substack, I describe why AI is poised to deliver on the promise.
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Can AI Finally Deliver on Precision Medicine’s Promise?

Yes, But Only If We Nail Both the Biology and Decision Support

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 16

@dusetzinas.bsky.social was clear and insightful as always!

Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · Nov 7

A few thoughts from me on that big GLP-1 news today!
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The potential impact of lowering the cost of weight loss drugs

Millions of Americans will soon have direct access to popular weight-loss drugs at far lower prices than they pay now. That’s due to a deal announced between President Trump and pharmaceutical giants ...

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 16

Judge bars Trump from fining University of California over discrimination : NPR share.google/ZrIFMLciT7ct...

Judge indefinitely bars Trump from fining UC over alleged discrimination

The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 15

It's very early evidence but this could be game-changing role for #PrecisionMedicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/g...

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 10

@ritahamad.bsky.social is one of world's experts on this topic so very pleased that we could publish this collection! #HAScholar @Health_Affairs

Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Nov 10

I had the pleasure of curating a collection of articles for #HAScholar special collection on social policies & #health. The full collection is now freely available online, including articles on policy impacts, implementation barriers & more: academic.oup.com/healthaffair... @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social

Intersections of Social Policies and Health

A collection of articles published by Health Affairs Scholar. Edited by Rita Hamad. This collection examines the effects of social policies on health; differen

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 10

Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision

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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Nov 10

I had the pleasure of curating a collection of articles for #HAScholar special collection on social policies & #health. The full collection is now freely available online, including articles on policy impacts, implementation barriers & more: academic.oup.com/healthaffair... @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social

Intersections of Social Policies and Health

A collection of articles published by Health Affairs Scholar. Edited by Rita Hamad. This collection examines the effects of social policies on health; differen

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 9

Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/s... via @statnews.com

Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease

NIH-led research on structural racism was published Friday, even as the Trump administration has cancelled and discredited such work.

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 9

Interesting that my home state would pass this! Texas voters approved funding the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), the nation's largest state-funded dementia research initiative. OG image: press release www.alz.org/news/2025/te...

Texans Make History with Passage of Proposition 14, Launching Nation’s Largest State-Funded Dementia Research Initiative

Texas voters approved funding the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), the nation's largest state-funded dementia research initiative. OG image: press release

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 9

Excellent @PBS Frontline documentary provides insights to RFK Jr and his policies. The Rise of RFK Jr. undefined/documentary/the-rise-of-rfk-jr/

Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · Nov 7

A few thoughts from me on that big GLP-1 news today!
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

The potential impact of lowering the cost of weight loss drugs

Millions of Americans will soon have direct access to popular weight-loss drugs at far lower prices than they pay now. That’s due to a deal announced between President Trump and pharmaceutical giants ...

www.pbs.org

Bob Wachter @bobwachter.bsky.social · Nov 6

Precision Medicine – making clinical decisions based on nuanced analyses of patients' personal characteristics, including genetics – has been "just around the corner" for >30 years. In my new Substack, I describe why AI is poised to deliver on the promise.
robertwachter.substack.com/p/can-ai-fin...

Can AI Finally Deliver on Precision Medicine’s Promise?

Yes, But Only If We Nail Both the Biology and Decision Support

robertwachter.substack.com

Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Nov 2

2nd largest volume academic journal loses impact factor as delisted
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Cureus loses its impact factor

Web of Science announces "Editorial De-listing"

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Oct 30

Congrats to @wbfeldman.bsky.social Health Affairs Scholar Editorial Fellow #HAScholar @Health_Affairs for leading this article! academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach with Fast-Tracked Peer Review and New Article Formats to Meet Today’s Needs

William B Feldman, MD, DPhil, MPH, Kathryn A Phillips, PhD, Donald E Metz; Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach with Fast-Tracked Peer Review and New A

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Oct 29

#HAScholar @Health_Affairs announces fast-track submission pathway and diverse and flexible article types that enable Health Affairs family to remain on cutting edge of evidence-based policy. Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach to Meet Today’s Needs academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach with Fast-Tracked Peer Review and New Article Formats to Meet Today’s Needs

William B Feldman, MD, DPhil, MPH, Kathryn A Phillips, PhD, Donald E Metz; Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach with Fast-Tracked Peer Review and New A

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social · Oct 26

Excellent analysis that contributes to what we know beyond Medicare on this topic. Commercial Insurers Paid More For Procedures At Hospital Outpatient Departments Than At Ambulatory Surgical Centers | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...