Kathryn A Phillips PhD
@kathrynp-phd.bsky.social
Professor Health Econ/Health Services Research @UCSF. Founder @UCSF_TRANSPERS, focused on effective/efficient/equitable implementation of emerging technologies. Founding Editor-in-Chief #HAScholar @Health_Affairs – OA journal emerging/global health policy. .. more
Professor Health Econ/Health Services Research @UCSF. Founder @UCSF_TRANSPERS, focused on effective/efficient/equitable implementation of emerging technologies. Founding Editor-in-Chief #HAScholar @Health_Affairs – OA journal emerging/global health policy.
Economics
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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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@ritahamad.bsky.social is one of world's experts on this topic so very pleased that we could publish this collection! #HAScholar @Health_Affairs
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
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Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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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
academic.oup.com
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
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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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
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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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...
Excellent @PBS Frontline documentary provides insights to RFK Jr and his policies. The Rise of RFK Jr. undefined/documentary/the-rise-of-rfk-jr/
Cureus loses its impact factor
Web of Science announces "Editorial De-listing"
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2nd largest volume academic journal loses impact factor as delisted
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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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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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#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...
Commercial Insurers Paid More For Procedures At Hospital Outpatient Departments Than At Ambulatory Surgical Centers | Health Affairs Journal
Site neutrality in payment practices has become a salient issue in the US health care debate, as rising prices have brought increased pressure for policy action. Although Medicare has received disprop...
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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/...
The Make American Healthy Again Strategy Report
This Viewpoint discusses the deficiencies of the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s strategy report and proposes known evidence-based interventions to address chronic diseases in children.
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Glad to see this from my former UCSF colleague Peter Lurie.The Make American Healthy Again Strategy Report url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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ANSIRH
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Abortion bans deepen economic inequality.
Abortion bans deepen economic inequality.
Abortion bans deepen economic inequality.
Abortion bans deepen economic inequality.
Abortion bans deepen economic inequality.
The relationship between state-level abortion policy and maternal mortality in the United States: a scoping review
AbstractIntroduction. The United States has a high rate of maternal mortality compared to similar countries. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and f
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Editors Choice! #HAScholar @healthAffairs Relationship between state-level abortion policy and maternal mortality in the United States: a scoping review academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
Models attempting to quantify the relationship between drug development and financial return are missing a key element: the effect on post-approval research
Abstract. Changes in biopharmaceutical policy, specifically the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), introduced administrative drug price setting in the U.S., pr
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New in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs Models attempting to quantify the relationship between drug development and financial return are missing a key element: the effect on post-approval research academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
Reposted by Kathryn A. Phillips, Ruairidh Milne
The Largest Study of a Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test
Reviewing the new data and the "liquid biopsy" field
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What did the largest trial of an early detection of cancer blood test show?
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Social Policies as Determinants of Health: New Evidence, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Pathways
Abstract. Despite acknowledgment that social and economic policies fundamentally shape health, persistent geographic and sociodemographic inequities in the
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Timely overview of important topic by @ritahamad.bsky.social #HAScholar @Health_Affairs. Social Policies as Determinants of Health: New Evidence, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Pathways url: academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
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2 leading experts on scientific publication & former Editors-in-Chief @JAMA published commentary in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs on Administration's focus on “gold standard science” – its opportunities but also its challenges. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
Drummond was great mentor to me...continuing his efforts now! Commentary from 2 experts on scientific publication & former Editors-in-Chief @JAMA in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs on Administration's focus on “gold standard science” – opportunities but also challenges. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner’s new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients -- a new Health Affairs Scholar paper by ICER President and CEO Sarah Emond and Chief Scientific Officer Dan Ollendorf: tinyurl.com/32bexcd9
How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner's new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients
Abstract. The FDA Commissioner's new National Priority Voucher program seeks to accelerate drug approvals for products meeting certain criteria. Interestin
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Thrilled to publish this in #HAScholar @ Health Affairs. "So much is changing in the drug approval and pricing space, and in order to ensure affordability for patients and society,
policymakers should pay close attention to the merits of a U.S.-based value assessment approach
policymakers should pay close attention to the merits of a U.S.-based value assessment approach
Provenance and Funding of Extremely Cited Biomedical Articles Published Between 2003 and 2024
This cross-sectional study explores the origin and funding of top-cited biomedical publications with regard to numbers of articles originating in the US and supported by the National Institutes of Hea...
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Useful! Provenance and Funding of Extremely Cited Biomedical Articles Published Between 2003 and 2024 url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Health and Medical Research Funding in a Divided America — How to Increase Support | NEJM
A majority of U.S. Republicans support withholding federal funding from “ultraliberal” universities — but maintaining medical research funding. A national campaign could boost advocacy for such a c...
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Health and Medical Research Funding in a Divided America — How to Increase Support | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Exploring Applications of AI in Genomics and Precision Health: A Workshop
Register for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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Join us on October 28 for a hybrid public workshop to discuss how AI is impacting translational #genomics research and genomics clinical care.
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How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner's new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients
Abstract. The FDA Commissioner's new National Priority Voucher program seeks to accelerate drug approvals for products meeting certain criteria. Interestin
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How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner’s new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients -- a new Health Affairs Scholar paper by ICER President and CEO Sarah Emond and Chief Scientific Officer Dan Ollendorf: tinyurl.com/32bexcd9
Opinion | America’s Pharmacist in Chief
The President becomes a drug marketer, while Pfizer gets a tariff break.
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Many questions about Pfizer deal with Trump Administration to avoid tariffs. Why does the federal government need to become a drug marketer? Doesn’t it already do enough not very well? www.wsj.com/opinion/dona... via @WSJopinion
Remembering Drummond Rennie—Champion of Integrity in Science and Scientific Publication
Drummond Rennie, physician, scientist, editor, climber, tireless promoter of integrity and transparency in science, and mentor to many, died on September 12, 2025, at the age of 89.
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"The world of scientific research still needs a Drummond Rennie." Remembering Drummond Rennie—Champion of Integrity in Science and Scientific Publication jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
An opinion about the need to better understand the framing and decision making that impacts so much of preventive public health--"habits" and inconveniences to prevent low probability, but high impact future events in return for some up front risk.
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Interventions for Low-Probability Events
Recently, I have been struggling to understand why so few people have taken the updated COVID booster when the benefit-risk calculation seems so straightforward.
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Here's where behavioral economics and the great insights of Daniel Kahneman (who I learned so much from when I took his class at UC-Berkeley) could be useful....
Nicely nuanced discussion about balancing risk/benefit. This struck me “COVID vaccine decision is qualitatively different than vaccines such as polio... because the vaccines prevent transmission. With COVID vaccination, the benefit is to the individual, with modest effects on transmission.”