Princeton Professor @heatherhhoward.bsky.social advises Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s incoming administration on challenges and opportunities for the NJ Department of Health in an op-ed she co-authored for NJ Spotlight News.
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/11/advi...

Wondering where health care policy is going (and how we got here?) Check out my wide-ranging conversation with @princeton.edu grad and @tcfdotorg.bsky.social senior fellow @chiquitabl.bsky.social, former CMS administrator.

The Princeton Pulse Podcast, hosted by @heatherhhoward.bsky.social, addresses the future of Medicare and Medicaid, and opportunities for advancing health care equity, access, and innovation in the U.S. with former CMS Administrator @chiquitabl.bsky.social.

chw.princeton.edu/news/podcast...

With new CDC data confirming falling childhood vaccination rates, this is an important and timely conversation examining alarming developments in US vaccine policy. Thank you @celinegounder.com and @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social

As we mark Medicaid's 60th birthday, check out this podcast discussion with Janet Currie and Abuko Estrada @firstfocus.bsky.social on Medicaid's profound impact on children's health, and how the drastic cuts recently enacted in HR 1 threaten that progress.

The House passed the biggest cut to health care in history overnight. One provision that hasn’t gotten much attention would defund Planned Parenthood centers. My op-ed analyzes what this would mean for the 23 centers in NJ. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/fede... @princetonchw.bsky.social

Just read this great breakdown on how climate policy must center racial, economic & health justice. Focus on states aligns w/@beckylopez.bsky.social & my @healthaffairs.bsky.social take: states can use Medicaid to address climate-driven health harms & protect at-risk communities shorturl.at/EmQpB

Reflecting on the ACA at 15 -- its successes and remaining challenges -- with fabulous grad student Rachel Morrow. Programs that underpin it are under threat of severe funding cuts, which jeopardize that progress. @princetonchw.bsky.social www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/03/op-e...

Yes! Such an important point. Although everyone will feel the health impacts of climate change, certain populations will experience its effects more severely, and Medicaid can play an important role in mitigating the harms. Read more from me and my colleague @beckylopez.bsky.social

Great read on how Medicaid can help address extreme heat risk for individuals. This is especially important as those who are harmed the most by extreme heat (children, pregnant people, communities of color, and people with low incomes) also tend to be covered by this critical program!

While we need swift global action to address climate change, states are increasingly working to mitigate the health consequences. Read about how Medicaid is addressing the impacts of extreme heat on health, including, e.g., paying for ACs and air filters.
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...