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Health Policy Journal Club, October 2024

The health policy journal club is an interdisciplinary, inter-professional group convened monthly by the Farley Health Policy Center to discuss timely topics in health policy. A curated selection of high-yield articles provides the basis for discussion. Past topics have included income inequality and health, professionalism in medicine, patients as consumers, and adjusting payment for measures of social risk. This page presents the reading list from the most recent journal club.

Readings

The 2024 Presidential Election and Healthcare

1. Gostin LO, Wetter S. Health is on the ballot in the presidential election. JAMA Forum. May 30, 2024.
2. Optional (more extended comparison): Compare the candidates on health care policy. KFF.
3. Gay Stolberg S. Resistance to public health, no longer fringe, gains foothold in G.O.P politics. October 9, 2024. New York Times. 
4. Kennedy Jr RF. Trump can make America healthy again. Wall Street Journal.

The Supreme Court and Overturning of Chevron

1. The Health Wonk Shop: Beyond Chevron -  how the court’s decision will change health policy legislating and rulemaking. July 25, 2024. Kaiser Family Foundation.
2. Prepared remarks: Health Care Policy in the Post-Chevron Age, Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center Lectureship. October 10, 2024. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.
3. French D. Supreme Court Reform is in the Air. New York Times. October 10, 2024.