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.

This month's health policy journal club will further examine the transforming healthcare landscape under the Trump Administration. June’s meeting explored critical topics including children's health, emerging threats to scientific integrity, and the latest federal health budget updates.

MAHA Report on Children's Health 

The MAHA Report: Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment. The White House. May 22, 2025. 

Jacobs P. Trump officials downplay fake citations in high-profile report on children’s health. Science.org. May 30, 2025. 

Threats to Science 

Carter JM, Goldman GT. Trump’s ‘gold standard’ order is a blueprint for politicizing science. STAT First Opinion. June 9, 2025. 

Restoring Gold Standard Science. White House Executive Order. May 23, 2025. 

Mandavilli A. Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts. New York Times, The Spokesman Review. June 9, 2025.

Guilamo-Ramos V, Thimm-Kaiser M, Benzekri A, Bouris A. Tough decisions for the future of US research universities: transparency and shared governance are critical. Milbank Quarterly Opinion. May 13, 2025. 

The Federal Budget 

Scott BA. Federal student-loan changes would worsen physician shortage. American Medical Association. June 3, 2025. 

Tong N. Unpacking the 25% HHS budget cut proposed by the Trump administration. Fierce Healthcare. June 2, 2025. 

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget in Brief. US Department of Health and Human Services. May 30, 2025. 

Senate Hearing on HHS 2026 Budget Request. YouTube.