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Despite legal recognitions, actual access to health care remains unequal, suggesting that more practical solutions, beyond legal mandates, are needed to address the systemic barriers. YSPH Professor Howard Forman says we must confront our emerging leaders in making the moral and ethical case for health and health care.

Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured. YSPH Associate Professor Chima Ndumele, an expert on Medicare/Medicaid, offers his perspective on the issue in this CBS News report.

As a health care entrepreneur and leader in the White House’s development of some of the most important health care initiatives of the 21st century, Andy Slavitt helped implement the Affordable Care Act and advised the Biden administration on its COVID-19 response. In a recent visit to YSPH, Slavitt shared some of his key communications practices as part of the Leaders in Public Health speakers series.

Dr. Megan L. Ranney, MD, became the new dean of the Yale School of Public Health on July 1, 2023. In an interview with the Yale Daily News, Ranney says she is settling well into her new position.

Award-winning statistician Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, has been appointed Yale School of Public Health’s inaugural Senior Associate Dean of Public Health Data Science and Data Equity, an important new leadership position that reflects the school’s focus on data science as a critical pillar for the future of public health. She joins YSPH on Aug. 1, 2024.

When the 20th annual Yale Healthcare Conference convenes on April 12 this year, more than 500 students, distinguished academics, and industry leaders will participate in the day-long event, which is organized and run entirely by Yale students.

The intersection of medicine and politics is hardly new. Doctors frequently testify before Congress, sharing their expertise on issues concerning public health. This, however, isn't the same as "playing politics." YSPH Dean Megan L. Ranney provides her perspective in this report.

Harlan Krumholz, MD, Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), discusses ways to increase the use of automated external defibrillators, which are vital to saving the lives of those who have cardiac arrest.

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy is warning that consolidation among hospitals in the state is driving up the price of medical care. YSPH Professor Dr. Howard Forman says the report’s findings are consistent with what’s known about the effect of price consolidation.