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Link to:New BA minor opens policy education to more U-M students

Dec 10, 2019

New BA minor opens policy education to more U-M students

Starting fall 2020, the Ford School will offer University of Michigan undergraduates a 16-credit minor in public policy[...]

Link to:An original IPPSter gives back: James Hudak’s gift establishes a named professorship in health policy

Nov 08, 2019

An original IPPSter gives back: James Hudak’s gift establishes a named professorship in health policy

“I want to use my money, not to change my lifestyle, but to change the world,” says James Hudak, MPP ’71. “And I[...]

Link to:Leiser and Mills contribute to resources for new Michigan Lead and Copper Rule

Jun 27, 2019

Leiser and Mills contribute to resources for new Michigan Lead and Copper Rule

The Flint Water Crisis prompted the state of Michigan to adopt a new Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)—the guidelines that[...]

Link to:Amanda Kowalski receives 2019 ASHEcon Medal

May 22, 2019

Amanda Kowalski receives 2019 ASHEcon Medal

The American Society of Health Economists (ASHE) awarded Amanda Kowalski as this year’s ASHEcon Medal recipient. The[...]

Link to:For moms, working multiple jobs can be depressing, Bruns and Pilkauskas finds

May 22, 2019

For moms, working multiple jobs can be depressing, Bruns and Pilkauskas finds

Working mothers who have more than one job have a higher risk of depression than those who don’t, say University of[...]

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Link to:Paula Lantz: Population health disparities - History, tensions, and new policy directions

Paula Lantz: Population health disparities - History, tensions, and new policy directions

1:17:09

Link to:Andrew Biggs and Betsey Stevenson: Perspectives on the Future of Paid Family Leave

Andrew Biggs and Betsey Stevenson: Perspectives on the Future of Paid Family Leave

1:16:19

Link to:Carolyn Hughes Tuohy: Remaking Policy: Scale, Pace and Political Strategy in Health Care Reform

Carolyn Hughes Tuohy: Remaking Policy: Scale, Pace and Political Strategy in Health Care Reform

53:00

Link to:The Affordable Care Act: Where do we go from here?

The Affordable Care Act: Where do we go from here?

1:8:00

Link to:Mental health: Personal and policy perspectives

Mental health: Personal and policy perspectives

1:8:00

Link to:Sexual Assault on U-M Campus: Challenges, Policy, & Prevention panel

Sexual Assault on U-M Campus: Challenges, Policy, & Prevention panel

1:15:07

Link to: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV prevention in the LGBTQ community panel

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV prevention in the LGBTQ community panel

1:17:00

Link to:James House: Beyond Obamacare: Life, death, and social policy

James House: Beyond Obamacare: Life, death, and social policy

1:26:02

Link to:Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversary Event: a faculty roundtable

Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversary Event: a faculty roundtable

1:26:03

Link to:Mott Poll - Top 10 biggest problems

Mott Poll - Top 10 biggest problems

2:16

Link to:Safer, with more benefits: parents’ vaccine views shifting

Safer, with more benefits: parents’ vaccine views shifting

1:45

Link to:The “Healthy Michigan Plan” turns one: How is expanded insurance coverage affecting stakeholders and communities?

The “Healthy Michigan Plan” turns one: How is expanded insurance coverage affecting stakeholders and communities?

1:24:30

Link to:Carl Simon: Ebola and the power of quarantine

Carl Simon: Ebola and the power of quarantine

2:04

Link to:Jonathan Cohn and Avik Roy: How To Reform the U.S. Health System

Jonathan Cohn and Avik Roy: How To Reform the U.S. Health System

1:23:48

Link to:Helen Levy: Committee on Ways and Means testimony

Helen Levy: Committee on Ways and Means testimony

2:34:19

Link to:Helen Levy: Employer concerns and the Affordable Care Act

Helen Levy: Employer concerns and the Affordable Care Act

1:51

Link to:Kenneth E. Warner: Seeking an end to America's turbulent love affair with the cigarette

Kenneth E. Warner: Seeking an end to America's turbulent love affair with the cigarette

1:22:35

Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: Does gene patenting hurt the public interest?

Shobita Parthasarathy: Does gene patenting hurt the public interest?

2:31

Link to:Scott Greer and Frank Thompson: Fractious Federalism And The Future Of Medicaid

Scott Greer and Frank Thompson: Fractious Federalism And The Future Of Medicaid

1:22:00

Link to:Massachusetts comes to Michigan: Lessons about health care reform from business leaders panel

Massachusetts comes to Michigan: Lessons about health care reform from business leaders panel

1:22:31

Link to:Charles E. Phelps: How we and our government created, exacerbated, and extended the health care mess

Charles E. Phelps: How we and our government created, exacerbated, and extended the health care mess

1:31:05

Link to:The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: States react. Courts consider. Coverage expands. What's next?

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: States react. Courts consider. Coverage expands. What's next?

1:22:33

Link to:David Harris: Reflections from the human services side of Health and Human Services: Evidence, challenges, and public perceptions

David Harris: Reflections from the human services side of Health and Human Services: Evidence, challenges, and public perceptions

46:00

Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: ACLU v. Myriad Genetics case and implications

Shobita Parthasarathy: ACLU v. Myriad Genetics case and implications

4:49

Link to:Health care reform at the state vs national level: Tradeoffs and tipping points

Health care reform at the state vs national level: Tradeoffs and tipping points

1:20:35

Link to:Health care reform: Proposals, politics, and prospects panel

Health care reform: Proposals, politics, and prospects panel

1:22:47

Link to:Robert Axelrod: Cancer research simulation and predictions

Robert Axelrod: Cancer research simulation and predictions

5:20

Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: Comparative politics of health care

Shobita Parthasarathy: Comparative politics of health care

1:24:04

Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: Breast cancer, technology, and policy

Shobita Parthasarathy: Breast cancer, technology, and policy

4:18

Related Upcoming Events

Feb

24

STPP Lecture Series

To Solve Drug Pricing We Must Solve the Drug Patent Problem

Priti Krishtel is a 15-year veteran of the global access to medicines movement. In 2006, she co-founded I-MAK, a nonprofit that works to combat the rising cost of prescription drugs by re-imagining the patent system so that people can get the lifesaving medicine they need.

4:00 pm

Mar

09

STPP Lecture Series

Anger and Health Activism: The Role of Emotion in Fighting the ACA Repeal Effort

Beza Merid is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, affiliated with the National Center for Institutional Diversity , the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy , and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program . His research examines how patients, caregivers, health institutions, and policy makers shape what it means to be a "responsible" patient in public and health policy discourses.

4:00 pm

Apr

09

Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

U.S. Health Policy Directions: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

Join us for a discussion of the current state of health policy in the United States with Len Nichols, Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, Professor of Health Policy at George Mason University, and former Senior Advisor for Health Policy at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Clinton Administration.

4:00 pm to 5:20 pm

Related Past Events

Oct

24

Population health disparities: History, tensions, and new policy directions

Paula Lantz will deliver the inaugural lecture for her appointment as the James B. Hudak Professor Health Policy.

2019 - 4:00 pm to 5:20 pm

May

10

Opioids: Policy to Practice

U-M-Harvard Opioid Summit focuses on improving policy and practice.

2019 - 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

Mar

21

Economic Development Seminar

The Political Economy of Health Epidemics: Evidence from the Ebola Outbreak

Elisa Maffioli, U-M SPH

2019 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Feb

23

2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition at Ford School

On February 23, the Ford School will host graduate students from 14 univerisities to participate in the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)—will connect a record 585 students from 11 global host sites including Dhaka, Cairo, Mexico City, and San Francisco to tackle policy issues associated with forced migration through computer-based simulated game play.

2019 - 8:00 am to 7:30 pm

Feb

04

Conversations Across Difference

Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Gun violence in the United States: Competing frames and policy tensions

A panel discussion with Jane Coaston, Jonathan Metzl, and Rebecca Cunningham, moderated by Paula Lantz.

2019 - 4:00 pm to 5:20 pm

Related Faculty/Staff

John Ayanian

Alice B Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy, Alice Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Medicine; Professor of Internal Medicine; Professor of Health Management & Policy; Director for Healthcare Policy & Innovation;

Type:

Faculty by courtesy

Email:

ayanian@umich.edu

Location:

General Medicine

Phone:

(734) 763-5880

John DiNardo

In memorium Professor of Public Policy

Type:

Email:

jdinardo@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 647-7843

Deirdre Golden

Lecturer

Type:

Adjunct faculty

Email:

deirdreg@umich.edu

Richard Hall

Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Political Science

Type:

Email:

rlhall@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 763-4390

James House

Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor of Survey Research, Public Policy & Sociology; Professor of Sociology; Professor of Public Policy; Research Scientist, Epidemiology Department; and Research Professor, Survey Research Center

Type:

Emeritus faculty

Email:

jimhouse@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6984

Amanda Kowalski

Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy

Type:

Faculty by courtesy

Email:

aekowals@umich.edu

Paula Lantz

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Public Policy, James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy

Type:

Email:

plantz@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 764-8976

Helen Levy

Research Professor

Type:

Faculty by courtesy

Email:

hlevy@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6951

Sharon Maccini

Lecturer in Public Policy; BA Program Director

Type:

Email:

smaccini@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 764-7138

Shobita Parthasarathy

Professor of Public Policy

Type:

Email:

shobita@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 764-8075

Robert Schoeni

Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Economcis; Research Professor; Survey Research Center; Research Professor, Population Studies Center

Type:

Faculty by courtesy

Email:

bschoeni@umich.edu

Location:

ISR

Phone:

(734) 763-5131

John Schwarz

Lecturer in Public Policy

Type:

Adjunct faculty

Email:

joefmd@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6998

Luke Shaefer

Professor and Director, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan

Type:

Email:

lshaefer@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-3894

Charles Shipan

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Sciences; Professor of Public Policy

Type:

Email:

cshipan@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6929

Carl Simon

Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Mathematics; Professor of Complex Systems

Type:

Email:

cpsimon@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 763-3074

Kevin Stange

Associate Professor of Public Policy

Type:

Email:

kstange@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6990

Marianne Udow-Phillips

Lecturer of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Executive Director, Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT), Lecturer, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Type:

Faculty by courtesy

Email:

mudow@umich.edu

Location:

Center for Healthcare Research Transformation

Phone:

(734) 998-7555

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PUBPOL 750.004

Topics: Health Insurance Reform in the U.S.

Winter

2020

U-M Class#:

28975

Credits:

1.5

Instructor:

Marianne Udow-Phillips

Section:

004

Days:

W

Time:

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Location:

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PUBPOL 750.001

Topics: Health Economics and U.S. Health Policy

Fall

2019

U-M Class#:

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Credits:

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Days:

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Time:

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PUBPOL 750.301

Topics: Public Policy Approaches to Social Disparities in Health

Winter

2019

U-M Class#:

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Credits:

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PUBPOL 750.305

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U-M Class#:

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Credits:

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Section:

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Days:

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Time:

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PUBPOL 750

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Winter

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U-M Class#:

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PUBPOL 750

Topics: Health Insurance Reform in the U.S.

Winter

2018

U-M Class#:

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Credits:

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Section:

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PUBPOL 210

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Fall

2017

U-M Class#:

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Credits:

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Section:

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PUBPOL 750

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2017

U-M Class#:

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Fall

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U-M Class#:

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U-M Class#:

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Topics: The Policymaking Process: How Health Care Reform was Enacted

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