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State & Hill

Faculty news, fall 2023

Dec 12, 2023

Axelrod's adventures Robert Axelrod, William D. Hamilton Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, writes about the difficulties and rewards of interdisciplinary collaboration in his new autobiography, A Passion for Cooperation: Adventures...

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In the Media

Medicare drug price negotiations an important first step - Cohn

Sep 1, 2023 WNYC

Jonathan Cohn, WNYC: The immediate cause was an enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act, that big law that Biden and the Democrats passed last year. It's probably best known for its climate provisions. This is the law that puts all this money into...

Publication

Stevenson provides lessons, advice for 118th Congress

Feb 6, 2023

As the 118th Congress begins, Americans’ trust in Congress and government is at an all-time low. Economist Betsey Stevenson lends her expertise to members of Congress in a new article for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. First, Stevenson says,...

News

El-Sayed testifies to Senate Budget Committee on Medicare for All

May 23, 2022

On May 12, Abdul El-Sayed, the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee hearing titled “Medicare for All: Protecting Health, Saving Lives, Saving Money.” El-Sayed was...

Photo of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed testifying before a congressional committee, May 2022

News

Stevenson named to the National Academy of Social Insurance

Jan 12, 2022

Recognizing her outstanding contributions to social insurance and related policy areas, the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) has approved the election of Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, to the Academy. She is...

Publication

Task force featuring Lantz issues report assessing pandemic's trajectory and implications for Medicare, Social Security

Jun 3, 2021

A report by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) looks at the direct effects and outcomes of COVID-19—hospitalizations, deaths, disability, unemployment, and racial and ethnic disparities—and how they will impact social insurance...

News

Shaefer warns of Medicaid work requirement risks

Jul 17, 2019

Michigan is set to implement Medicaid work requirements in 2020. But Luke Shaefer, professor of public policy and director of Poverty Solutions, warns that the requirement could lead to health coverage losses and an administrative burden on the...

State & Hill

Complex and fragile: The university's dual role as society's servant and society's critic

Dec 14, 2017

It's been 200 years since the founding of Michigan's first and flagship university: ours. Every moment is a turning point. But this moment—our bicentennial—is particularly poignant. As schools and stakeholders across the University of Michigan...

Dingells mark Medicare and Social Security anniversary at Ford School

Aug 12, 2015

Two elected leaders and a roundtable of University of Michigan researchers convened at the Ford School on August 11 to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's...

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Introducing Paula Lantz, incoming associate dean for research and policy engagement

Jun 26, 2015

The Ford School is delighted to announce that a number of faculty members will join our community this fall. To introduce them to the Ford School and University, we’re running weekly Q&As throughout the summer that touch on their policy and personal...

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

State Proposals for Single Payer Health Insurance Systems: Policy Visions and Challenges

Sep 16, 2024, 4:00 pm EDT

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

An examination of single-payer healthcare policy

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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

Oct 21, 2020, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT

Join us for a conversation with Len Nichols, Professor at George Mason University, on current issues in U.S. health policy.

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

Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversary Event: a faculty roundtable featuring Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and former Congressman John Dingell

Aug 11, 2015, 4:30-6:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

Two elected leaders and a roundtable of U-M researchers will convene to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's creation.

Rheingans, Grim, and Lunge: Single Payer Health Insurance Systems

Sep 16, 2024 1:20:37

Experts will discuss the design and potential benefits of state-based single payer health insurance systems along with their economic and political challenges. September, 2024.

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

Aug 11, 2015 1:26:03

Two elected leaders and a roundtable of U-M researchers convened to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's creation. August, 2015.