Public health requires investing today to protect people tomorrow. As I shared on @vox.com, we're already seeing the damage caused by the Trump admin: Rising vaccine skepticism and preventable outbreaks. The Texas measles deaths are just the beginning. www.vox.com/today-explai...

Read this op-ed in the @bostonglobe.com by LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social. ⤵️

In a new ‪@nytopinion.nytimes.com‬ essay, Team Scientist @zekeemanuel.bsky.social draws from behavioral science and his own teaching experience to argue that removing phones from classrooms can make students more focused and classes more effective. https://nyti.ms/4myDcW3

As a professor, I'd give MAHA a "C." Success: spotlighting phones' harm to kids, chronic illness/food connections. Problems: vaccine skepticism (2 children died from measles), questionable supplements, and little real action on healthy food subsidies. My thoughts in @thefp.com ⬇️

RFK is turning the CDC into an ideological rubber stamp of the Trump admin. Congress must use their oversight power to restore qualified leadership and adequate funding to the CDC. Our children's health and our scientific credibility depend on it. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/o...

Because of Florida's decision to phase out childhood vaccine mandates, many will die of preventable diseases like measles, chickenpox, tetanus, and diphtheria. This is regressive, bringing us back to the early 1950s when parents had to worry that their kids might die from diseases like polio.

There's a deadly condition killing Americans: healthcare churn. 15-20% of Americans lose coverage yearly due to job changes. Insurers won't invest in prevention if patients will switch next year. I explain how to fix this crisis in @statnews.com. #MAHA #ACA www.statnews.com/2025/09/03/h...

New in @bmj.com Global Health: four fallacies that undermined COVID/mpox resource allocation, and the solutions we need now. With $700M+ in vaccine contracts cancelled, we must avoid repeating past mistakes in the next pandemic. gh.bmj.com/content/10/8...

My students gave me the best reviews in 13 years, but I didn't change my teaching. I just banned phones and laptops from my class. In the @nytimes.com, I explain how this approach made students more engaged with my class: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

The Zeke Bar won Bronze at the International Chocolate Awards! Finally, an award that rewards not my mind, but my taste (and an honor that maybe my grandkids will care about). Thanks for the incredible partnership, Askinosie Chocolate! Next batch coming mid-fall 2025. askinosie.com/products/the...

When patients get better provider info from Google than their own insurers, the system is broken. Great to see CMS exploring a national provider directory. This is the kind of admin streamlining we need to reduce costs without compromising care. www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-reg...

Did you know a hip replacement could cost you $20K or $98K in the same city? In a new @nejm.org Catalyst study focused on physician intervention, we found that even modest referral changes can result in huge cost savings. catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" just exempted critical treatments like Keytruda, which made Merck over $29B in 2024, from Medicare negotiations. This will cost the govt billions. If you believe in the "art of the deal," why not negotiate the best deal for cancer patients? www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

Social connectedness is critical to our health and well-being. I was reminded of this during an unexpectedly wonderful DMV experience (I know, impossible!). The clerk was friendly, asked about my day, and even restarted my process when I missed a section. We could all use more of this!

When you truly care about the future of American healthcare, you pick up the phone when duty calls – no matter what. My thoughts about how we can create a more efficient system that works for everyone on the @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...

Analysis by @zekeemanuel.bsky.social argues that middle-income countries with high death tolls were treated most inequitably, not low-income nations. Ethics demands more than equal shares—it demands vaccines go where they save the most lives. Read the essay: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social believes Democrats must fundamentally fix Medicaid, not merely repair Trump-era policies. He proposes seven changes to Medicaid to improve the program and deliver quality health care to more Americans. Read more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

If we're serious about prevention and better chronic disease management, we need to fundamentally change how we pay primary care physicians: higher pay and bonuses tied to outcomes like ensuring diabetes is well-managed.

Trump's bill could strip Medicaid from 12 million Americans. Repeal isn't enough. Democrats must use this opportunity to propose bold reforms that truly fix Medicaid’s core problems. In @thebulwark.com, I share how to build a system that actually works: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

The US spends more than other countries on health care AND has worse outcomes. One clear opportunity to lower spending without compromising patient care: reducing admin costs. Our recommendations to improve the data and identify savings ⬇️

All of this was avoidable. When we choose not to vaccinate with this safe, very effective vaccine, there will be more measles, more hospitalizations, more suffering – and tragically, people will die.

One of America's most overlooked problems: healthcare churn. 20% of Americans change insurance plans yearly, and insurers are disincentivized to invest in preventative care. I discussed this on @planetmoney.bsky.social.

Surprising finding: When private equity acquires ophthalmology practices, they actually shift toward Medicare patients and away from higher-paying commercial insurance - the opposite of what we expected. New research in @jamanetworkopen.bsky.social: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The US spends 2x more on healthcare than peers, but with worse outcomes. Admin costs are 25% of that spending. Better data is an essential step toward reducing excess expenses and improving the efficiency of our healthcare system. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

New research: Middle-income countries with high COVID death rates – not low-income nations – faced greatest vaccine inequity. True equity means distribution by health burden, not population size. More in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

RFK Jr. claims to support “choice,” but his anti-vaccine stance has real consequences: lower vaccination rates, measles outbreaks, and kids at risk. Canceling trials and closing NIH research centers says it all. @thebeat.msnbc.com

Simulating the impact of survival benefit-based liver transplant organ allocation ft. @zekeemanuel.bsky.social (@pennmehp.bsky.social), @KaplanDeLiver & @PeterPReese1 (@PennGIHep) @Penn_Transplant journals.lww.com/hep/abstract...

@susandominus.bsky.social's "The Family Dynamic" hits close to home! Coming from a family of high-achieving brothers, I appreciated her smart and entertaining insights on how families and siblings shape each other's success. Check out my full review in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/b...

The $100K college price tag is misleading. At @upenn.edu and similar schools, families earning under $75K often pay $0. In our @nytimes.com opinion piece, Caitlin Zaloom, @zelizer.bsky.social, & I show how college is more affordable than many think–and how Trump’s cuts could threaten that.

HHS requiring placebo-controlled trials for COVID and flu vaccines is deeply concerning - and unethical. Adding unnecessary layers of approval will make it practically impossible to implement in time for seasonal vaccines.

Thrilled to see my friend Dr. Patrick Conway named CEO of @optumhealth.bsky.social. I've seen firsthand his absolute commitment to transforming health care and ensuring patients get the best care possible. Congratulations!

Preventive care saves lives – and access shouldn’t depend on cost. When copays are eliminated, more people take advantage of critical services like HIV prevention, cancer screenings, and routine check-ups.

Trump’s FDA cuts undermine the labs that test our food supply, including infant formula, for dangerous contaminants like cadmium and lead. As I shared on @thebeat.msnbc.com, without proper inspections, people could get sick or even die. www.msnbc.com/the-beat-wit...

Standing where the fight for independence began – at the Battles of Lexington and Concord's 250th anniversary – was an honor and a reminder that to keep our republic and democracy strong and vibrant takes all of us.

How should we decide who gets a liver transplant first? Our new study uses simulation models to compare the current liver donation allocation system – which prioritizes the sickest patients – with a proposed system based on projected survival benefit.

The Trump administration’s new Medicare policy did not include a proposed rule that would have expanded coverage of anti-obesity drugs to an additional 3.4 million adults. This is a big mistake.

In 2022, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 10x higher than in other high-income countries. For the health of our nation, now and in the future, we must invest in programs like CMS' Transforming Maternal Health Model. Read more in @milbankfund.bsky.social: www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

Wow. Firing Christine Grady is a terrible mistake and certainly will not make America great or healthy.

Over the past 25 years, breakthroughs like CRISPR, CAR-T, mRNA vaccines, and GLP-1s were born in labs, and made possible by research funding. Today, I joined @npr.org to discuss how Trump’s attacks on higher ed funding will inhibit life-saving innovation: www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1...

Today, I joined @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social to discuss President Trump’s attacks on higher education, along with another pressing topic: the life-saving importance of vaccines. www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...

Don’t think this is just a war on the Ivy League. It’s a war on all higher education. The benefits of higher ed don’t redound just to students; they also buoy local economies across America. And silence in the face of this threat is dangerous.

Honeycrisp apples. Radar technology. Genetic therapy. GLP-1s. These are just a few innovations that came from America’s higher education system. newrepublic.com/article/1932...

Celebrating 15 years of the #AffordableCareAct, there’s still much work to do. The ACA was pivotal to American healthcare, but with coverage cutbacks and rising costs, frustrating setbacks are inevitable. Even now, we must stay committed to expanding access to affordable care.

Let’s be real: the GOP budget plan to have the House Energy and Commerce Committee cut $880B over 10 years would result in a massive reduction that will hit Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) the hardest, affecting millions of Americans especially in red states. 🧵

New research out in @jama.com describes rates of & factors associated with discontinuation & subsequent reinitiation of GLP-1 receptor agonists among adults with overweight or obesity ft. Vincent Zhang & @zekeemanuel.bsky.social (@pennmehp.bsky.social) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I do not agree with physician-assisted suicide, especially for someone who was apparently healthy. From what I know about Kahneman’s work, he’d be among the first to say that fear isn’t the best reason to make such a momentous, irreversible decision.

Donald Trump is assembling a team of men with unconventional views (to put it mildly) on health. Don't get me wrong, I am worried. Nevertheless, if properly channeled, their skepticism could help change how Medicare pays health-care providers. Read more in @theatlantic.com.

How do we know how to calculate healthcare cost savings if there isn’t even a consistent definition of an episode of care? That’s become an acute problem for employers, who provide healthcare for about half of all Americans.

Great partnering with the team at Askinosie Chocolate on the limited edition Zeke Bar. It's 65% Dark Chocolate + Tart Cherry and 100% delicious, I promise. It’s available online and for those in Springfield, MO, you can stop by their factory storefront and ask for a sample.

Newsflash: #Longevity is a behavior problem, not a technology problem. Instead of focusing on dramatically extending lifespans beyond what’s natural, we should prioritize encouraging #healthybehaviors as a society. Hear my perspective on @opentodebate.bsky.social: opentodebate.org/debate/could...