Major study finds some benefits from open science but not as much as hoped. Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Read the latest TRANSPERS news: Phillips joins MEDPAC, Mrig named Emerging Scholar, new publications, and more conta.cc/3KNzsTg

Landmark study! WISDOM study demonstrated that a risk-based approach successfully stratifies the population for breast cancer risk and is safe and acceptable to women. @drlauraesserman.bsky.social. Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Nearly 1 in 3 insurance denials for cancer genetic testing overturned on appeal, finds new @ucsf-transpers.bsky.social study of 941 cases across 4 states. Results reveal gaps between payer policies and clinical guidelines. @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

Excited to announce 1st paper in new Health Affairs Scholar Series #HAS @Health_Affairs by @TuftsCEVR. For almost 20 years, CEVR has been leader on issues pertaining to value, cost-effectiveness, and risk tradeoffs in health care decisions. Watch for more! academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

@ucsf-transpers.bsky.social Center Director @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social to give lecture on Wednesday, December 10 titled “Science Into Policy: Searching for the Holy Grail” senate.ucsf.edu/faculty-rese...

We need to listen to scientific experts and former FDA commissioners @robcaliff.bsky.social et al! A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

“No one should have to walk through those moments alone...my hope is that my art becomes a quiet companion to the viewers, something that shines light when your world might feel dark.” Allison Leeds on her @ucsfhealth.bsky.social Art for Recovery SFMOMA piece www.sfexaminer.com/news/public-...

@bobwachter.bsky.social makes key points!

Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/s... via @statnews.com

#HAScholar @Health_Affairs announces fast-track submission pathway and diverse and flexible article types that enable Health Affairs family to remain on cutting edge of evidence-based policy. Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach to Meet Today’s Needs academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Excellent analysis that contributes to what we know beyond Medicare on this topic. Commercial Insurers Paid More For Procedures At Hospital Outpatient Departments Than At Ambulatory Surgical Centers | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

Timely overview of important topic by @ritahamad.bsky.social #HAScholar @Health_Affairs. Social Policies as Determinants of Health: New Evidence, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Pathways url: academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Useful! Provenance and Funding of Extremely Cited Biomedical Articles Published Between 2003 and 2024 url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Here's where behavioral economics and the great insights of Daniel Kahneman (who I learned so much from when I took his class at UC-Berkeley) could be useful....

Details on demands by Trump Administration to UCLA that could have far-reaching and long-lasting implications for entire UC system. dailybruin.com/2025/09/15/t...

An old adage is that US health care policymaking is so complex that even good ideas cannot get enacted. Alas, we have now the reverse: legislation so bad that even those who voted for it wish it was reversed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The federal government’s $1B demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. Join me and #StandUpForUC to defend @uofcalifornia and support its life-saving work. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...

Excited to announce that a TRANSPERS paper on expedited approvals and guidelines has been published @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social @ucsf-transpers.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Excited to be able to publish this in Health Affairs Scholar #HA Scholar!

Honored to be interviewed for newsletter: " Health economist. Policy innovator. Thought leader in precision medicine" pharmacy.ucsf.edu/news/2025/07...

@MaryWoolleyRA - who has been my inspiration for her dedication to advancing science - is stepping down from @ResearchAmerica after 35 years. Read about her many accomplishments & contributions. She will be missed. t.co/czmoOCakGX

Read the latest TRANSPERS news on Cost-Effectiveness and Equity, Awards, Arctic Adventures, and more conta.cc/3H95Pty

Very insightful article with more nuances than title suggests. Cites @robcaliff.bsky.social Https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/magazine/fda-collapse-rfk-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Excited that our National Academies report on aligning spending w/ therapeutic needs - after a year of work - is being released! @theNASEM Webinar 7/15 - register here. www.nationalacademies.org/event/45333_...

RFK Jr. says medical journals are ‘corrupt.’ As former NEJM editors, we know he’s wrong www.statnews.com/2025/06/30/r... via @statnews.com

#HAScholar @Health_Affairs celebrates 2nd anniversary! Now in leading indices & w/ a preliminary impact factor, we provide rapid and high quality review & publication. > 250,000 full text downloads in 2024! Two years of publishing: onward and upward. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Good summary of key issues. Cancer drugs cost more than ever, but some blockbuster treatments have never proven they keep patients alive longer www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... via @bbgvisualdata

RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Our study in JAMA Network Open found review & publication times across health policy journals often missing or murky, with wide variability. Need more transparency, standardization, & analysis of how to achieve fast dissemination but also high quality. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Important study not only re Medicaid but also see ratings of cost per life saved across interventions - eye-opening!. As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/h...

Mark McClellan notes the rapid evolution of the Medicare program and need for reforms and legislation that can address the challenges for both Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare as the former continues to rapidly grow. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Rob Califf notes need for fundamental shift toward prevention-focused, community-based healthcare, and addressing critical vulnerabilities in pharmaceutical supply chains and misinformation. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

#HAScholar @Health_Affairs is delighted to publish 1st article in ongoing series “Insights from ICER: Drug Policy and Beyond”. Emond and Fischer explore how @icer_review works to ensure that patient community voices and values are central in drug value assessments. bit.ly/4jLLw2W

@UCSF colleagues find higher than expected. Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Read the latest TRANSPERS news on Payer Decision-Making, Patient-Centered Genomics, and more conta.cc/4cRXl5x

How might the U.S. build a more just and inclusive political economy for health? Podcast on paper series published in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...

Our paper led by @dr-emily-mrig.bsky.social in @GIMJournal finds that financial assistance programs for genetic testing are critical but one needs to "go under the hood" to really understand how they work - and don't work www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Another @UCSF_Transpers study on #Alzheimers disease blood-based biomarker testing - stakeholder-informed! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

How we organize our political economy shapes our health. #HAScholar @Health_Affairs Health and Political Economy series explores solutions—from social insurance to community care. academic.oup.com/healthaffair... @commonwealthfund.org

2 key leaders in genomics @NIH are suddenly gone - First Francis Collins and now Eric Green. Eric Green is out as head of National Human Genome Research Institute www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/t... via @statnews.com

Important! Potential reforms, such as eliminating the CED program, would remove key policy tools available to CMS @peterneumann11.bsky.social

Thrilled that @icer-review.bsky.social has new collaboration with our journal #HAScholar @Health_Affairs to publish paper series “Insights from ICER: Drug Policy and Beyond.” Health Affairs Scholar, a journal of emerging and global health policy. Stay tuned for more information!

More great work by our @UCSF_TRANSPERS team on payer decision-making! What do U.S. payers think about their role in implementation of cancer genomics - & how do non-payer stakeholders react to that? @UCSF_TRANSPERS @cebweldon @AllisonKurian @dr-emily-mrig.bsky.social. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO

Extensive/useful discussion of #priorauthorization regulations @brucequinnmd , SA our paper in @JAMA_current www.discoveriesinhealthpolicy.com/2025/02/stat... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Read and share why need to stop misapplying term cancer @ucsfcancer.bsky.social . Quotes @drlauraesserman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...

Timely article in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs Publishers Face Antitrust Lawsuit with Potential Implications for Peer Review, Duplicate Submission, and Dissemination Practices academic.oup.com/healthaffair...