Thank you for the write-up of my work on access to veterinary care Misti Crane and @OSUPublicHealth Checkup time for Fido? Wait might be longer in the country news.osu.edu/checkup-time...

New article out in print with Christine Blackburn in Health Economics, Policy and Law US public opinion about interior border checkpoints & health care access for undocumented immigrants doi.org/10.1017/S174...

It was great to connect with Manuela Cavalieri & Donatella Mulvoni from L'Espresso about what is happening in US healthcare right now Here is their great article: Da Trump il colpo finale al welfare: così ha ripreso slancio il progetto di smantellare l’Obamacare lespresso.it/c/mondo/2025...

As I and several others (including @simonfhaeder.bsky.social) discuss with NYT today, pet parent vaccine hesitancy isn't just a health risk for our four-legged friends. It's a complex health policy challenge with important public health implications. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...

I have written a few pet-focused articles now. It was great to share what I learned with Emily Anthes from @nytimes.com Her great article is here: Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...?

Millions more are set to lose their insurance in the wake of the BBB. How does the public evaluate these coverage losses? New paper out in Social Science Quarterly looks exactly at this issue Losing Out: How the Public Assesses Coverage Loss due to Administrative Burden doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...

New article out in print with Susan Yackee of UW LaFollette in @AnnualReviews Embattled Past, Uncertain Future: Law, Science, and Policymaking at the US Food and Drug Administration doi.org/10.1146/annu...

New paper out with @donmoyn.bsky.social in @wmhp.bsky.social World Medical & Health Policy How Framing of Income Eligibility Guidelines Affect Attitudes Towards Program Access and Burdens in Health and Health-Protective Programs doi.org/10.1002/wmh3...

I have been off bluesky for a while - but this is a good reason to be back. Check out the latest from me, @reshmagar.bsky.social & @hollylynchez.bsky.social! With thanks to the many folks whose work informed this piece, incl @rachelsachs.bsky.social , @sbagen.bsky.social @drjoshs.bsky.social...

I joined the Tommy Tucker Show to talk about healthcare & the shutdown Catch me here: Healthcare, the shutdown, and government spending: 6am hour podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Based on my work for @us.theconversation.com I had the chance to talk to Cory Smith about the government shutdown and what it means for health. Read his great work here: Are Democrats willing to take partial victory in health care fight to end gov't shutdown? abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-...

How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means @us.theconversation.com @simonfhaeder.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-the-gove...

New article out in @us.theconversation.com about the federal government's shutdown's implications for health and how we got here How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means theconversation.com/how-the-gove...

Our top trending #JAVMA article last week was "Trust in veterinarians and association with vaccine information sources and vaccination status among dog and cat owners": doi.org/10.2460/javm... Article contributed by @simonfhaeder.bsky.social

It is important that issues related to pet health access and their broader implications gain greater prominence and attract further research activity. Open access article: jav.ma/secretshopper @simonfhaeder.bsky.social @tamuvetmed.bsky.social

Happy to see my work on pets and veterinarians published in @avmajavma.bsky.social covered in the The New York Times The Wellness Industry Carves Out a New Niche: Pets www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/w... Read the corresponding article here: doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.08.0551

New article out in @avmajavma.bsky.social w/ a secret shopper survey in CA, MN, OH, PA, TX, and WA. Secret shopper survey reveals generally reasonable access to preventive veterinary appointments for dogs, with notable gaps in rural areas and for other outliers doi.org/10.2460/javm...

New article out with Jane M. Zhu in AJMC - The American Journal of Managed Care ACA Network Regulatory Filings Are Inaccurate, Poorly Match Provider Directories www.ajmc.com/view/aca-net...

Hi Friends! I have joined The Ohio State University. We have been in the middle of moving for a while. Everyone is excited but it's a lot of chaos right now. I am behind on everything ... sorry! I will miss many great friends at TAMU but we are looking forward to the future

And here is the video of my chat with Andy Roark for the Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast Very much enjoyed our chat and my wife and kids said it was”wasn’t boring” Episode 348 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pet Parents youtu.be/VBUTyco9NiA?...

Catch me talking about my work on pets & vaccine hesitancy on The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast w/ Dr. Andy Roark podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New article out in Early View in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law @jhppl.bsky.social What Information Elicits Policy Enthusiasm? Older Americans, the ACA, and Medicare doi.org/10.1215/0361...

New in JHPPL: special issue marking Medicare’s 60th anniversary. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

Trump’s new spending law could leave 17 million more Americans without #health insurance by 2034. #Medicaid cuts and new work rules mean: ✅ Less coverage + higher costs ✅ More chaos for hospitals ✅ Rural hospitals going broke By @simonfhaeder.bsky.social 🩺 theconversation.com/how-17m-amer...

Trump’s new spending law could leave 17 million more Americans without #health insurance by 2034. #Medicaid cuts and new work rules mean: ✅ Less coverage + higher costs ✅ More chaos for hospitals ✅ Rural hospitals going broke By @simonfhaeder.bsky.social 🩺 theconversation.com/how-17m-amer...

New article out in @us.theconversation.com with an outlook on US healthcare post OBBBA How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034 theconversation.com/how-17m-amer...

We’re excited to share SSN’s new Medicaid Working Group, launched by @philiprocco.bsky.social! As the reconciliation bill moved forward, the group shared timely insights and will keep breaking down what it means for Medicaid & health access. Learn more about the group: scholars.org/medicaid-wor...

New article out in @ajvroa.bsky.social with two of my students focused on how veterinarians respond to vaccine-hesitant dog owners Secret shopper survey indicates that veterinarians are split on how to respond to vaccine-hesitant dog owners doi.org/10.2460/ajvr...

New piece out in @us.theconversation.com House tax-and-spending bill and other Trump administration changes could make millions of people lose their health insurance coverage theconversation.com/house-tax-an...

House Republicans’ tax-and-spending bill and other Trump administration changes could lead to 10.9 million Americans losing health insurance by 2034, with 7.8 million potentially losing Medicaid coverage alone. A health care scholar explains: buff.ly/uoLEiMl By Simon F. Haeder @tamu.bsky.social 🩺

New article with Susan Yackee on the #FDA is out in EarlyView at @annualreviews.bsky.social of Law and Social Science. Embattled Past, Uncertain Future: Law, Science, and Policymaking at the US Food and Drug Administration doi.org/10.1146/annu...

New article out in The American Journal of Managed Care w/ a set of great colleagues Affordable Care Act Enrollment in Texas After Rating Area Adjustments www.ajmc.com/view/afforda...

Previously, I wrote about the intricacies of work requirements for the Milken Institute Review and the "devilish details" of policy design & implementation. Tangled Up in Side Effects: Why work requirements for health care is bad medicine for everyone www.milkenreview.org/articles/tan...

And here is the great write-up about it by Texas A&M School of Public Health Does Someone With Alcohol Use Disorder Deserve A New Liver? stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/05...

Timely new paper out in Politics & Policy on how perceptions about beneficiary deservingness shape public attitudes about who should be eligible for Medicaid. How Long-Held Perceptions of Deservingness Continue to Shape Public Attitudes About Program Eligibility doi.org/10.1111/polp...

Read Simon F. Haeder's "Public Attitudes toward Premiums in the Medicaid Program: The Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Deservingness" from the new issue of Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved on @ProjectMUSE muse.jhu.edu/article/959106

New paper in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Undeserved exploring Medicaid premiums with a focus on how perceptions of deservingness shape public attitudes Public Attitudes toward Premiums in the Medicaid Program: The Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Deservingness doi.org/10.1353/hpu....

Out in print now in @avmajavma.bsky.social Trust in veterinarians and association with vaccine information sources and vaccination status among dog and cat owners doi.org/10.2460/javm...

New paper out in #HAScholar w/ Wendy Xu answering a simple but important question: What methods do patients use to schedule medical appointments? Short answer: mostly phone but also in-office and via online portals. Full paper #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/hasc...

New article out in Health Affairs Scholar with a great group of co-authors led by Jane Zhu providing a novel view on provider networks & adequacy from the carrier perspective Medicaid managed care organizations' experiences with network adequacy doi.org/10.1093/hasc... #HAScholar

New paper out w/ Steven Sylvester in Social Science Quarterly looking at attitudes on organ transplants and perceptions of deservingness Who's to Blame? How Recipient Deservingness Influences Attitudes About Access to the Organ Transplants doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...

Lots of things happening in (public) health policy these days. I am putting the cuts at HHS into perspective for @us.theconversation.com in my new article: Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy theconversation.com/massive-cuts...

Great way to slide into the weekend ... Thank you @ajvroa.bsky.social Full article here: Exploratory assessment of the parent attitudes about childhood vaccines survey tool to assess vaccine hesitancy and pet vaccination status among pet owners doi.org/10.2460/ajvr...

Thanks for more great coverage of my work @TAMU_SPH School‐based health centers could be key to increasing vaccination rates for children who otherwise lack access vitalrecord.tamu.edu/school%E2%80...

Timely paper given recent changes to Social Security verification process w/ Steven Sylvester in @psjeditor.bsky.social found pretty strong support for in-person interviews and req to provide official govt docs in SS (& other programs) Full paper #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1111/psj....

Now out in print in @wmhp.bsky.social Shots at school? Public attitudes about vaccination services in school-based health centers doi.org/10.1002/wmh3...

Happy this found a great home in the Policy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social

Second, with Simon Haeder, we examine burden tolerance in the US around Medicaid, finding *Strong support for burden reductions *Racial resentment and conservatism predict burden tolerance *Attitudes remained stable thru Great Unwinding onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Out in print today with @donmoyn.bsky.social in @pareview.bsky.social in #OpenAccess Assessing burden tolerance amid the Medicaid Great Unwinding doi.org/10.1111/puar...

Out in print now and #OpenAccess with Steven Sylvester in @psjeditor.bsky.social I paid into it with every paycheck I earned: How benefit type and beneficiary contributions. shape attitudes about increasing or decreasing administrative burdens for social protections doi.org/10.1111/psj....