One of over two dozen amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to strike down Mississippi's 15-week ban on abortions was signed by the American Public Health Association, The Guttmacher Institute, The Center for U.S. Policy, and 547 deans, department chairs, scholars, and public health professionals, including several members of the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Dora Hughes Joins Leadership Team at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Associate Research Professor Dora Hughes, MD, MPH, will join the senior leadership team at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and will serve as Senior Advisor at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Her role will include leading CMMI’s health equity work, as well as providing input on the development and implementation of new care models and payment approaches for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Scientific Integrity Safeguards Needed for Reproductive Health
The Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health submitted a letter in support of the Scientific Integrity Act, and Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-Virginia) highlighted the letter and the concerns raised during her questioning of witnesses at a recent “
The Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
The newly renamed institute honors Mullan’s lifelong goal of creating a more equitable distribution of health workforce resources.
Blog: Celebrating Rising Rankings
Both the Milken Institute School of Public Health and our department’s Master of Health Administration program are now ranked #12 in the country.