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The Intersection Between Health and Politics: A Conversation with Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich on Obesity, COVID-19, and the Role of the Government

HHPR Senior Editor Layla Chaaraoui interviewed Dr. Sarah Naomi Bleich, PhD. Dr. Bleich is a Professor of Public Health Policy at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Dr. Bleich’s research focuses on obesity prevention and diet-related diseases. She is currently working on projects relating to COVID-19’s implications on food and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Her work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the British Medical Journal, Health Affairs, and the American Journal of Public Health. She has held a number of positions, including a Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Vice Provost for Special Projects at Harvard University. Dr. Bleich earned her BA degree from Columbia University in Psychology and her PhD from Harvard University in Health Policy.

Politics, Global HealthHHPRJune 23, 2023Comment

What the End of the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement Means for Health Care Coverage and Access

Medicaid enrollment has grown significantly during the pandemic. This growth has primarily been driven by the continuous coverage requirement, a provision in pandemic relief legislation initially tied to the federally-declared public health emergency (PHE). States’ current enrollment procedures and capacity, as well as differences in expected approaches to completing redeterminations, will have significant implications for coverage and access outcomes.

Health Spending, Medicaid, Politics, State/Local IssuesHHPRFebruary 8, 2023pandemic, Medicare, Health spendingComment