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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And if our conversation piqued your interest (and we hope it did), give this excellent article a read! read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Work Requirements and Medicaid Enrollments: Will States Stanch Erosion? | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In our latest @jhppl.bsky.social author interview, @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and I interviewed Michael Gusmano and Frank Thompson about their recent health reform brief, "Work Requirements and Medicaid Enrollments: Will States Stanch Erosion?" Give it a listen! soundcloud.com/user-1083235...

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JHPPL Interview with Michael Gusmano and Frank Thompson, on Medicaid Work Requirements

Miranda Yaver and Michael Shepherd interview authors Michael Gusmano and Frank Thompson about their JHPPL article "Work Requirements and Medicaid Enrollments: Will States Stanch Erosion? " on states'

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here, Leighton Ku and Fouad Perez examine the effects of proof of citizenship requirements to enroll in Medicaid and how the policy's framing as challenging illegal immigration generated support despite causing burdens that led eligible people to lose coverage. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Documenting Citizenship in Medicaid: The Struggle between Ideology and Evidence

In 2006 Congress passed, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rapidly issued, regulations requiring states to obtain proof of citizenship from citizens who had applied for Medicaid...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here, Bustamante et al. examine health insurance options for noncitizens in the decades since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, finding association between restrictive policies and higher uninsured rates. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Shifting Federal and State Policy Landscapes for Health Insurance Coverage of Noncitizen Immigrants: Where Are We 30 Years After PRWORA?

Abstract. Since the 1996 passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), states have taken different approaches to noncitizen health coverage. California and I...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New Medicaid changes go into effect on Oct. 1, affecting eligibility for those with certain immigration statuses. To better understand Medicaid's role in immigrant health, give JHPPL analyses a read, starting with this analysis across immigrant population groups read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Public Health Insurance Coverage for Immigrants during Pregnancy, Childhood, and Adulthood: A Discussion of Relevant Policies and Evidence | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke Universit...

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Isabel M. Perera @isabelmperera.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please submit to our special issue on the politics of mental health, for @jhppl.bsky.social ! Christopher Ojeda and I are excited to hear about your work in this area:

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Doing research on the politics of mental health? JHPPL has a call for proposals for a special issue on the politics of mental health, edited by Christopher Ojeda & @isabelmperera.bsky.social. Proposals due Nov. 2, not limited to topics below. Details: assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And that's a wrap on JHPPL vol. 51, no. 5. Give it a read! read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Simon Rushton reviews @yara-asi.bsky.social's book "How War Kills: The Overlooked Threats to Our Health," which examines the adverse effects of war and militarism on health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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How War Kills: The Overlooked Threats to Our Health | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Finally, book reviews! @philiprocco.bsky.social reviewed "Ripples of Hope in the Mississippi Delta: Charting the Health Equity Policy Agenda" by the late David Kline Jones, which examines the stark disparities that define life in the Mississippi Delta. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Ripples of Hope in the Mississippi Delta: Charting the Health Equity Policy Agenda | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In "Work Requirements and Medicaid Enrollments: Will States Stanch Erosion?" Michael Gusmano and Frank Thompson examine the administrative & political dynamics shaping the extent to which states can limit coverage losses amid the implementation of work reqs. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Work Requirements and Medicaid Enrollments: Will States Stanch Erosion? | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In "Emergence and Potential of State Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Programs," Joel Cantor examines states' health care cost benchmark programs aiming to curb health care cost growth. 8 states have established such programs since 2013, though unclear effect. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Emergence and Potential of State Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Programs | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In "'Thoughts and Prayers': The (Non) Effect of Partisan Responses to Mass Shootings on Public Opinion," Anil Menon, @isabelmperera.bsky.social & @colleenlbarry.bsky.social draw on a survey experiment on politician rhetoric and public opinion on firearm reform. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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“Thoughts and Prayers”: The (Non) Effect of Partisan Responses to Mass Shootings on Public Opinion | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In "Health Security for All? Racial Discourse in Presidential Health Speeches from Roosevelt to Biden," @drewhalfmann.bsky.social examined 1,359 presidential health speeches from Roosevelt to Biden, evaluating the role of racial discourse in health policymaking. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Health Security for All? Racial Discourse in Presidential Health Speeches from Roosevelt to Biden | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In "Patent Litigation and the Timing of Entry by Biologic Biosimilars Compared to Small Molecule Generics in the US, 2015–2025," Keith Drake and Rena Conti compare the nominal patent term and effective market life of pharmaceuticals and examine litigation effects read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Patent Litigation and the Timing of Entry by Biologic Biosimilars Compared to Small Molecule Generics in the US, 2015–2025 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In "Laboratories of Harm Reduction and Treatment: Determinants of States’ Policy Adoptions to Address the Opioid Epidemic," Nagao et al. develop state-level indexes to measure the comprehensiveness of opioid-related policies across harm reduction and treatment read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Laboratories of Harm Reduction and Treatment: Determinants of States’ Policy Adoptions to Address the Opioid Epidemic | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

First, in "Between Knowing and Doing: The Role of Political Salience in the Adoption of Health in All Policies in the Netherlands and Beyond," Goijaerts et al compare the Dutch case to Finland and the UK to assess policy learning and coalitional strategies in HiAP read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Between Knowing and Doing: The Role of Political Salience in the Adoption of Health in All Policies in the Netherlands and Beyond | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New JHPPL issue alert! Vol. 51, Issue 5 is here! Lots of really great work (no bias!). 🧵https://read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/51/5

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Michael Shepherd @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

@jhppl.bsky.social articles fill up my syllabi fast. One of my favorites to assign in my Public Health Advocacy class is “Building Power for Health” by @povertyscholar.bsky.social , which explores how grassroots efforts are critical in shaping Medicaid policy. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Building Power for Health: The Grassroots Politics of Sustaining and Strengthening Medicaid | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Share an article from @jhppl.bsky.social that is on your syllabus or that you recommend for others and get a pen at #APSA2026! (Self promotion is great!) bsky.app/profile/sara...

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy start to the new year! What @jhppl.bsky.social articles are we all teaching? I'll start: In my Administrative Burden & Inequality class, I'm assigning the JHPPL article "Unlimited Discretion," which shows how state discretion re abortion can worsen burden. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Unlimited Discretion: How Unchecked Bureaucratic Discretion Can Threaten Abortion Availability

Abstract. Previous research has assessed the impact of state regulations on abortion clinics and patients, but how bureaucrats implement them is less understood and is increasingly important as states...

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Harold Pollack @haroldpollack.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

ABLE accounts have such potential to help people w/disabilities. We must address their punishing administrative burdens. "Administrative and Financial Barriers to Using ABLE Accounts for People with Disabilities" Our team in JHPPL. @jhppl.bsky.social watermark02.silverchair.com/12757915.pdf...

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Emma Dreher @emmadreher.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thrilled to share my new article with @emilythorson.bsky.social has been published @jhppl.bsky.social. While we found null effects of healthcare experiences on policy attitudes, it’s worth considering how this may shift as negative insurance experiences become more salient in public discourse.

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Finally, do you also want the joy of holding a hard copy issue of @jhppl.bsky.social? Did you know you could order all six issues annually in print and online for just $66 (for students is only $39)? WHAT A BARGAIN. Subscribe here: dukeupress.edu/jhppl

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

New issue of @jhppl.bsky.social just dropped! (I unabashedly love the hard copy)! Special issue on “Health Politics and Democracy”, edited by Holly Jarman, @askellyphd.bsky.social, Herschel Nachlis, and @charleywillison.bsky.social.

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

thread full of interesting articles on health policy and SCOTUS in @jhppl.bsky.social

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

James Morone traces during the 2020 litigation the politics surrounding the Affordable Care Act, including the role of the Court, and observes that "ongoing challenge to the ACA rests on a fundamental critique of the entire New Deal dispensation in jurisprudence." read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Diminishing Democracy in Health Policy: Partisanship, the Courts, and the End of Health Politics as We Knew It

Abstract. Despite unprecedented partisanship, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) traced a familiar political arc: a loud debate full of dramatic symbols, a messy legislative process, clashes over implement...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Kelly Hunter @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social @hilaryizatt.bsky.social Eve Bryner & @alisterfmartin.bsky.social draw on a novel dataset of 6,205 physicians to show that women's health providers were 3.3 percentage points more likely to vote than other physicians. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Abortion Politics: Physician Mobilization in the Wake of the Dobbs Decision | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Sara Rosenbaum reflects on the impact of Olmstead v. L.C. by Zimring and how its legal reach is limited by the ADA not requiring fundamental alterations in public programs, but it nevertheless transformed how Medicaid addresses community-based long-term care. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Using the Courts to Shape Medicaid Policy: Olmstead V. L.c. by Zimring and Its Community Integration Legacy

Abstract. In Olmstead v. L.C. by Zimring, the United States Supreme Court addressed the relationship between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark in US civil rights law, and the Medic...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Mark Hall offers here a thoughtful examination of NFIB v. Sebelius and how this fits within health care law vs. constitutional law, drawing distinctions between these related areas of jurisprudence that this landmark decision shaped. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Health Care Law versus Constitutional Law

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court's ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is a landmark decision — both for constitutional law and for heal...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Mark Hall examines the role that courts have played in shaping health equity with respect to racial discrimination, disability discrimination, and constitutional rights. He observes that executive action has been far more potent than judicial decisions. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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The Role of Courts in Shaping Health Equity | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

With the Supreme Court just wrapping up its 2025-26 term, it's a good time to look at some of the JHPPL research on the Court and health policy. First up, Lawrence Berger and Ryan Johannson's analysis of Hammer v. Dagenhart's decision on child labor. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Child Health in the Workplace: The Supreme Court in Hammer V. Dagenhart (1918)

Exploitation of children in the labor force at the beginning of this century gave rise to a national campaign leading to congressional passage of the Keating-Owen Act in 1916. The act prohibited from ...

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today marks one whole year that I’ve been leading @jhppl.bsky.social! And it’s been wonderful! I’m so grateful for the scholars for trusting me with their research, the @dukepress.bsky.social for being so easy to work with (especially Jed, best managing editor ever) & the reviewing community.

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

@oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social's analysis "Public Health Under Siege" speaks broadly to constraints that scholars are now under, impeding ability to embrace equity & study the health of historically marginalized groups incl. LGBTQ community read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This month marked 45 years since the first AIDS cases were identified in the US. In 1986, Judith Rabin published in JHPPL a constitutional analysis of the tensions between public health and individual rights in the context of gay bathhouses. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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The AIDS Epidemic and Gay Bathhouses: A Constitutional Analysis

Some legal scholars propose that the right of privacy articulated by the United States Supreme Court should be extended to protect homosexual activity. In light of the advent of AIDS, should that exte...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Gilbert Gonzales, Nathaniel Tran & Marcus Bennett examine here the association between state-level policy protections and self-rated health disparities between transgender & cisgender adults. They find trans adults were far more likely to report poor/fair health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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State Policies and Health Disparities between Transgender and Cisgender Adults: Considerations and Challenges Using Population-Based Survey Data

Abstract. Context: The authors examined the association between state-level policy protections and self-rated health disparities between transgender and cisgender adults.Methods: They used data on tra...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

As they emphasize in The Conversation, "Sterilization is not inherently good or bad. It is a highly effective and often desired form of permanent contraception. That matters now more than ever" given the Dobbs fallout (--> more permanent contraception). For more: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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From Relf v. Weinberger to Drive-Through Delivery: Unpacking Democratic Responsiveness and Administrative Levers in U.S. Sterilization Policy

Abstract. Female sterilization occupies a paradoxical place in reproductive policy. When chosen freely, it is a safe and effective contraceptive method, yet has also been deployed as a tool of coercio...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

They ultimately find that public outrage and litigation did not produce sweeping changes in the national sterilization rates, while 1990s payment reforms toward cost containment were associated with a sustained national decline, finding significant interplay in influence of courts and financing.

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

In their JHPPL article, they assess the dual legacies of sterilization - from safe & effective contraception to coercion by the state. Probing what changed sterilization practices over time, they analyze harmonized panel of contraceptive surveys from 190 nations spanning the years 1965-2010.

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Liana Woskie and Kimberly Turner's excellent new @theconversation.com piece draws on "From Relf v. Weinberger to Drive-Through Delivery: Unpacking Democratic Responsiveness & Administrative Levers in US Sterilization Policy." read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl... theconversation.com/reduced-heal...

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Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

Changes in how healthcare is managed have had a meaningful effect on what contraceptive options are available to women.

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

And given ongoing discussions of increasing reliance on in-person Election Day voting, which can contribute to longer lines, Sierra Powell and April Johnson examined political participation among those with disabilities (a population that votes at lower rates). read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Patterns and Mechanisms of Political Participation among People with Disabilities

Abstract. Context: Previous research has shown that Americans with disabilities turn out to vote at significantly lower levels than people without disabilities, even after accounting for demographic a...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Following the Supreme Court's recent decision on the Voting Rights Act, state legislatures are taking up laws ranging from voter ID to redistricting. David K. Jones's article here helps explicate why such political features also shape health care access & outcomes read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Political Participation in the Least Healthy Place in America: Examining the Political Determinants of Health in the Mississippi Delta

Abstract. Context: Scholars have called on public health to more commonly and more effectively learn from political science to understand the political determinants of health. They argue that policy d...

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🚨 Public health scholars! 🚨 JHPPL is seeking proposals for an upcoming special issue on "Community Organizing, Power, and Politics," edited by @povertyscholar.bsky.social, Megan Reynolds, and @sarahgollust.bsky.social! Proposals due May 15! Submission guidelines: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/pages/...

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Submission Guidelines | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press Submission Guidelines CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS: Community Organizing, Power, and Politics. Co...

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