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Sarah Gollust

@sarahgollust.bsky.social
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Prof @umnsph.bsky.social‬; studies media & politics & health policy & public opinion; teaches ethics & health policy. Member of COMM HSP research team @commhsp.bsky.social. Wesleyan & UMich alum. Editor of @jhppl.bsky.social‬

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 16h
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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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey everyone! I'm attending an “SOS for Health” micro-rally - you can join too: www.mobilize.us/publiccitize...
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SOS for Health · Public Citizen
The Trump administration’s deep cuts to health and public health and assaults on science-based policy are already being felt across the country—from Medicaid, research and staffing cuts to attacks on ...
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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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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Did you know this Thursday 9/24 is a national day of visibility to bring attention to the attacks on health care and public health? Find an event near you or host your own: sosforhealth.org
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SOS FOR HEALTH | SEP 24, 2026
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I dunno, there’s a lot of bad and scary news here. Maybe instead you want to see our cat PJ chilling at one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes yesterday? (Yes we brought our cat to the lake. Why, you ask? Why not?)
A grey house cat relaxing on a gravel beach in Minnesota with the lake behind her
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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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Volume 51 Issue 5 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day
Mural from the MN AFL-CIO
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Please enjoy meeting my new best friend, courtesy of the MN State Fair.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It’s happening.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 05/09/2026
The so-called "family values" party is trying to re-start the Mommy Wars: pitting married stay-at-home moms against unmarried, employed-but-low-income moms in a bid for scarce childcare resources, rather than actually investing more to support all families with kids. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
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Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones (Gift Article)
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
PEN REVIEW: this is one quality clicky ballpoint. polymer reinforced clip, tactical flush rubber grip, brushed aluminium accents. and a good journal name on the side so your peers know how well-read you are. 5/5 clicks.
a journal of health politics, policy, and law green pen on top of the mail (the onion and wired)
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Arrived late because of flight delays, but heartily enjoying the #APSA2016 panel of all-stars discussing @mirandayaver.bsky.social’s book - Mark Peterson, @smettler.bsky.social and @povertyscholar.bsky.social offering important commentary about prior authorization in private health insurance. (1/2)
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I have arrived at #APSA2026. Why oh why are the name badges so jangly? I feel like an outdoor cat with a bell on me. I promise I’m not going to sneak up on any birds! #IYKYK
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026
“The Los Angeles Unified Board is banning student access to AI tools on district-provided laptops and tablets. The announcement comes after the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to limit screen time for students in June.”
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LAUSD Bans Students From Using AI on School Devices
LAUSD has blocked about 378,000 students from accessing generative AI tools on district-issued laptops and tablets.
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NYC has announced a one-year moratorium, the most expansive in the nation, "that eliminates AI use for students in grades 2-K through 8th grade. This includes all software that uses student-facing generative AI. Companion chatbots will be prohibited across all grades."
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Mayor Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels Put Students First with Nation’s Broadest Generative AI Moratorium in Schools
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two more days until these gorgeous pens arrive at #APSA2026. (With me.) Who wants one?
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hi health politics nerds! Are you attending #APSA2026? Do you love @jhppl.bsky.social? Do you want to be one of the first to receive a 50th anniversary commemorative pen? If the answer is “yes” to all, follow along…
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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
No big deal, but my pandemic kindergartener started seventh grade today. 🥹 (What? How?!)
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Ally Whelan @amwhelan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Among so many other great things, I will remember Dolly Parton for being a staunch advocate for vaccines, donating $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April 2020, which supported the early scientific research that helped develop the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Horrible news. “Two people have died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s health department confirmed Tuesday. Both people were unvaccinated. They are the first such deaths in the U.S. this year, and the first in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 35 years.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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Two die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreak
The deaths are the first measles-related fatalities in the U.S. this year. Both people had not been vaccinated against the illness.
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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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Anne Whitesell @annewhitesell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I've got this assigned for next week in my health policy class: doi.org/10.1215/0361...
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The Changing Role of the Government in American Health Law
Abstract. The government's role in shaping health law and health care in the United States has evolved dramatically over the last 60 years. In some aspects, including in its administration of Medicare...
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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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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A new Children’s HealthWatch study offers an important window into how mothers of young children experienced the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit—and what happened when the monthly payments ended. Learn more: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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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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Emily Thorson @emilythorson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
New article with former SU grad student @emmadreher.bsky.social: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl.... We randomly assign people to recall in detail either interactions with their doctors or interactions with their insurance providers, and find no effect of either on health policy attitudes.
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The Effects of Recalling Health Insurance and Health Care Experiences on Policy Attitudes | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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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 · 25/08/2026
Hi health politics nerds! Are you attending #APSA2026? Do you love @jhppl.bsky.social? Do you want to be one of the first to receive a 50th anniversary commemorative pen? If the answer is “yes” to all, follow along…
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. According to internal documents I obtained, the agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant" — a massive shift for the biomedical funder. My latest for @nature.com:
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NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
No, there's no reason to split up the MMR vaccine. No, vaccines don't come in vats. Yes, a lot "bad can happen from what we’re doing."
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About Childhood Vaccines After Executive Order (Gift Article)
Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling to scale back the number of vaccinations American children receive.
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is a nightmare.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
So, Trump wants to make the MMR vaccine into three vaccines? Let’s see, three separate trips to the pediatrician, three copays, more missed work, and more missed appointments, leaving kids not fully protected from measles, mumps and rubella. None of it supported by scientific evidence.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
BREAKING — Trump is planning to sign an executive order today that calls for spacing out childhood vaccines, breaking the MMR into three separate shots and making other key vaccine changes. @lenasun.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social
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Trump administration order would upend nation’s childhood vaccine schedule
The president has pushed to narrow which vaccines are administered to children and split shots up into multiple appointments.
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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.
The cover of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. Brown cover, title is Health Politics and Democracy. Table of contents of Volume 51, number 4
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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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Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
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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.
The cover of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. Brown cover, title is Health Politics and Democracy. Table of contents of Volume 51, number 4
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
On Tuesday, the Trump Admin announced they were ending the Medicare Part D subsidy program. Touching the third rail of politics is a heckuva strategy going into midterms (part D open enrollment starts 10/15). My latest analysis for @msnowreports.bsky.social. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Opinion | Trump’s Medicare change comes at a curious time
Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, America’s most reliable voting bloc will receive notice of higher healthcare costs.
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sad news. Ted Marmor was one of the first editors of @jhppl.bsky.social and his legacy is vast. Read more from @oberlanderunc.bsky.social below.
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I built a tool to help people write their comments easily. bsky.app/profile/drru...
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Did you write your comment yet on the OMB rules on federally funded science yet? No? Don’t worry, you can do it this weekend. Here are some resources that can help you get started.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Me: I’m going to feed you while your sister is on the porch. Hopefully she doesn’t notice. His sister:
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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
Feeling so lucky that I'm one of the club of 20,000 at the UMN whose zoom accounts and all our data (+ my phone) were deleted yesterday! {sarcasm}
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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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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Flagging (excuse the pun) 🏳️‍🌈 some must-read articles in @jhppl.bsky.social on LGBTQ health. Bookmark for fall syllabi!
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
How very sad -- Bob was a pioneer in the scholarly area of health politics, and his work examining public opinion about health policy literally paved the way for my own, and so many others. Condolences to his friends, family, and his numerous mentees.
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Mel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.
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