I had a great time talking about building power for health equity at the 15th Annual Clyburn Lecture organized by USC Arnold School of Public Health. My favorite part was a long lunch w/ Congressmen Clyburn after the event. He shared wisdom & some very cool inside stories. Thanks Brad Wright!

Here we go!

Another important piece from Bryce Covert who considers what happens when you build a stronger safety net only to then tear it down. My comments in the piece underscore the perspectives of people who experience this acutely (based on projects w/ Margaret Perez Brower & Carolyn Barnes).

Check out this PBS NewsHour series on the social safety net. Glad I could contribute my perspective (starting around 2:49 mins), which very much centers on recognizing the ubiquity of economic need (over the life course) & the role of the safety net in meeting that need.

My first book, Fragmented Democracy, is nearly 6 years old. But Medicaid remains a pivotal institution shaping political life within marginalized communities. That's why I'm glad to see the book still cited & the public conversation still going. npr.org/2024/02/23/122…

Want to show love to Medicaid on Valentine's Day? Come through! It's a great chance to gain insight on how Medicaid can be more effective for more people.

Even if answering email were my only job, I would not be able to keep up with my inbox. Never mind that it should (ideally) take up only a small fraction of my time. This is impossible & I cannot understand why we designed this system. But if I owe you a reply, forgive me 🤷🏾‍♀️

Policy feedback theory can help inform how policy design & implementation encourage democratic participation.

In her report from earlier this year, Jamila Michener explores three pandemic-era policies and their feedback effects. #RooseveltRundown2023 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/p…

Here's my new Economic Policy Institute report with Adam Dean & Patron Saint of Lost Causes.

tl;dr using new DemocracyWorks data on 2022 ballot drop box locations, we find a strong relationship between county union density & ballot drop box density

Full report here: epi.org/publication/un…

Write up from Cornell Chronicle on my testimony at the NYS Senate earlier this week. news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/1…

I've been preoccupied with poverty for a long time. The first course I took as a college freshman was about poverty, as was the first course I taught as a professor. Today, I get to share some of what I've learned during all these years w/ my state Senate: nysenate.gov/calendar/publi…

It's always worthwhile to engage KY Voices for Health. I'm always glad to support their incredible Medicaid advocacy work in Kentucky.

Joe Benitez and Jamila Michener deliver their powerful research on the impacts of #Medicaid for Kentuckians, along with a frank and honest discussion about the policies that help people in poverty. #2023KVH

Medicaid policy folks:

Our next Medicaid Insights Colloquium is set for December 13.

Very excited to welcome Chima Ndumele (Yale Health Policy & Management), moderated by Jamila Michener (@CornellBPP).

Register here:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Save the Date!

2024 Cornell Center for Health Equity Symposium
April 11, 2024 | ILR Conference Center | Ithaca, NY

Get inspired and connect with brilliant minds in health equity research. We can't wait to welcome you!

A thread about our depraved healthcare system, and a plea.

In 2021, my friend Carole was diagnosed with terminal stage four cancer. A single parent with two kids, she had just turned 43. In 2017, she had watched her brother Chris die of the same cancer. He too was in his 40s.