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Statement of the Center for Medicare Advocacy in Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on the topic of "A National Tragedy: COVID-19 in the Nation’s Nursing Homes”

News: March 17, 2021

"...Study after study documents that facilities without sufficient nursing staff have both more cases of COVID-19 and more deaths from the virus..." ( Association of Nursing Home Ratings on Health Inspections, Quality of Care, and Nurse Staffing With COVID-19 Cases. JAMA 2020.)

Sharp Obesity Increase Since Pandemic in Black Youth

News: June 30, 2025

Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy

News: March 15, 2022

"...Dual-eligible beneficiaries also have higher mortality rates, so their providers can have worse results on the discharge to community measure..." (Mortality and hospitalizations for dually enrolled and nondually enrolled Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older, 2004 to 2017. JAMA 2020)

Fellow Spotlight: Meet our 2025 Fellows!

News: October 01, 2025

As the academic year begins, we are excited to introduce five exceptional new fellows who have joined the Health Policy Section at the Smith Center. These medical students and fellows bring a range of experiences...

Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Aging

Publication: Journal Article

Troy, Aaron L. 2025. “Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Aging”. JACC Advances.

Insurance Coverage and Plan Choice Complexity for Medicare Beneficiaries With Cardiovascular Disease

Publication: Journal Article

Shanab, Bassel M, David A Bunn, Andrew S Oseran, Rishi K Wadhera, Jessica Phelan, John Orav, and Jose F Figueroa. 2025. “Insurance Coverage and Plan Choice Complexity for Medicare Beneficiaries With Cardiovascular Disease”. American Journal of Cardiology.

Inhaler Price Caps-Patchwork Progress Without Reform

Publication: Journal Article

Mein, Stephen A, and Rishi K Wadhera. 2026. “Inhaler Price Caps-Patchwork Progress Without Reform”. JAMA Internal Medicine.

Cardiovascular Statistics in the United States, 2026: JACC Stats

Publication: Journal Article

Wadhera, Rishi K, Sanket S Dhruva, Behnood Bikdeli, Marc P Bonaca, Michelle M Kittleson, Dennis T Ko, Yuan Lu, et al. 2026. “Cardiovascular Statistics in the United States, 2026: JACC Stats”. Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Fellow Spotlight: Daniel Johnson

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June 25, 2025 Daniel Johnson is a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, currently taking a gap year between his third and fourth years to conduct research in cardiology and health policy through the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Fellowship. He's working in...

Health Care Policy Research Section at AHA 2024

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The Health Care Policy research section had 8 presentations at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024. Oral Presentations: Many congratulations to Anjali Bhatla, MD, MBA who presented her work "Patient Care Experience Worsens After Private Equity Acquisitions of US Hospitals" in...