@UMIntMed Gen Med Vice Chief for Research & Innovation. Director @UM_IHPI National Poll on Healthy Aging. Physician-scientist improving decisions & value.
A new @alzassociation special report uses data from a survey done by our National Poll on Healthy Aging team for the association. @ScottRobertsPhD of @umichsph led the effort.
Read more about what they found about brain health & people over 40: https://t.co/kFxy3otJOZ
Families are asking whether college is still worth the cost. Graduates are entering a job market that’s changing fast. In my op-ed for @WSJ, I outline five ways higher education can rebuild trust from affordability to outcomes, merit, and accountability.
What percentage of people over 50 who use cannabis admit to driving within 2 hours of using?
Who's most likely to drive while THC may affect their ability to do so safely?
Learn more about a new paper from @erinbphd & our #healthyaging poll team: https://t.co/uL4aLgRYrS
The University of Michigan is a national leader in biomedical research and technological advancements, but they’ve been stalled due to NIH cuts. I’m working to ensure UM continues to receive federal funding that is crucial to their groundbreaking research.
Too many people recognize their opinions as feelings, but mistake their beliefs for facts.
Closed minds hold truths to be self-evident. Open minds are willing to question even strongly held views.
Lifelong learning requires the courage to challenge our own convictions.
The AAPD is still actively searching for 82-year-old Ralph Yang.
We are asking all community members who live in the area of Pin Oak and White Oak to please check their property and doorbell cameras for any signs of him.
"Aging in place" is a key goal for many older adults.
But our new poll of people age 65+ shows that more than half haven't taken key steps to make their current home more age-friendly or to move to an age-friendly place.
Read more: https://t.co/hfwcWpVXf7
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A new piece in @JAMA_current's News section focuses on research, innovation & policy proposals related to #caregivers.
It quotes our member Ken Langa, M.D., Ph.D. while citing data from our National Poll on Healthy Aging led by @JeffKullgren: https://t.co/OPnGfQinFX
Everyone says they want lower healthcare costs—until someone actually tries to lower them.
In my new @medpagetoday commentary, I explore why evidence-backed reforms like home-administered biologics or site-neutral payments so often meet fierce resistance. Spoiler: it’s not about patient safety. It’s about protecting revenue. Too much of our system treats cost-saving innovation as a threat instead of a goal. But we can’t keep dodging reform and pretending that someone else will pay the bill.
🧾 Read the piece here: https://t.co/SnUXqCEMau
#healthcare #healthpolicy #costreform #valuebasedcare #medicare #healtheconomics
Many congratulations to @AdamMarkovitz for receiving the @SocietyGIM 2025 Hamolsky Award for having one of the 3 best research presentations by a junior faculty member at our annual meeting! So proud of you and so well deserved, Adam! @UMIntMed@UM_IHPI
NEW: We asked adults over 50 about their views on climate change and health, and their experience with severe weather.
Read our poll report: https://t.co/p8F0sHNofR
Veterans’ perceptions of their care quality, affordability, and patient-centeredness did not significantly differ by their use of VA or non-VA health care. https://t.co/oqo76WUXA6 @jeffkullgren