Health Services, Policy & Practice Department

Our mission is to spearhead effective, just health & policy initiatives based in genuine respect for diverse communities.
Department Chair: Ateev Mehrotra

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

Health insurance administration exceeded $370B in national health expenditures. @jbuxbaum86 of @BrownHSPP & coauthors offer a systemic cross-state, cross-market comparison of insurer administrative spending and profit in 2023. Here's an interactive map: https://t.co/4sf9bBCPR2

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

Did you know the "Star Wars" arm is real?🦾 Named after Luke Skywalker, the LUKE arm is the first prosthetic capable of multiple simultaneous powered movements—and it’s changing the lives of Veterans. https://t.co/iHS0o79D6S

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

By outsourcing the cost containment function, value-based payment programs fail to confront the core drivers of spending: high prices, technology diffusion, and administrative costs. | Forefront

@Andy_Ryan_dydx, et al. | @Brown_SPH

https://t.co/GQFtNzHEAX

[Nephrology News & Issues @Nephronline]

Since the 21st Century Cures Act went into effect, researchers @Brown_SPH found chain #dialysis facilities had greater enrollment into Medicare Advantage plans vs. independent facilities.

Learn more @GoHealio
https://t.co/hxCGvaEhGK

[Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health @pandemiccenter]

The US exit from #WHO is now complete, potentially leaving the country blind in the next health crisis.

@BethCameron_DC shares w/ @HelenBranswell this decision means less info during outbreaks and more difficulty managing them on a global scale.

More here 👇

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

"Every restriction on safe #abortion care puts women at greater risk," Dr. @darakass, Senior Fellow @spsaki and Professor Liz Tobin-Tyler write in @medpagetoday.

Read more:
https://t.co/8EHSb9Z9XN

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

Dr. Francesca Beaudoin began her tenure as interim dean of #BrownSPH on Jan 1, but for nearly two decades has been a @brownuniversity physician, student, researcher and leader.

Read her plans to "move public health at Brown to its next level."

Q&A https://t.co/TuKFJ0sSnK

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

It was great to see these smiling public health faces on our first day back at #BrownSPH!!❤️

Resources and support are available as we begin the new semester #evertrue ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://t.co/z5pj4IQM7w

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

"The most important thing that we can do is to make sure the people who aren't vaccinated get vaccinated," says Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, director of @pandemiccenter, as the US risks losing its measles-free designation. https://t.co/lx5C71m6Jt

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

"The central question . . . is not whether PE investment should be allowed in health care, but on what terms and to whose benefit."

—Professor @ysingh_phd for @Health_Affairs discusses 2 new books on the human consequences of private equity's rise ⤵️⤵️⤵️
https://t.co/HnMTBdkoFB

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

Two recent books about the consequences of the rise in private equity investments in health care offer a timely window into the lived experiences of American lives ��� patients, workers, and communities. | Health Affairs Reads

@ysingh_phd | @Brown_SPH

https://t.co/CgIwpnrhj3

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

Two Rhode Island hospitals—Fatima & Roger Williams—are running out of money. Professor @Andy_Ryan_dydx and fellow Dr. Emily Shearer write in the @BostonGlobe that despite the challenges, this moment "offers a chance to modernize the state’s approach." ⤵️ https://t.co/OnwewJeOzc

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

Marrying for health insurance?💍
Professor @efusebrown says it was more common until the ACA created better options. But, "with the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits," she says, "we're now starting to slowly walk back toward a pre-ACA world." https://t.co/HVJ7TEstEu

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

🎙️New episode of Humans in Public Health

"Right now, there are so many forces telling mothers and women that their lives aren’t that valuable. This work is about . . . affirming, in very concrete ways, that they are."

Listen now! https://t.co/by2IBNNpiY

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

2025 tested #BrownSPH in unimaginable ways, but we remain #evertrue, dedicated to moving population health forward in 2026.

ICYMI:10 stories from the past year on how our students, faculty, staff & alumni improved public health in RI & around the world.⤵️ https://t.co/yKGscGOhoQ

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

In 2025, we learned that young people are turning to generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, for mental health advice. “The key question is, how can LLMs be most helpful but at the same time limit their harm,” Professor @Ateevm said of the study's findings. ⤵️ https://t.co/phlZHioebg

[Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health @pandemiccenter]

🦠 Flu cases in the US have surpassed the last 5 flu seasons

🏥 Flu-related hospitalizations are rising rapidly

👶 The 2024-25 flu season was the deadliest on record for children

Stay informed on #flu and other outbreaks in our #TrackingReport ⬇️

https://t.co/bTKV6jHqcF

[Brown University School of Public Health @Brown_SPH]

In 2025, researchers in @CAHPR_BrownSPH launched a tool that gives policymakers and the public an unprecedented look at how Medicare Advantage plans are contributing to billions in excess payments through “upcoding.” https://t.co/ePqL30ivOn

[Brown University @BrownUniversity]

Today we launch Brown Ever True, a whole-campus recovery effort launched in the wake of a senseless act of violence that took the lives of two students and injured nine others on December 13, 2025. We recognize that community healing takes time, and looks different for each individual affected. Brown Ever True focuses on both short- and long-term recovery, informed by medical and public health experts and scholars who specialize in trauma. In the coming days, weeks and months, we’ll move toward recovery together, as a whole community.

The Brown community is resilient, caring and strong. We are ever true. Learn more about Brown Ever True: https://t.co/vr1uolXUP2. Read the full letter from President Paxson: https://t.co/aZUzjbt4g3

[Brown University @BrownUniversity]

Message from Brown University President Christina H. Paxson: Mourning the loss of two beloved students.

On Saturday, Dec. 13, Brown lost two members of its community to an act of unimaginable and senseless violence. Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov were two young people whose amazing promise was extinguished much too soon.

Read the President's full message: https://t.co/lRrN0JQUsV