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August 30, 2026
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
A new study led by Paul Shafer found that nearly 20 percent of eligible adults in Medicaid expansion states are in danger of not meeting the minimum work hours that will be required nationwide beginning January 1. Women, unmarried people, White individuals, and those with limited education all had a higher risk of losing their health coverage due to noncompliance with these new requirements. Read more.
Over the past decade, PHP has built a reputation as a both a wide-ranging and dependable resource for the public and a unique educational opportunity for students at the School of Public Health. The digital publication is currently recruiting MPH students to join its largest-ever cohort of fellows. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWS
Her childhood in Zambia and India sparked Nina Kumar’s interest in public health, and her studies at SPH opened the door to health consulting—a path she explored this summer through a practicum with Willis Towers Watson. Read more.
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The ideological narrative of Medicaid recipients just needing to pull themselves up by their bootstraps does not consider the precarious employment and other real-world barriers that often prevent them from maintaining stable work over time.
PAUL SHAFER
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HEALTH LAW, POLICY & MANAGEMENT, ON CONSEQUENCES OF MEDICAID'S NEW WORK REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
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The Public Health Conversation Events
In this brief Public Health Conversation Starter, Yvette Cozier, associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, speaks with Dean Adnan Hyder about the chronic consequences of tuberculosis, which is the subject of the 2026 SPH Reads selection, Everything Is Tuberculosis, by John Green. Watch the conversation.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
To improve health outcomes, public health must expand how it defines and measures adverse childhood experiences, write PHP guest authors Greta Shawver, Meredith Hurley, Stacey Cunnington, Abriella Staggs, and Jacey Greece. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Nearly 13 percent of Medicaid enrollees lose coverage at the annual renewal deadline, often due to procedural errors rather than ineligibility, writes PHP fellow Farah Nimeri. Read more.
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In the Media.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, research associate professor of health law, policy & management.
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Quotes Christopher Louis, associate dean for academic affairs and clinical professor of health law, policy & management.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.
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