In the wake of Medicare and Medicaid's 60th anniversary, Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Jamila Michener of Cornell University to the pod to discuss her recent Forefront article on organized power and its impact on the future of Medicaid ( https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/future-medicaid-and-imperative-organized-power?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=this+week&utm_campaign=forefront ). Also, join us for these upcoming events: * 8/26: Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector: Independent Dispute Resolution ( https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20250730.337943/full/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=this+week&utm_campaign=event&utm_content=briefing ) (FREE TO ALL) * 9/3: Theme Issue Briefing: Insights About The Opioid Crisis ( https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20250807.410182/full/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=this+week&utm_campaign=event&utm_content=briefing ) (FREE TO ALL) * 9/23: Prior Authorization: Current State and Potential Reform ( https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20250729.136154/full/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=this+week&utm_campaign=insidermarketing&utm_content=eventspecific ) (INSIDER EXCLUSIVE) Become an Insider today ( https://www.healthaffairs.org/subscribe/individual?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=this+week&utm_campaign=individual+subscriber ) to get access to exclusive events like the ones highlighted above. Related Articles: * Order Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics ( https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/fragmented-democracy/9A69DF1567190EF38883D4766EBC0AAC ) (Cambridge University Press) * Medicare and Medicaid at 60 Forefront Series ( https://www.healthaffairs.org/topic/pt_medicaremedicaid60?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=this+week&utm_campaign=forefront ) Health Affairs This Week Episode 213 August 15, 2025 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce5875a8 ★ Additional episodes: http://www.healthaffairs.org

As part of the winter 2025 semester’s Stone Working Group on Inequality & Political Economy (SWIPE) theme, “Power and Housing Justice,” this event will include a presentation by Jamila Michener, associate professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University and inaugural director of the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures, discussion with Rob Mickey, U-M Associate Professor of Political Science, and Q&A moderated by Mo Torres, U-M Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology.

Millions of people are expected to lose access to healthcare coverage due to new federal Medicaid work requirements, alongside changes to open enrollment—jeopardizing health and equity for all. Join a discussion about strategies community-based organizations and others can deploy to preserve Medicaid enrollment. The conversation will explore: -New federal policies affecting Medicaid -The critical role Medicaid can play in advancing equity -How barriers to enrollment are rooted in structural racism -How community leaders can work together to help people stay covered Speakers: Jamila Michener, PhD (Cornell University) Deanna Williams (Georgians for a Healthy Future) Laura Colbert, MCHES (Georgians for a Healthy Future) Stan Dorn, JD (UnidosUS) Jennifer Flynn Walker, MS (Popular Democracy) Anton Gunn, MSW (REACH Beyond Solutions) - Moderator *The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Foundation does not support lobbying efforts, including any activities or communications referenced during this podcast.

Speakers: Emily A. Benfer, George Washington University Law School; Jamila Michener, Cornell University, Brooks School of Public Policy The speakers will discuss the initial findings of their study, “A Descriptive Analysis of Tenant Right to Counsel Law and Praxis 2017-2024.” This study and accompanying dataset provides the first comprehensive description of state and local tenant Right to Counsel policies around the country. From July 2017 through June 2024, five states, 17 cities, and one county passed legislation to formally create a right to legal counsel in eviction proceedings. These policies contain heterogeneous provisions, including their intended purposes, design and administration requirements, eligibility criteria, and when the right is triggered in the eviction process. Investigators applied longitudinal policy surveillance, legal mapping, and legal analysis techniques to describe state and local tenant right to counsel laws in 23 jurisdictions. The resulting study includes the requirements and characteristics of tenant right to counsel law, such as policy justification, dates of significance (e.g., passage, effect, implementation), program administration, eligibility criteria, court processes, and community engagement requirements, among other variables. In addition, speakers will describe the initial results of additional study aims, including tenant experiences of right to counsel in the eviction system. Study: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10511482.2025.2467136 Dataset: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/39350

This is the opening session for the National Academies worksop focused on "Economic Systems as a Structural Driver of Population Health — Democracy and Governance"

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jamila Michener from Cornell University on her recent paper examining the relationship between racism, power, and health equity through the lens of tenant organizations and housing rights. Order the October 2023 issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. A Health Podyssey Episode 152 October 3, 2023 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9c09a759 ★ Additional episodes: https://www.healthaffairs.org/podcasts

August 24, 2022 session of the Medicaid Insights Colloquium shares research and insights from the process of helping officials in multiple states to identify opportunities in alternative channels to implement changes in their Medicaid programs which affect immediate, equitable and dignity-enhancing improvements in the lives of enrollees.

February 22nd, 2023 - A recording of the final Evidence Forum, live-streamed from the White House, co-hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Penn State University's Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, in collaboration with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).