Kathryn A Phillips PhD
Professor Health Econ/Health Services Research @UCSF. Founder @UCSF_TRANSPERS, focused on effective/efficient/equitable implementation of emerging technologies. Founding Editor-in-Chief #HAScholar @Health_Affairs – OA journal emerging/global health policy.
- Could this saga be coming to a close? Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
- Will really miss David Brooks NY Times! Always so thoughtful and down to earth www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
- We Do Care | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Kathryn A Phillips PhDMy pleasure to be on the Health Affairs podcast talking about the "Great American Healthcare Plan" - er....non-plan? Vision board (h/t Jeff). Hope you enjoy! www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...
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- Oh no, this is an unfortunate problem for NIH and genetics research - requires careful and proactive response. Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
- Should be great webinar by Health Affairs: The FDA and Its Changing Relationship to Industry. www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...
- Insightful assessment @brucequinnmd on recent publication on how Medicare’s 2018 National Coverage Determination affected claim denials for next-generation sequencing www.discoveriesinhealthpolicy.com/2026/01/jour...
- How can FDA continue to support innovation? Publication by NASEM committee members S. Dhruva, @hollylynchez.bsky.social @dusetzinas.bsky.social, myself argue for post-marketing evidence, validation of surrogate markers, adherence to standards, ensuring resources. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
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- Newsflash - Delighted to see list of 2026 Women of Precision Medicine announced - and delighted to be included!
- Reposted by Kathryn A Phillips PhDFour scientists and administrators who resigned in protest cite political interference, censorship of research, and a loss of integrity at the NIH. www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
- Reposted by Kathryn A Phillips PhDThe $70 Billion supplement, peptide, and other unregulated stuff business and RFK Jr Gift link www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
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- Major study finds some benefits from open science but not as much as hoped. Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Interesting pilot by NEJM AI Accelerating Science with Human+AI Review | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- ICER article in Health Affairs Scholar in top 10 stories of 2025!
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- Read if you want to understand Medicare policy! @brucequinnmd Discoveries in Health Policy: MolDx on the Podcast Circuit: Gabriel Bien-Willne... www.discoveriesinhealthpolicy.com/2025/12/mold...
- Landmark study! WISDOM study demonstrated that a risk-based approach successfully stratifies the population for breast cancer risk and is safe and acceptable to women. @drlauraesserman.bsky.social. Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Great to see this @dusetzinas.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/rach.... "Important to monitor effects of these products on patients’ health and on overall health care spending for patients, payers, and society to ensure equitable access to them at fair prices for all" www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Kathryn A Phillips PhDSummarizing the current state of pricing and coverage for GLP1s in the US with @rachelsachs.bsky.social in @nejm.org this week! Read it before things change (again)! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Excited to co-author paper @UCSF_TRANSPERS. Prior authorization gets attention but also key are patient appeals of insurer decisions. First study to use recent, multistate data to examine independent medical review. 1/2 appeals overturned in favor of patients! www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...
- Excited to announce 1st paper in new Health Affairs Scholar Series #HAS @Health_Affairs by @TuftsCEVR. For almost 20 years, CEVR has been leader on issues pertaining to value, cost-effectiveness, and risk tradeoffs in health care decisions. Watch for more! academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- We need to listen to scientific experts and former FDA commissioners @robcaliff.bsky.social et al! A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Ugh yet more turmoil at FDA. Only in this role one month! Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave the FDA www.statnews.com/2025/12/02/r... via @statnews
- Good detail re coverage variations from @tuftscevr.bsky.social @Jchambers241 . Variation in US Commercial Health Plan Coverage Restrictions for Cell and Gene Therapies jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- @bobwachter.bsky.social makes key points!
- @dusetzinas.bsky.social was clear and insightful as always!
- Judge bars Trump from fining University of California over discrimination : NPR share.google/ZrIFMLciT7ct...
- It's very early evidence but this could be game-changing role for #PrecisionMedicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/g...
- @ritahamad.bsky.social is one of world's experts on this topic so very pleased that we could publish this collection! #HAScholar @Health_Affairs
- Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
- Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/s... via @statnews.com
- Interesting that my home state would pass this! Texas voters approved funding the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), the nation's largest state-funded dementia research initiative. OG image: press release www.alz.org/news/2025/te...
- Excellent @PBS Frontline documentary provides insights to RFK Jr and his policies. The Rise of RFK Jr. undefined/documentary/the-rise-of-rfk-jr/
- 2nd largest volume academic journal loses impact factor as delisted open.substack.com/pub/journalo...
- Congrats to @wbfeldman.bsky.social Health Affairs Scholar Editorial Fellow #HAScholar @Health_Affairs for leading this article! academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- #HAScholar @Health_Affairs announces fast-track submission pathway and diverse and flexible article types that enable Health Affairs family to remain on cutting edge of evidence-based policy. Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach to Meet Today’s Needs academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- Excellent analysis that contributes to what we know beyond Medicare on this topic. Commercial Insurers Paid More For Procedures At Hospital Outpatient Departments Than At Ambulatory Surgical Centers | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...
- Glad to see this from my former UCSF colleague Peter Lurie.The Make American Healthy Again Strategy Report url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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- Editors Choice! #HAScholar @healthAffairs Relationship between state-level abortion policy and maternal mortality in the United States: a scoping review academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- New in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs Models attempting to quantify the relationship between drug development and financial return are missing a key element: the effect on post-approval research academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- Reposted by Kathryn A Phillips PhDWhat did the largest trial of an early detection of cancer blood test show? erictopol.substack.com/p/the-larges...
- Timely overview of important topic by @ritahamad.bsky.social #HAScholar @Health_Affairs. Social Policies as Determinants of Health: New Evidence, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Pathways url: academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- 2 leading experts on scientific publication & former Editors-in-Chief @JAMA published commentary in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs on Administration's focus on “gold standard science” – its opportunities but also its challenges. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- Drummond was great mentor to me...continuing his efforts now! Commentary from 2 experts on scientific publication & former Editors-in-Chief @JAMA in #HAScholar @Health_Affairs on Administration's focus on “gold standard science” – opportunities but also challenges. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
- M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
- Thrilled to publish this in #HAScholar @ Health Affairs. "So much is changing in the drug approval and pricing space, and in order to ensure affordability for patients and society, policymakers should pay close attention to the merits of a U.S.-based value assessment approach
- Useful! Provenance and Funding of Extremely Cited Biomedical Articles Published Between 2003 and 2024 url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Health and Medical Research Funding in a Divided America — How to Increase Support | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Join us on October 28 for a hybrid public workshop to discuss how AI is impacting translational #genomics research and genomics clinical care. Register here: ow.ly/GC1x50WQlHm #GenomicsRT
- Many questions about Pfizer deal with Trump Administration to avoid tariffs. Why does the federal government need to become a drug marketer? Doesn’t it already do enough not very well? www.wsj.com/opinion/dona... via @WSJopinion
- www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u... Intrusions into academic independence!
- "The world of scientific research still needs a Drummond Rennie." Remembering Drummond Rennie—Champion of Integrity in Science and Scientific Publication jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
