Health Policy

Kelly Kogan, PhD Health Services Research ’23 and Master of Nutrition ’21, uses her George Mason degrees as a nutritionist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, collecting and analyzing data for What We Eat in America, the dietary intake survey that captures a detailed portrait of Americans’ food habits.

George Mason health economist Priyanka Anand coauthored piece for Washington Center for Equitable Growth to inform policymaker decision-making.

George Mason Associate Professor of Health Administration and Policy discusses the importance of job-protected paid leave.

Anand Discusses Research on Paid Family Leave with U.S. Policymakers 

COVID vaccine coverage questions abound for health insurers

Paid leave mandates reduce likelihood of decreasing paid work hours after a spouse’s health shock, study shows.

Paid leave policies do not always include job protection: US President's 2022 Economic Report

CHHS welcomes Dr. Jeah Jung to the Health Administration and Policy faculty. Jung brings research expertise in health economics, health policy, and health disparities.

In a recent study, George Mason University Associate Professor Hong Xue, PhD and colleagues evaluated the impact of ending market exclusivity for brand-name statin drugs. The first study to comprehensively assess the economic impact of generic competition for statins found that ending market exclusivity for statins saves U.S. $12 billion and individuals nearly $1,000 annually.

Jhumka Gupta, ScD, MPH, associate professor in the College of Health and Human Services’ Department of Global and Community Health, says that she has always been drawn to research that seeks to “bring the ‘hidden side’ of things out in the open: such as violence against women and girls and refugee populations.” Gupta’s research on period poverty, and more broadly, stigma and menstrual health, is helping to inform a national policy discussion on health equity, reaching well beyond the public health community. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) has referenced Gupta’s research in support of legislation for menstrual equity. After Gupta saw her research referenced on Rep. Meng’s social media, she reached out to Meng’s office to share additional resources. In May 2021, Meng introduced the Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021, aimed at increasing access to menstrual products, and she met with Gupta to learn more about her work.