Professors Scott Greer and Holly Jarman from the University of Michigan Department of Health Management and Policy talk about public health and healthcare policy. This podcast accompanies the online course HMP615: Introduction to Health Policy. If you are interested in our research, more podcasts and blog posts from the HMP Governance Lab can be found at www.hmpgovernancelab.org and on Twitter at @HMPgovlab.
Profs Greer and Jarman examine the branches of American government from the perspective of advocates -if you want to create change in a policy area, where should you focus your efforts?
Profs Greer explains the role of the Supreme Court and US judges in policymaking. What are the implications of recent judicial decisions for health?
Profs Greer and Jarman explain what state and local governments can do, how they are limited, how this impacts health, and what you can do about those limitations.
Profs Greer and Jarman discuss the US judicial system, its affects on our lives and how we can influence court decisions. Why are there SO. MANY. COURTS? And what does this mean for policy and democracy?
How does the budgetary process work at the state level? Profs Greer and Jarman talk you through the process, including why the line item veto is undemocratic, why balanced budget amendments mean we can't have universal healthcare at the state level, why people who oppose Medicaid like block grants, and more!
What does the Federal government spend money on and who decides how this works? Profs Greer and Jarman take you through the perils and pitfalls of the Federal budgetary process.
Profs Jarman and Greer discuss the regulatory process and how you can influence it.
Get settled in! Profs Greer and Jarman talk about policy implementation- putting the law on the books into practice. We look at common problems with implementation, go long on understanding the lessons learned by public health advocates attempting to implement Tobacco 21 laws and discuss how those lessons might apply to mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professor Jarman discusses the pros and cons of policy evaluation, along with tips and tricks for navigating the process.
Profs Greer and Jarman discuss the legislative process, why the US Congress hasn't legislated much lately, and what can be done about it. What was the Indiana Pi bill and did it make it into law? Listen to find out!
Profs Jarman and Greer talk about elections in comparative perspective. What do other countries do to preserve free and fair elections? What could we do in the US to protect democracy? And how to advocates handle 'election year'?
Prof Jarman introduces a simple framework for more balanced policy analysis and evaluation.
Profs Greer and Jarman discuss how issues are framed, how target groups are socially constructed, and the impact that this has on health outcomes.
Why do we pay attention to some problems and not others? Profs Jarman and Greer discuss the process of agenda setting, and we learn that Prof Greer can't bake a cake.
Profs Jarman and Greer talk about the skills needed to become an effective advocate.
Professor Holly Jarman, PhD from the University of Michigan discusses some tips for thinking about careers in health policy. What are the core skills you might need? What are the different types of policy careers? What are the next steps? Keep calm, here are some answers!
Profs Greer and Jarman take you through the syllabus for HMP 615, Introduction to Health Policy. Learn about expectations for the class and what Professor Greer is hoping you'll get out of it.
Prof Scott Greer talks to HMP 615 Graduate Student Instructor, Michelle Falkenbach. What's the secret to baking great banana bread without eggs? Listen and find out!
Who are these people?! Scott surprised Holly with a few questions about her work, so she interviewed him right back. Get to know us a little more before the semester starts!
Professor Scott Greer welcomes you to SPH and tells you how to prepare for the first week of classes.