Zeke Emanuel

When you truly care about the future of American healthcare, you pick up the phone when duty calls–no matter what. My thoughts about how we can create a more efficient system that works for everyone on the @BulwarkOnline: thebulwark.com/p/inside-trump…

Thought-provoking piece by @ZekeEmanuel on why it's time to reform and improve the Medicaid program. thebulwark.com/p/democrats-mu…

Team Scientist podcast roundup: @ZekeEmanuel on @planetmoney n.pr/4kEt4cR @OS_Mitchell on @whartonknows whr.tn/3IPmhzu @ethan_kross on @HiddenBrain bit.ly/3IvqgBq

LDI Fellow @ZekeEmanuel believes Democrats must fundamentally fix Medicaid, not merely repair Trump-era policies. He proposes seven changes to Medicaid to improve the program and deliver quality health care to more Americans. Read more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

Analysis by LDI's @ZekeEmanuel argues that middle-income countries with high death tolls were treated most inequitably, not low-income nations. Ethics demands more than equal shares—it demands vaccines go where they save the most lives. Read the essay: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.210…

From allocating scarce resources to creating resilient supply chains, professor @ZekeEmanuel explains what the health care field can learn from the pandemic. whr.tn/4cSqwoV

"If Democrats still believe, as I do, that the United States must provide health care to all Americans regardless of income or employment, then it is imperative to offer a plan to fundamentally fix Medicaid—not just repair the damage." ICYMI @ZekeEmanuel: thebulwark.com/p/democrats-mu…

.@ZekeEmanuel: “Tens of thousands of people thrown off of Medicaid, maybe even hundreds of thousands of people in Missouri. And that itself is going to cause a lot of people to die…Josh Hawley is trying to turn himself into a pretzel to justify a vote, which is unjustifiable.”

Trump's bill could strip Medicaid from 12 million Americans. Repeal isn't enough. Democrats must use this opportunity to propose bold reforms that truly fix Medicaid’s core problems. In @BulwarkOnline, I share how to build a system that actually works: thebulwark.com/p/democrats-mu…

U.S. hospital admin costs are ~20–25% of health spending—a key target for savings without harming care. A new study by @ZekeEmanuel finds Medicare Cost Reports, the only universal public hospital finance data, are too flawed to guide savings & policy.⤵️ ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

The US spends more than other countries on health care AND has worse outcomes. One clear opportunity to lower spending without compromising patient care: reducing admin costs. Our recommendations to improve the data and identify savings ⬇️@PennLDI ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

All of this was avoidable.  When we choose not to vaccinate with this safe, very effective vaccine, there will be more measles, more hospitalizations, more suffering – and tragically, people will die. nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/…

1 in 4 cancer patients also battles depression – a devastating double burden that no one should have to endure. Our new study suggests that psilocybin combined with psychotherapy is a potentially paradigm-changing approach to cancer care.

One of America's most overlooked problems: healthcare churn. 20% of Americans change insurance plans yearly, and insurers are disincentivized to invest in preventative care. I discussed this on @planetmoney. npr.org/2025/06/12/125…

Surprising finding: When private equity acquires ophthalmology practices, they actually shift toward Medicare patients and away from higher-paying commercial insurance - the opposite of what we expected. New research in @JAMANetworkOpen: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

The US spends 2x more on healthcare than peers, but with worse outcomes. Admin costs are 25% of that spending. Better data is an essential step toward reducing excess expenses and improving the efficiency of our healthcare system. @health_affairs academic.oup.com/healthaffairss…

New research: Middle-income countries with high COVID death rates – not low-income nations – faced greatest vaccine inequity. True equity means distribution by health burden, not population size. More in @AMJPublicHealth: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…