Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH

What happens when low-income Medicare beneficiaries lose subsidized drug coverage (aka the Part D Low Income Subsidy)?

Unfortunately, they are much more likely to die.

And these deaths are likely preventable .

Our new @NEJM study out today

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations to all medical students matching today!

Especially excited to welcome the new 2026-2027 Class of @BrighamWomens Internal Medicine Interns!

We are looking forward to working with you all very soon.

@MassGenBrigham @BrighamMedRes

We often hear that the U.S. underinvests in primary care and prevention—and that this explains why Americans live shorter, less healthy lives.

In new @TheLancet Public Health study, we take a closer look at this issue.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Some federal funding finally sent to Harvard for about 200 grants totaling $46 million.

Ends a 4-month federal funding freeze — but not all grants restored yet.

thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…

Sign of a broken US health care system when patients with cancer feel like this:

“I always told myself the stress of dealing with insurance was worse than the cancer.”

Insights from patients dealing with prior authorizations in @JAMANetworkOpen study jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…