NEJM Interviews

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NEJM Interview: Steven Lipstein on the drivers and the benefits of mergers and consolidation, from the perspective of a health care system leader. Oct 01, 2025

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Steven Lipstein is the former chief executive officer of BJC HealthCare. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Lipstein. Insight into Corporate Governance — What Motivates Hospitals and Delivery Systems. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1249-1251.

NEJM Interview: Nancy Krieger on the effects of structural racism on health and health care and the conflation of research on health equity with DEI work. Sep 24, 2025

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Nancy Krieger is a professor of social epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Krieger and M.T. Bassett. Structural and Scientific Racism, Science, and Health — Evidence versus Ideology. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1145-1148.

NEJM Interview: John Ayanian on opportunities to study the health and economic effects of Medicaid work requirements and to mitigate their adverse consequences. Sep 17, 2025

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John Ayanian is the director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.Z. Ayanian. Protecting Medicaid Enrollees with Chronic Conditions amid Work Requirements. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1044-1046.

NEJM Interview: Darshali Vyas on campaigns to remove race from clinical algorithms. Sep 10, 2025

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Darshali Vyas is a pulmonary and critical care fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Vyas, L.G. Eisenstein, and D.S. Jones. The Race-Correction Debates — Progress, Tensions, and Future Directions. N Engl J Med 2025;393:1029-1036.

NEJM Interview: Amanda Janitz on a navigation program aimed at improving cancer outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native patients. Sep 10, 2025

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Amanda Janitz is an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Hudson College of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A.E. Janitz and Others. Improving Care Coordination for Indigenous Patients with Cancer. N Engl J Med 2025;393:940-942.

NEJM Interview: Amitabh Chandra on why corporatization occurs in health care, when it can succeed, and why it can go wrong. Sep 03, 2025

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Amitabh Chandra is a professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Chandra and M. Shepard. The Corporatization Deal — Health Care, Investors, and the Profit Priority. N Engl J Med 2025;393:833-835.

NEJM Interview: Nicholas Bagley on the Supreme Court’s decision in a case with implications for coverage of preventive services. Aug 20, 2025

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Nicholas Bagley is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Bagley. Preventive Care at the Supreme Court. N Engl J Med 2025;393:729-731.

NEJM Interview: Tom Frieden on the role of the CDC and current threats to the U.S. public health infrastructure. Aug 13, 2025

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Tom Frieden is the president and chief executive officer of Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. T.R. Frieden. Dismantling Public Health Infrastructure, Endangering American Lives. N Engl J Med 2025;393:625-627.

NEJM Interview: Nancy Tomes on the century-long transition to a corporate business model in U.S. health care. Aug 06, 2025

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Nancy Tomes is a professor of history at Stony Brook University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. N. Tomes. A Gilded Age for Patients? The Broken Promises of Profit-Driven Medicine. N Engl J Med 2025;393:521-524.

NEJM Interview: Jason Schwartz on changes to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and approaches to sustaining U.S. vaccination efforts. Jul 30, 2025

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Jason Schwartz is an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Schwartz. Revised Recommendations for Covid-19 Vaccines — U.S. Vaccination Policy under Threat. N Engl J Med 2025;393:417-419.

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