Simon
Haeder
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Expertise:
- Health & Medicine
- Law and Policy
- Politics & Policy
Focus Areas:
- Health Policy
- Research to Policy
- Affordable Care Act
In The Media:
About
- Simon Haeder is available to comment on COVID-19 vaccine policy implementation, equity issues related to vaccine distribution, and whether companies and schools should require employees and students to be vaccinated. He can also discuss the ways in which partisan politics challenge our handling of this national health emergency.
Simon Haeder is an assistant professor of public policy at Penn State and a fellow in the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program. Haeder’s research focuses on provider networks, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the role of expertise in the policymaking process, the opioid epidemic, and high-risk insurance pools. He is also involved in several projects investigating regulatory politics at the President’s Office of Management and Budget and Department of the Interior. He was also part of the inaugural cohort of the American Enterprise Institute’s Emerging Poverty Scholars program.
In The Media
from The Conversation November 3, 2020
"In our view, no matter the outcome of the elections, the impacts of the failed coronavirus response will likely reverberate through the U.S. political system for decades. Much rebuilding will need to be done." - Simon Haeder and Sarah Gollust
With Football Returning, Big Ten Cities Brace for More Outbreaks
from The New York Times September 17, 2020
“It’ll be a tremendous challenge for teams to stay healthy and for student-athletes to stay healthy. I wish everyone the best, and I hope it works out. But it doesn’t take too much for it to not.” - Simon Haeder
Opinion: Even before coronavirus, U.S. was underfunding public health
from MarketWatch March 17, 2020
"Experts agree that the slow and uncoordinated response has been inadequate and has likely failed to mitigate the coming widespread outbreak in the U.S. As a health policy expert, I agree with this assessment. However, it is also important to acknowledge that we have underfunded our public health system for decades, perpetuated a poorly working health-care system and failed to bring our social safety nets in line with other developed nations. As a result, I expect significant repercussions for the country, much of which will disproportionately fall on those who can least afford it."
Hepatitis A is breaking out across the country in wake of opioid crisis
from USA Today August 10, 2019
"Simon Haeder, an assistant professor of public policy at Pennsylvania State University, said the outbreaks show how the addiction crisis and the diseases it fuels endanger everyone, while also revealing cracks in the nation’s patchwork, poorly funded public health system."
Column: Insurance carriers may worsen rural disparities in health care
from PBS Newshour December 18, 2019
"Rural communities face growing infrastructure problems like decaying water systems. And they have more limited access to amenities ranging from grocery stores to movie theaters, lower quality schools, and less access to high-speed internet. Yet perhaps most daunting are the tremendous health disparities rural Americans face, in terms of both their own health and accessing care."
What’s the value of your dog’s life, and why it matters
from Salon December 9, 2019
"... Americans put great value on the lives of their pets. Yet how much value? We set out to find an answer for the pet Americans are particularly fond of: their dogs. ... Ultimately, we concluded that the value is of the average dog is about $10,000. While some may chuckle at our research, we believe it holds important implications for human medicine, health and well-being."
Heading into Iowa: Where do the Democratic candidates stand on health care coverage?
from San Francisco Chronicle January 14, 2020
How undoing ‘Obamacare’ would harm more than the health of Americans
from The Raw Story December 21, 2019
The Trump administration might be deregulating more than you know (or could know)
from Washington Post August 24, 2018
Obamacare Lawsuit: Why Pa. needs to prepare for the worst | Opinion
from Pennsylvania Capital-Star January 3, 2020
In Penn State News
Health care provider deserts may leave patients in the cold
November 4, 2019
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