Whitney Zahnd comments on expiring health insurance tax credits

Assistant Professor Whitney Zahnd recently talked with the 'Daily Iowan' about the potential impacts of expiring ACA tax credits. Published December 17, 2025

VIDEO: What is Public Health?

Have you ever struggled to explain to someone exactly what public health is and why it matters? Here's a great new overview video of about all of the things we study, research, discuss, and advocate for at the UI College of Public Health - public health for beginners, if you will. So the next time you get the question about what it is that you do, here's a great place to start.  Published December 15, 2025

HMP Announces Scholarship Recipients

The Department of Health Management and Policy is pleased to announce the recipients of our departmental and alumni scholarships from Fall 2025. These awards were presented as part of the 46th Annual Samuel Levey Healthcare Leadership Symposium held September 25-26, 2025. We are grateful to our alumni and supporters for their generous gifts supporting the […] Published December 9, 2025

Lee named recipient of 2025 New Faculty Research Award

Julie Lee, assistant professor of health management and policy, has been named the 2025 recipient of the College of Public Health’s New Faculty Research Award.  Published December 9, 2025

MHA Fall 2025 Site Visits and Events

We are so grateful to our alumni and the larger healthcare network in Iowa for hosting our MHA students this fall! We were able to meet with and learn from leaders from Deloitte Consulting, the Iowa Hospital Association, Eastern Iowa Health Center, and UI Health Care’s Medical Center Downtown and Medical Center North Liberty on […] Published December 8, 2025

Call for student poster abstracts: 2026 Public Health Conference of Iowa

Any student interested in presenting a poster is encouraged to submit an abstract focused on current and emerging public health issues. Deadline for submission is Feb. 1, 2026. All student poster presentations will be in person on Apr. 9, 2026 at the conference in Des Moines.  Published December 4, 2025

MHA Fall Case Competitions

Earlier this fall, students Hattie Dukes, Madison Anderson, Matt Mathew, and Student Observer Maddie Meyer proudly represented the University of Iowa’s Master of Health Administration Program at the 2025 Robbins Case Competition hosted by Baylor University. The team tackled a management challenge centered on expanding telehealth access in rural areas, developing innovative strategies to improve […] Published December 2, 2025

Wehby joins ‘Health Affairs’ editorial board

Professor George Wehby, John W. Colloton Chair and Head of the Department of Health Management and Policy, is one of 11 new members of the editorial board for 'Health Affairs,' a leading peer-reviewed journal of health policy thought and research. Published December 2, 2025

Zahnd receives Jerry Karbeling Award

The Iowa Rural Health Association recently honored Assistant Professor Whitney Zahnd with the Jerry Karbeling Award. Published December 1, 2025

Keith Mueller talks Medicaid cuts on ‘River to River’

On a recent episode of Iowa Public Radio's 'River to River' program, CPH Professor Keith Mueller talked about how federal cuts to Medicaid will impact Iowans and rural healthcare. Published November 20, 2025