Health Stew II
John E McDonoughJohn E McDonough’s personal Substack on health policy, politics, and more...
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 36 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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I write on US/state health policy/politics. I’m a prof at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. I’m a former state rep and US senate staffer. I’ve done 4 books (one coming Aug. ’26.) Thanks for checking this out. — John McDonough
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