About News News Subscribe Advocacy Democracy Education Leadership Racial Justice and Equity (-) Health Policy Facet Area of Focus - News Sebastian Tello Trillo Christopher J. Ruhm Kirsten Gelsdorf Margaret Foster Riley Noah Myung Sophie Trawalter Timothy L. Davis Adam Leive Andy Ortiz Andy Ortiz Bala Mulloth Benjamin Castleman Daphna Bassok David Leblang Jeanine Braithwaite Lucy Bassett Pam Cipriano Raymond C. Scheppach Sarah Turner (-) Michael D. Williams (-) Brooke Lehmann Facet People - News Facet UVA Partner - News Research and Commentary Facet News Type - News Feb 15, 2021 Williams: Public Option in Biden Plan Could Change the Face of US Health Care Health Policy Democracy President Biden issued ten executive orders to fight COVID-19 on his first day in office, but his health care platform extends far beyond coronavirus. In an article for The Conversation, Batten’s Michael Williams explores the sweeping health care reforms proposed by the Biden administration and the significant impact they could have on Americans. Read in The Conversation Jan 21, 2021 The Lobbyist Is In: A UVA Youth Health Advocate Takes on a Polarized Congress Advocacy Health Policy People told Batten's Brooke Lehmann she would never find bipartisan support for school-based health centers. She didn’t listen. READ IN UVA TODAY Nov 27, 2020 Children’s Mental Health: How a Pandemic Has Created a New Epidemic Health Policy Advocacy According to Batten's Brooke Lehmann, the need for mental health care for children and adolescents has never been higher. On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Lehmann explores the state of children’s mental health, both pre- and post-pandemic. Listen on SoundCloud May 14, 2020 Advocates say Reopening Plan puts Communities of Color at Risk Advocacy Health Policy Batten's Dr. Michael Williams acknowledges that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is under pressure to reopen, but says the state isn’t ready yet. "To be able to do it safely, I think additional things need to be in place that are not necessarily in place for all members of our society." Listen on WVTF Mar 03, 2020 The Problem with Health Care Price Transparency: We Don’t Have Cost Transparency Health Policy It's not the price of health care that should concern us. It's the cost. There's a distinction, and it matters. Batten's Michael Williams explains why. Read in The Conversation Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Feb 15, 2021 Williams: Public Option in Biden Plan Could Change the Face of US Health Care Health Policy Democracy President Biden issued ten executive orders to fight COVID-19 on his first day in office, but his health care platform extends far beyond coronavirus. In an article for The Conversation, Batten’s Michael Williams explores the sweeping health care reforms proposed by the Biden administration and the significant impact they could have on Americans. Read in The Conversation
Jan 21, 2021 The Lobbyist Is In: A UVA Youth Health Advocate Takes on a Polarized Congress Advocacy Health Policy People told Batten's Brooke Lehmann she would never find bipartisan support for school-based health centers. She didn’t listen. READ IN UVA TODAY
Nov 27, 2020 Children’s Mental Health: How a Pandemic Has Created a New Epidemic Health Policy Advocacy According to Batten's Brooke Lehmann, the need for mental health care for children and adolescents has never been higher. On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Lehmann explores the state of children’s mental health, both pre- and post-pandemic. Listen on SoundCloud
May 14, 2020 Advocates say Reopening Plan puts Communities of Color at Risk Advocacy Health Policy Batten's Dr. Michael Williams acknowledges that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is under pressure to reopen, but says the state isn’t ready yet. "To be able to do it safely, I think additional things need to be in place that are not necessarily in place for all members of our society." Listen on WVTF
Mar 03, 2020 The Problem with Health Care Price Transparency: We Don’t Have Cost Transparency Health Policy It's not the price of health care that should concern us. It's the cost. There's a distinction, and it matters. Batten's Michael Williams explains why. Read in The Conversation