Georgetown Public Policy Review (GPPReview)

Health, Incarceration, and the Intersection of Medicaid Policy with Khalil Cumberbatch and Vikki Wachino
Bryna Antonia Cortes (MPM ’23)

GPPR Editor, Bryna Antonia Cortes (MPM ’23), spoke with Khalil Cumberbatch, national leader and advocate on criminal justice policy, and Vikki Wachino, health care policy champion and former deputy administrator at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), on the convening of their multi-sector coalition, the Health and Reentry Project (HARP); forthcoming CMS approval for states seeking to offer pre-release services; and the intersection of health and criminal justice systems.

Bryna Antonia Cortes

Website: https://gppreview.com/2023/03/27/health-incarceration-medicaid-cumberbatch-wachino/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/gppolicyreview/health-incarceration-medicaid-cumberbatch-wachino?si=ef734661b53f47d981453d4744aacc79&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nXzLgvXNUDWKJ5RAXQWM2?si=2e9a07230f384483&nd=1
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-incarceration-and-medicaid-policy-with/id1019328871?i=1000606216607

GPPR Junior Podcast Editor Jazlyn Gallego (MPM ’24) speaks with Michael Wallace, founder of Mint Project, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization that serves the local homeless population. In this podcast, Wallace shares thoughts on public health policy solutions through his experience in creating health clinics for the homeless in Washington, D.C.

Link below:
https://gppreview.com/2023/03/17/person-centered-policies-michael-wallace/

At this moment, American computing leadership, such as hardware manufacturing, algorithm design, and advanced computing systems are in jeopardy. Other foreign rivals, particularly China, are ascending in this field. The authors demonstrate how this lead has diminished and discuss policy implications to reverse this downward trend in leadership. Read more about systems and capabilities and a follow-on article on semiconductor manufacturing NOW.

Part 1:
https://gppreview.com/2023/02/28/americas-lead-in-advanced-computing-is-almost-gonepart-1-systems-and-capabilities/

Part 2:
https://gppreview.com/2023/02/28/americas-lead-in-advanced-computing-is-almost-gone/

** A collaboration between the Georgetown Public Policy Review’s Online Team and Data Visualization Team **

The Impact of Hate Crimes with Orange County Human Relations
Listen now to a GPPR conversation! Podcast Editor Nhi Nguyen (MPM ’23) speaks to Don Han, the Director of Operations at Orange County Human Relations, and Norma Lopez, the Executive Director of the Human Relations Commissions.

In this episode, Don and Norma discuss hate crime prevention and reporting, how they got into the work of hate prevention, and the county’s current prevention work.

Listen on our website: https://gppreview.com/2023/02/18/impact-of-hate-crimes-han-lopez/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gppolicyreview/impact-of-hate-crimes-ochr
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48TwIIsxtAyVurO8hdPtsk?si=f6b52956cfaa4197
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-impact-of-hate-crimes-with-orange/id1019328871?i=1000600362637

Diverse Perspectives in Leadership: A Conversation with Rohini Kosoglu

Listen now to a GPPR conversation with Podcast Editor Sneha Choudhary (MPP ’24) speaks with Rohini Kosoglu, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President in the Biden-Harris White House, and the first Asian American woman to hold this role.

In this episode, Kosoglu shares her experience in working her way up in the government, the importance of diverse perspectives in leadership, and the lessons learned from prepping a female candidate for president.

Listen on our website: https://gppreview.com/2023/02/05/leadership-rohini-kosoglu/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gppolicyreview/leadership-rohini-kosoglu?si=fa976b34e317440d84f5f52edbadf286&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Hckglkc4OKLvis9brxsg7?si=461b6ee95d664bc4
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diverse-perspectives-in-leadership-a-conversation/id1019328871?i=1000598066824

GPPR Podcast Editor Joe Lustig (MPP-EP ’24) speaks with McCourt Professor and esteemed economist Dr. Harry Holzer to talk about one of the most salient topics in US policy today – inflation. In this podcast, Dr. Holzer walks through what inflation is, what causes it, who it affects, and what policymakers can do about it.

Listen Now: https://gppreview.com/2023/01/22/inflation-explained-with-dr-harry-holzer/

Listen now to a GPPR conversation with Margaret Kuzma from the Veterans Legal Clinic at Harvard Law School and Alden Pinkham from the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC) about the military discharge process and discharge upgrade law.
 
Based on experience with veteran clients, they explain how a less-than-honorable discharge can negatively affect a veteran’s life, and how advocates can use the military discharge upgrade process to open doors for veterans benefits and return honor to those who served.

Listen on our website, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Apple Podcasts. Explore the link in our bio for more!

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The Uphill Battle for VA Benefits and How the PACT Act Hopes to Help

GPPR Podcast Editor Kharl Reynado (MPP ’23) spoke with Amy Antioho, the widow of Peter Antioho, an Army Officer who passed away after exposure to burn pits during his military service, and their VA benefits attorney, Cindy Johnson, Deputy Director of the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center (CVLC), about what the PACT Act is and what it means for veterans and their families.

Listen on our website, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Apple Podcasts!

http://gppreview.com/2022/11/11/pact-act-antioho-johnson/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XanNDu3CmCGzU8VCdUzOW?si=d16e78ea7d4f4f27&nd=1

https://soundcloud.com/gppolicyreview/pact-act-antioho-johnson

Amy walks listeners through her nearly year-long experience applying for initial disability benefits for Peter after he was diagnosed with brain cancer. After multiple denials and stacks of VA forms and medical papers, she reached out to Cindy at the CVLC for help. Cindy discusses the challenges veterans can face when they submit a VA disability benefit claim and the features in the PACT Act that hope to ease those burdens for veterans exposed to toxics during their military service. For the full transcript.

To check out more podcasts from the Georgetown Public Policy Review (GPPR) Podcast Team, visit the GPPR Podcasts webpage or follow us on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/gppolicyreview. GPPR podcasts are also published on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Want to know more about the partisan distortion by state? Through visualizations, Xavier Adomatis, Senior Editor for the Data Visualizations team showcases the mismatch between a state’s political makeup and the expected Congressional delegation, completely abstracting geography. Read the article NOW!
http://gppreview.com/2022/11/07/abstracting-redistricting-non-geographic-evaluation-of-the-2022-congressional-maps/

Immigration, Public Interest Technology, and Leadership Lessons, with Cecilia Muñoz Want to hear about reflections on immigration policy from the Obama Administration? Interested in how public interest technology can promote better policy? GPPR Podcast Editor Brian Marroquín (MPM ’22) speaks with Cecilia Muñoz, former Director of the Domestic Policy Council in the Obama administration – the first Latina to serve in that role. In this podcast, Muñoz shares lessons from her decades of experience in immigration policy and her current work in public interest technology. LISTEN NOW: https://gppreview.com/2022/10/16/cecilia-munoz-marroquin/ To check out more podcasts from the Georgetown Public Policy Review (GPPR) Podcast Team, visit the GPPR Podcasts webpage or follow us on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/gppolicyreview. GPPR podcasts are also published on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. GPPR Podcast Team, led by Kharl Reynado (MPP'23), Sr. Podcast Editor Eleazar Weissman (MPP'23), Sr. Podcast Editor Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook! Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn: Georgetown Public Policy Review Facebook: Georgetown Public Policy Review (GPPReview)

On Friday, we welcomed our fantastic batch of junior editors to GPPR, many of whom are pictured here! We are so excited to work with our large team of amazing staffers this year as we reach new heights!