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OP-ED Are We Measuring the Value of Higher Education— or Just What’s Easy to Measure?
By Dr. Stephen Welsh Chair, Integrative Health Policy Consortium As policymakers seek to bring greater accountability to higher education, new “value-added earnings” frameworks are emerging as a central tool for
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The Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) has submitted formal comments to federal policymakers regarding proposed changes to student loan accountability frameworks that may significantly influence the future of the U.S.
Learn more Assessing the Assumptions Behind Value-Added Earnings Models in Health Professions Education
As policymakers consider new approaches to evaluating the economic value of higher education, the emergence of value-added earnings frameworks reflects a shared and important goal: ensuring that educational investments translate
Learn more Advancing Whole-Person Health: A Policy Framework for the Future
Over the past year, national attention has increasingly focused on the need to address chronic disease, rising health care costs, and the limitations of a system heavily dependent on pharmaceutical
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February 2026 Newsletter: Tracy Gaudet, MD, addressed the IHPC Assembly and Guests February 24th
IHPC is honored to announce that Tracy Gaudet, MD, Co-founder of the Cornerstone Collaboration for Societal Changes and Executive Director of the groundbreaking Doctor of Whole Health Leadership (DrWHL) program
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November 2025 Newsletter: IHPC Highlights: NIH Director Announces Retirement, Tracy Gaudet, MD, confirmed to address IHPC
IHPC is honored to announce that Tracy Gaudet, MD, Co-founder of the Cornerstone Collaboration for Societal Changes and Executive Director of the groundbreaking Doctor of Whole Health Leadership (DrWHL) program
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IHPC to Host Special Fall Assembly Meeting on October 30
Mark you calendars to join IHPC for a special fall assembly meeting on Thursday, October 30. Stay tuned for details on the discussion and a special guest speaker. IHPC Submits
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IHPC Issues Policy Recommendations to Make America Healthy Again Commission
IHPC Submits Landmark Policy Recommendations to MAHA Commission in Response to Children’s Health Crisis Washington, D.C. — September 13, 2025 In a major development for national health policy, the Integrative
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Kennedy’s MAHA strategy will not be released to the public immediately
Farmers, food manufacturers, chemical companies, anti-vaccine activists and MAHA moms — all waiting anxiously for the release of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s strategy for “making children healthy again”
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Save the Date for IHPC’s Next Assembly Meeting Tuesday, August 26
As Congress works to deliver on the Trump Administration agenda, the legislative landscape in Washington is changing quickly. In the next Integrative Health Policy Consortium Assembly meeting we will discuss
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