"A patient does not shop for CPT 27447. They shop for a successful knee replacement. Listing the price of a single code is useless if the patient does not know they also need a specialist consultation, anesthesia, and facility fees."
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Excited to see this piece with @michaelannica.bsky.social and @rachelsachs.bsky.social out
We looked at the Rural Health Transformation Program: Its funding formula had a clear small-state bias; we ask whether its scoring methodology also perhaps favored red states
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My man clearly had to fight with Cigna over an MRI
CMS Rule Phases out Fax Machines
Omg it is happening!!!
Honored to be testifying before the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce today to discuss the role of the prescription drug supply chain in drug affordability. My testimony is linked below. energycommerce.house.gov/events/healt...
Administrative burdens: policymaking by other means
“I’m applying this dissemination approach to every piece of work I’m doing,” Dr. Jalpa Doshi said. “I’m choosing what I’m going to be working on based on its potential for impact.”
@pennldi.bsky.social
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My heart is breaking for all the parents who are desperately trying to figure out how to protect their children from their own government. My heart is breaking even more for those who came to the US to avoid this exact situation.
As an example of these dynamics, if the administration is concerned about the perception that these deals are unlikely to be meaningful, I don't know if it is helpful to center at the press conference the price reduction for brand-name Plavix, a drug which has had generic competition since 2012.
Being a patient with a chronic illness, or their caregiver, is a full time job. Health systems do not run themselves with the patient’s time in mind.
Eagles sports radio is gonna make the red wedding look like a romantic comedy
Recommend this excellent thread from Rachel, with additional observation that several scoring components of the RHTP incentivize workforce/scope of practice efforts which are undermined by this concurrent policy change: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
eagles are 8-2 and winning their division
consequentialism
Deontology: bsky.app/profile/bran...
To anyone who teaches ethics - the current Eagles team drama is a perfect case study of deontology vs consequentialism.
Fortunately, PTSD is a condition whose treatment is covered under the essential health benefits that remain in place thanks to the progress of the Affordable Care Act.
3) If you are donating items, please inspect them to be sure the packaging is fully intact.
4) Please check expiration dates. All food items have a "use by" date on the box/can. Writing the expiration date (MM/YY) on the box with a sharpie helps (I need to check every item).
Thanks.
As a food bank volunteer , some tips on how to be most helpful during this challenging time (personal views only):
1) If you can, avoid calling or emailing. Food banks are overwhelmed and are often staffed by volunteers. Most have websites with FAQs.
2) Prioritize $ donations when feasible.
“The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
You've heard me talk about it.
You've seen me write about it.
And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied!
Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it!
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Coverage restrictions aren’t free. Such a creative study - with super important implications!
Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process.
There's still time to sign! And please share.
#EconSky
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I found some of my papers in LibGen
There's a lawsuit about AI stealing your work. It's the same lawyers taking on Elsevier et al in a separate case.
Academics:
1. Check if your work is in LibGen at www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
2. If so, let the lawyers know at www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
A must-read piece. The part that resonates most for me personally is the importance of being in community - it means more than ever to give myself reminders of who I am working with and working for 🩷
Dropping my teen off at work shortly. This week they were scheduled for 23 hours, got sent home 2 hours early 2x this week as place was empty
Doesn't matter for them except slightly less thrifting
But this scenario will play hell with people w/ #Medicaid as work requirements are imposed.
The Safety Net Is There for a Reason It is hardly uncommon in certain political circles to hear that people ought to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and learn to thrive through their very own Horatio Alger story. But what's too often left out is that the American safety net - namely, Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- are the boots. And in this fallout from historic funding cuts, millions of Americans will now find themselves in even more precarious positions with respect to both their health and economic security.
Medicaid is under attack, despite its importance in helping many of the most vulnerable Americans in some of their hardest times trying to make their lives better
by @mirandayaver.bsky.social @medpagetoday.com
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
I wish we could get people to understand that there is enough for everybody on this earth if we do right by each other. Like there is plenty bro. More than plenty. We could all be great together, with full bellies and energized minds.
Important new review of ways researchers may be able to understand family #caregiver roles - and the need for more data on this “invisible” labor
My research was possible because of a career development grant from the NIH. The NIH directly and indirectly (via training grants) supported much of the work in this article.
The NIH supports basic science...and it supports research to make sure all of us can benefit from those discoveries.