A singularly stupid idea. If you don't like what the measure will say, change the measure. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Did you know you can report antisemitic instances to ADL? I reported Elon Musk. Let's see what happens. www.adl.org/report-incid...

Expect the cost of the new stadium to go way up with coming steel tariffs. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/17/s...

After delays, Florida county votes to approve financing for new $1.3 billion ballpark for MLB’s Rays - The Boston Globe

Under the agreement, the city and county would put up about half the cost, with the Rays covering the rest, including any cost overruns.

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A gut punch reminder. Thank you Will, and thank you John for reminding us.

John Mullahy@johnmullahy.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ten years have elapsed since Will Manning left us. Early career health economists not familiar with Will and his work might benefit from knowing the significant and enduring contributions Will made to our field. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Thank you, Paul, for the enlightened discourse, humor, displays of emotion, and proof that practitioners of the dismal science do not have to be dismal themselves.

Paul Krugman@pkrugman.bsky.social · 2y ago

And it’s official. I’m immensely grateful to the world’s greatest news organization for giving me a platform all these years, and greatly appreciate the moving sendoff 1/ www.nytco.com/press/paul-k...

Addressing health care admin is a very worthy goal. But it's not a one-and-done. It's a process. Would love to see Trump Admin put such a process in place. And it will involve lots of changes.

Mark Cuban@mcuban.bsky.social · 2y ago

You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

Something worth pointing out about the plan to get rid of VA health care. It only saves money if you think that the vets shouldn't get services paid by gov't. If you want them to get services in another program, it'll likely cost more. The VA is very cheap.

Kevin Schulman and colleagues take up the challenge of health care administration. They call for contract standardization and uniform digital transactions. Fascinating. hmpi.org/2024/11/19/a...

Ed Glaeser and I wrote about the future of cities for the IMF. Fun topic to think about. www.imf.org/en/Publicati...

The Mysteries of Cities and Economic Growth

It’s impossible to think about economic growth without also thinking about cities’ vital role in connecting the world

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The path to degradation is paved by crony capitalism. Not even in office yet. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

JD Vance says US could veto NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms

Republican vice presidential nominee says ‘Germans and other nations’ – not Russia – would ‘have to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction’

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I have deactivated my twitter account. No more going there.

Prior authorization can be a time-consuming and burdensome process for providers, private payers, and patients. Excited to share our latest @Health_Affairs article exploring perspectives on PA burden and receptivity to possible changes in the PA process: academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Perceptions of prior authorization burden and solutions

Abstract. The prior authorization (PA) process consumes time and money on the part of patients, providers, and payers. While some research shows substantia

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The CMS actuaries have released their estimate of 2022 national health spending (they are awesome!). I have a comment. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Powerful paper on the impact of coal-fired power plants on health. Not all small particulate matter is the same - coal plants are worst. And it names names. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Go blue!

Awfully bold given the time of year.