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Booker, after speaking for more than 24 hours and breaking Thurmond's record, is still standing and still speaking--using his time to warn his colleagues and his country about the dangers of defunding universities and defunding scientific research.

On a kick of listening to albums undistracted when I’m on airplanes vs trying to work (still trying to work in airports). Recommendations please! Old or new, but something I should listen to the whole way through not just a single song

@kellyanderson.bsky.social and I wrote in #HealthAffairsForefront that the changes to the #Medicare Part D benefit likely makes the standalone prescription drug #PartD far less competitive #HealthPolicy www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

In a @statnews.com Op-Ed Joey Mattingly and I discuss the complexity of supporting community pharmacies in the modern retail environment www.statnews.com/2025/01/15/p...

Will PBM reform save pharmacies from closing?

Policymakers are blaming PBMs for closures of pharmacies across the U.S. But the reality is more complicated.

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What's been rather lost in the anger at health ins denials/delays is how to hold them accountable. For many of us, I write here that the answer is ERISA reform bc as it stands, if we're wrongly denied, ERISA prevents damages recovery if we get worse. Denials are costless! thehill.com/opinion/heal...

This nightmare delay and denial shows why patients need a bill of rights

Reform didn’t come in time for Frank Wurzbacher, but it might help to prevent future tragedies.

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🚨🚨🚨 Come work with me! 🚨🚨🚨 Laura Attanansio and I are hiring for a 2-year postdoc position at @umassamherst.bsky.social, starting in summer '25. We have a few exciting projects focused on health care prices, care affordability, and perinatal care quality. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

This week I've drafted a blog post and two op-eds on health policy issues. I grumbled so much during my MPP classes about having to learn and practice these skills. Turns out my professors knew a lot more than I did about the value of these formats for policy communication

I study patient administrative burden. Here is a thread of studies/articles I share often and/or have been suggesting for the newly interested. My first foray, with Austin Frakt. TL;DR ~1/4 people reported delayed/foregone care due to admin in past 12 mos. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

<em>Health Services Research</em> | AcademyHealth & HRET Journal | Wiley Online Library

Objective To assess the prevalence of patient administrative tasks and whether they are associated with delayed and/or foregone care. Data Source March 2019 Health Reform Monitoring Survey. Stud...

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Medicare Advantage plans collecting billions from CMS to provide little to no care to veterans. New analysis by @wsj.com consistent with our recent #HealthAffairs study (www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...) Link to article: www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Insurers Collected Billions From Medicare for Veterans Who Cost Them Almost Nothing

Taxpayers paid for their care at the VA—and for Medicare Advantage coverage that many didn’t use. ‘I don’t think I’ve used my Medicare in years,’ said one Air Force veteran.

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I'm interested in putting together a pharmacy/medication access session for #ASHEcon2025. If you have an abstract on this topic or would be interested in serving as a discussant, please reach out!

Pharmacy closure can lead to a drop in prescription fills for impacted patients of ~15% @kellyanderson.bsky.social And this drop persist at least for *6 months*! #2024APPAM

Friendly reminder to folks who rely on federal data: some websites go down in the event of a government shutdown, so consider downloading important data files before a potential shutdown begins on 10/1.

New here, so by way of intro: I'm a PhD candidate in Health Services Research at Brown University on the job market. I study opportunities to improve the value of health care spending (w/a focus on Medicare Advantage & commerical) and previously worked at the Mass HPC. hannahjames.me 🩺📊

First post on Bluesky! Hi everyone - I am a health economist and Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins BSPH. Generally used the other app for following economics, health policy, baseball, and Baltimore food stuff. Random Baltimore pic for #substance. Help me find my friends on here please!

Hi everyone! Trying out Bluesky. I'm an Assistant Professor and health policy researcher at the University of Colorado. I study Medicare Advantage and prescription drug prices. I'll mostly post health policy and econ-related items, with occasional pictures from outdoor adventures

Hi! I’m Roz, a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan in the Department of Health Management & Policy. I study policies and programs aimed to control US health care spending. I post about health economics & policy and occasionally the warriors. Oh! And I’m on the job market: roslyncmurray.com