Found this an extremely insightful policy paper on how privatization of government programs (MA, Medicare D) is not just wasteful but also entrenches political power for health industry that stymies needed structural reforms. Highly recommended reading.

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm excited at the release of my white paper, "Entrenching Incumbent Power: Medicare Advantage, Part D, and the Politics of Health Reform" www.democracyempowered.org/documents/Ba... -- one of a new set of papers issued by the Empowerig Democracy Initiative: www.democracyempowered.org/reports.html.

Dr. Wayne Altman hopes for a health care system driven both by health and equity rather than just profit. If our country makes this critical change, he argued, then many of our health care system’s ills will be remedied. Our latest primary care champion ⬇️ thepcc.pub/altmanchampion

Investing in primary care is investing in the future of America’s health. @harvardmed.bsky.social’s Primary Care Investment Guide shows how advanced primary care supports whole-person care. ⬇️ thepcc.pub/investmentgu...

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Want more insights about the Primary Care Investment Guide? Tune into PCC’s release webinar featuring researchers from Harvard Medical School and a reactor panel featuring leaders at the federal, stat...

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Every single step that the anti-science, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr takes to dismantle the US medical, public health, & health research systems is incredibly painful & distressing This one would hit so hard Without the USPSTF, evidence-based screening & prevention would crumble 😢

Only in the US would an impasse over health insurance benefits drive teachers to strike. Health care is a universal public benefit in all high income nations and we are long overdue in US for Medicare for All. As a longtime San Franciscan, breaks my heart for our teachers and kids alike.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 6mo ago

BREAKING: San Francisco public school teachers, counselors, and nurses have walked out on strike. 6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco are striking to fight for fully funded health care for their families and a raise to keep up with the Bay Area cost of living.

MAGA: “But I don’t understand Spanish.” China: pronounces every lyric perfectly 😭 Bad Bunny dropped an album in January2025 and now the world is learning Spanish for fun. Culture travels faster than complaints. 💃🌍 #BadBunnyBowl

Horrifying apologists

Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Alabama has the worst maternal mortality in the United States at 60 deaths per 100K live births. For reference, California has 18 deaths per 100K live births. But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.

“…Most white people in this country are like most people who eat meat in this country: they want to enjoy a good steak, but they don’t want to go to a slaughterhouse and put a bolt gun in a cow. White people enjoy their privilege, but they don’t exactly want to see how their privilege gets made.”

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here’s my @thenation.com post on the arrest of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, the violation of the First Amendment, and Trump’s ongoing attempts to change the face of his victims and spark a race war.

Next up in our "100 ideas" series — New by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social — "Extreme Wealth Inequality Destroys Constitutions" Part of @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project's "100 Ideas in 100 Days" Read the full piece here: democracyproject.org/posts/extrem...

Extreme Wealth Inequality Destroys Constitutions

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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On December 18, the PCC and @harvardmed.bsky.social hosted a webinar for the release of their Primary Care Investment Guide. Check out a short summary of the webinar and its full recording below. ⬇️ thepcc.pub/bolsteringpr...

Strategies to Improve Health by Bolstering Primary Care - PCC

On December 18, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) hosted a webinar for the release of the Primary Care Investment Guide. The guide breaks down how advanced primary ...

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Study by faculty affiliate @ritahamad.bsky.social & colleagues finds an association between the expanded child tax credit, temporarily distributed monthly during the pandemic, and a reduction in child behavioral problems... hsph.harvard.edu/news/child-b...

Child behavioral health improved with expanded Child Tax Credit | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Pandemic-era expansions to the Child Tax Credit—one of the largest income transfer programs in the U.S.—was associated with improved child behavioral health, according to a new Harvard Chan School stu...

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Terrific enlightening post for clinicians prescribing IV antibiotics. Appreciate our Pharm D colleagues.

Anthony Lau, PharmD BCPS@alaurx.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Here’s a short skeetorial to raise awareness about the surprisingly high sodium content in some IV antibiotics...clinically important for patients with CHF. Judicious use matters!💧🧂 #emimcc #medsky #EMsky #IDsky #pharmsky #AMSky #FOAMed

A new Larry Green Center survey is now open through end of Dec 11. Amplify your voice and help inform policy reform on AI, prevention, scope of work, and billing codes. Takes less than 5 minutes of your time, click the link below take the survey. www.surveymonkey.com/r/FlashSurvey6

Flash Survey Series 6

Hey Primary Care Clinicians: a few minutes of your time could change policy

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When life imitates art. Our faculty, National Clinical Scholars Program (NCSP) fellows & colleagues presented their latest research at the NAPCRG Annual Meeting last month. Their work advances understanding of the economics of doubling PC spend & the impact of adding pharmacy techs to PC teams.

Have you gotten the chance to look at the National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR)'s latest report? This research explores AHRQ’s investments in primary care and gives useful info for #PrimaryCare researchers and clinicians. ⬇️ www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/repor...

Applications are now open for the AAFP's member awards! Nominate your peers or apply today for awards in these five categories: https://bit.ly/48tvdEf 🔹Leadership 🔹Mentorship & Teaching 🔹Service & Community Engagement 🔹Career Longevity & Special Accomplishment 🔹Innovation (coming soon!)

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Dr. Lawrence was a giant in her field. If obit was for a man, would the lede have included “A stylish dresser who always took the stairs, even in heels”? You need to do better @nytimes.com

Mike Rosenwald@mikerosenwald.bsky.social · 10mo ago

As a pediatrician, she helped elevate breastfeeding from a medical afterthought to a specialty of its own. As a mother of nine, she practiced what she preached www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/h...

We couldn't be more proud to see our Vice Chair for Research, Christine Dehlendorf, recognized for her incredible leadership in creating the first national measures to ensure that respect, trust, and choice are counted as essential parts of quality in reproductive health. #fmrevolution 🙌👏🔥

UCSF@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Congrats to UCSF’s Christine Dehlendorf, MD, and Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, on their election to the National Academy of Medicine — one of the highest honors in health and medicine, for advancing reproductive and environmental health. tiny.ucsf.edu/nq7DpT @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social

Explore the latest report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on how federal investments are strengthening #PrimaryCare across the country. A must-read for policymakers, researchers and clinicians alike ⤵️ www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/repor...

if a patient with opioid use disorder is admitted to ICU (eg for pneumonia) & they clearly tell you their dose of buprenorphine or methadone, we should just believe them and give it to them in my experience they’re always correct & delaying tx to try to verify their perscription just causes misery

a man is sitting at a table with a sign that says `` change my mind '' on it .

ALT: a man is sitting at a table with a sign that says `` change my mind '' on it .

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Are you a PCP pulling your hair out trying to maneuver through maddening insurance and pharma barriers to getting your patients the medications they need? A 2 word solution: pharmacy technicians. Check out our study @annalsofem.bsky.social on the benefit of adding pharm techs to primary care teams👇

UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine@ucsffamilymed.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A new study just published in the @annalsofem.bsky.social (Sept/Oct 2025) shows that integrating pharmacy technicians in team-based primary care: - Reduces clinician and nurse admin burden - Improves efficiency & care - Expands patient medication access 👉https://www.annfammed.org/content/23/5/412

Since its inception, traditional Medicare has been tied to a fee-for-service model. As we mark its 60th birthday, Congress must devote political willpower to change this outdated model and reverse the erosion of America's health. From PCC's Ann Greiner:

Why a Hybrid Payment Model Offers Hope for Primary Care as Medicare Turns 60 - PCC

Sixty years ago, we relied on typewriters, rotary phones and slide rules to get work done. As we have replaced these tools with better, more advanced technology, our work environment has changed…

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Top line recs from @health.nationalacademies.org responding to 2026 CMS fee rules: -AdvPrimCareMng(APCM) services are largely preventive and should be exempt from cost-sharing -efficiency adjustments are justified for procedural and diagnostic services 1/2 www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/res...

Today’s ACS data show health coverage inequities increased in 2024 for Black & Latino ppl, and ppl with low and moderate incomes. These trends were likely driven by the drop in Medicaid enrollment. tinyurl.com/yttxmmp5

In a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Primary Care Collaborative and its Better Health — NOW campaign expressed appreciation for several MPFS modernization proposals that strengthen whole-person #PrimaryCare. thepcc.pub/2026MPFSLETT...

Bravo to the authors and journal @annfammed.bsky.social Wonderful to see the broad interest in the important findings

Annals of Family Medicine@annfammed.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Published in our latest issue, the study entitled "𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭 𝙫𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙙 20-49 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨." has been mentioned by 169 news outlets, the most ever for one article at Annals @altmetric.com #FMsky #Medsky www.annfammed.org/content/23/4...

Laugh crying.

I miss the old brand #CDC

According to CMS, primary care centric ACOs once again outperformed their peers participating in MSSP in 2024. It's yet another piece of evidence that when primary care leads, savings and better outcomes follow. Our statement: thepcc.org/news/stateme...

Statement: Primary Care Centric ACOs Continue to Lead the Pack - PCC

Primary care led ACOs in MSSP generated nearly double the savings as compared to other ACOs and had excellent performance on quality.

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