LynnBlewett
@lynnblewett.bsky.social
University of Minnesota, Faculty, Health Policy, Director of SHADAC, Trying to find a place to land…
New Resource: National Health Law Program State Abortion Coverage Map @nhelp.bsky.social @prh.org @heatherhhoward.bsky.social tinyurl.com/jdk9syar
Good info from @kff.org www.kff.org/patient-cons...
Prior Authorization Metrics Provide New Insights into Insurer Practices, but Gaps Remain | KFF
This analysis of available 2025 prior authorization data finds insurers denied at least 1 in 8 standard requests for prior authorization across three insurance markets: Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ma...
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IPUMS health surveys offers an integrated and harmonized version of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) the world’s longest running annual, population survey of health. bsky.app/profile/ipum... @minnpop.bsky.social lcc.umn.edu/node/2106
Using IPUMS NHIS to Study Aging and Health | LIFE COURSE CENTER, AN NIA CENTER ON THE DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS OF AGING
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Thank you Dr. Carroll, President and CEO of @academyhealth.bsky.social for highlighting the impact of the dismantling of needed health service research! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
Opinion | Medical Breakthroughs Are a Thrill. Then Comes the Hard Part. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has dismantled the agency that ensures that research makes its way into medical practice.
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I agree with Demetris Yannopoulos! www.startribune.com/u-fairview-d...
Opinion | The University of Minnesota name should not be removed from these hospitals
On Jan. 1, the University of Minnesota Medical Center name is scheduled to disappear as part of a new agreement with Fairview Health Services, Dr. Demetris Yannopoulos writes.
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Steve Earle has released this beautiful video of his song "City of Immigrants," which was directed by Steve Buscemi. It's a wonderful ode to a key cause of American greatness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkRt...
Steve Earle - "City Of Immigrants" [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Steve Earle
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$6.28 Billion in profit in ONE quarter - U.S. Health Care System! tinyurl.com/mstvj9uu
UnitedHealth upgrades outlook, profit
UnitedHealth upgrades outlook, profit
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Further damage to the health service research infrastructure in this country. It will take years, maybe decades, to recover! tinyurl.com/4r24dvcx
‘Nobody answers’: The unraveling of a patient care research agency
A small federal agency responsible for studying how health care works for patients is largely dormant despite receiving millions of dollars from Congress for research into antibiotic resistance, healt...
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Link to U.S. Senate floor proceeding. www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Floor Activity
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Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 5mo agoTHE SENATE IS VOTING ON THE BOUNDARY WATERS RIGHT NOW! Tonight, while most people are watching TV or putting their kids to bed, the U.S. Senate is taking a vote that could permanently end protections for one of the most beloved wilderness areas in America.
OMB fact sheets titled "Cuts to Woke Programs Fact Sheet” “President Trump is committed to eliminating radical gender and racial ideologies that poison the minds of Americans. The President’s FY 2027 Budget upholds the Constitution by eliminating funding for cultural Marxism.” tinyurl.com/4ah9htxp
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the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
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Magnificent No Kings protest sign in Ellsworth, Maine. 10/10.
What’s going on with Minnesota Medicaid funding? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/what...
What’s going on with Minnesota Medicaid funding?
Minnesota vs. Trump administration on Medicaid: Your questions, answered.Did I hear we got some good news last week on Medicaid?You heard right. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved ...
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People of Twin Cities win JFK Profile in Courage Award minnesotareformer.com/briefs/peopl...
People of Twin Cities win JFK Profile in Courage Award • Minnesota Reformer
"The people of the Twin Cities responded with extraordinary courage and resolve."
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What a great chart! MN Center for Health Care Affordability Legislative Report 2025. #healthpolicy tinyurl.com/mr3mew2r
Don’t come for Minnesota in the winter! We live and play here!!
The ordinary message from #Minnesota “I am my neighbor’s keeper!” Thank you! @Thomaslfriedman.bluesky.social @rbreich.bluesky.social robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...
Sunday Thought #2: The Legacy of These Dark Days
The meaning of Minnesota
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Fed judge hears arguments in lawsuit over MN federal Medicaid funding halt. #healthpolicy “Zorn’s motion to be admitted in court to represent the federal govt was only submitted Thurs morning (yesterday!) It had not yet been approved when the hearing started.” tinyurl.com/5h7t65ua
Federal judge hears arguments in lawsuit over federal Medicaid funding halt
A federal judge in St. Paul heard arguments Thursday from the state of Minnesota and the Trump administration over a halt of $259 million in Medicaid payments to the state.
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Minnesota uninsured rate increased from a historic low of 3.8% in 2023 to 5.8% in 2025. It’s just the beginning! MN still has its own state survey. tinyurl.com/mr2srb2h
Melissa Hortman, Lawyer and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Rest in Peace!
“Federal officials ought to be working with the state to put fraudsters in jail, not imposing financial penalties on it that could undermine enrollees’ medical care or destabilize the state’s hospitals and nursing homes.” Thx @jburcom for clear insight! www.startribune.com/trump-withho...
Burcum: Target Medicaid fraud, not innocent people’s health care
"Medicaid serves a highly vulnerable population with few alternatives for coverage," columnist Jill Burcum writes.
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Letter from over 900 MN physicians in the New England Journal of Medicine. #ICEOUT “Our patients are being harmed. People are dying unnecessarily…we call for an immediate end to the violence and trauma that is being inflicted on our patients and our communities by ICE” www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
We Do Care | NEJM
Physicians throughout Minnesota bear witness to the devastation that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is wreaking. They implore physicians everywhere to raise their voices.
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Guns drawn in small town MN! The local police chief intervened! #ICEOUT www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to be the first time local police...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 7mo agoyes, there are no real signs of any big change in DHS activity here yet. In Chicago there really was after Bovino left and they basically ended "Midway Blitz" not so here so far.
“Minnesota should not have to withstand another month, another week, another day, of this unlawful invasion” tinyurl.com/yy2zyebw
