Our new study on cancer care for #MedicareAdvantage beneficiaries is out today in @jamainternalmed.com! We find similar treatment timeliness and quality, but use of cheaper treatments in MA vs. traditional Medicare jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Quality, Cost, and Timeliness of Cancer Treatment in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare

This cohort study compares Medicare Advantage beneficiaries and traditional Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with cancer with regards to timeliness of initial treatment, receiving the optimum in...

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why no dads.gov 🤔🤔

Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Went thru the entire site and not a single mention of paid family leave, childcare, or vaccines.

Now up at Health Affairs Forefront, @michaelannica.bsky.social and I analyze CMS's proposed rule regarding prior authorization for prescription drugs, contextualizing it as an extension of the 2024 prior auth rule and considering its broader implications. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

I learned so much working with these drug pricing policy all-stars so I think you will too!

Rachel Sachs@rachelsachs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Out now in @nejm.org, @lucamaini.bsky.social, @michaelannica.bsky.social, Pragya Kakani, and I analyze the opportunities and challenges associated with GENEROUS, the Trump Admin's most-favored-nation drug pricing model in Medicaid. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Our @jamahealthforum.com paper, "Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Reminder Emails, Program Use, and Prescribing" has been selected as a JAMA Network Clinical Trial of the Year! Read it here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Reminder Emails, Program Use, and Prescribing

This randomized clinical trial investigates whether email communications increase clinician use of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs to reduce guideline-discordant prescribing.

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"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." academyhealth.org/blog/2026-03...

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 academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

My man clearly had to fight with Cigna over an MRI

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their ​citizens universal healthcare, calling it a ‘moral imperative’ that ‌people have access to the health services they need.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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...

Health Subcommittee: Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing com...

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Administrative burdens: policymaking by other means

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 6mo ago

This is why domestic "shuffle" flights between ICE detention centers have skyrocketed, much moreso than ICE deportation flights. When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.

“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 ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

How One Study Saved Preventive Care

When a federal court case threatened to virtually eliminate free preventive care in the U.S., two scholars used their research to effect change.

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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.

Rachel Sachs@rachelsachs.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"'When you saw the lack of impact to earnings of the initial companies’ deals, for most coming after, it’s a no-brainer,' said Chris Meekins." Despite the perception that these deals are weak, the administration continues to choose to keep key details confidential, which is unlikely to help.

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...

Trump’s Department Of Education Excludes Nursing As Professional Degree Following Measures In ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

The Department of Education has excluded nursing from what are considered professional degree programs, as it is set to implement measures listed in Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.

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Rachel Sachs@rachelsachs.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This is highly misleading. CMS exercised significant discretion in the design of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) and made a number of substantive choices which were not compelled by Congress. Here are just a few examples. 1/6

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.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 9mo ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he still has “PTSD” from the GOP’s failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act during President Trump’s first term. Now, the party is about to plunge back into the tricky policy debate that once cost them seats in the House.

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.”

Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo...

Who gets to live a "long" life in America?

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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! cup.org/4nfM2IM

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 10mo ago

Coming 2026! @mirandayaver.bsky.social's Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States is a sobering account of the ways in which coverage denials damage patient health and exacerbate inequalities. Pre-order now! 🗺️ 🩺📊 https://cup.org/4nfM2IM

Coverage restrictions aren’t free. Such a creative study - with super important implications!

Michael L. Barnett@mlbarnett.bsky.social · 11mo ago

New paper w/ Brian McGarry, Ashvin Gandhi, and Drew Wilcock in @jamainternalmed.com! Hospitals are complaining across the US that patients are "stuck" waiting for rehab beds at nursing homes when they are medically stable and ready for discharge. What is going on?? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open letter

Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

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I found some of my papers in LibGen

samuel mehr@mehr.nz · 11mo ago

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...

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...

Alex de Campi@alexdecampi.bsky.social · 11mo ago

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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 🩷

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO@fumikochino.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We have agency. We can speak up. We can show up. Advocating for cancer care means speaking to legislators, bringing patient stories to the front lines of policymakers, supporting & amplifying each other to continue to do the work that changes outcomes. ➡️ @oncoalert.bsky.social @statnews.com

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.

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...