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Reed Abelson

@reedabelson.bsky.social

Health care reporter for NYTimes — following money and misdeeds in medicine. Very fond of dogs, old movies and mysteries. Give me a shout at abelson@nytimes.com.

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Christina Jewett@by-cjewett.bsky.social · 6d ago

All this talk about the early, terrifying days of Covid .. and I couldn't help but look back at a project I worked on at the time. We memorialized the lives of people who ran into the burning building. Time well spent and worth a moment of yours: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Lost on the frontline: US healthcare workers who died fighting Covid-19

More than 3,500 Americans in the healthcare system have died fighting Covid-19. We count them and investigate why

theguardian.com

KFF@kff.org · 6mo ago

Per enrollee spending by private insurers almost doubled from 2008 to 2024 — much faster than both Medicare and Medicaid spending growth per enrollee (59.5% and 51.6%, respectively.) More in our chart collection: https://on.kff.org/4r7rQKA

Line graph titled "Per Enrollee Spending by Private Insurance Has Generally Grown Faster Than Medicare and Medicaid Spending" showing the cumulative percent growth in per enrollee spending from 2008 to 2024 for private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. The data indicate that spending growth on private insurance is higher compared to Medicare and Medicaid over the period. The source of the data is KFF analysis of National Health Expenditure data, and the graph is from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.