#Uninsured

Jacob Leibenluft

jleibenluft

President Trump’s move to push through a Supreme Court nominee is rightfully drawing attention to the Trump admin’s ongoing attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act through the courts. I

Heather Hsu, MD MPH

HEHsuMD

Excited to share our new study in @JAMANetworkOpen-more evidence that value-based incentive programs function as a disproportionate penalty system for safety-net hospitals without meaningful benefits for patients: http://ja.ma/2ZRnrRa

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

Covid-19 attacks groups who are most vulnerable and in America, no one is more vulnerable than poor black people (and poor Native people.) A host of issues ensured black people

Bloomberg Opinion

bopinion

Looking at the socioeconomic data, America may as well be two countries:One of the most advanced nationsOne still struggling with developmenthttps://trib.al/XAWPzJn Let’s look at infant mortality to start with. In

Jamie Schler

lifesafeast

Healthcare thread.When I was 24, I found a lump in my breast. I went for consultation at the Breast Clinic at a famous hospital. The biopsy revealed a malignant tumor

Kimberly D. Manning, MD

gradydoctor

1/Grady Hospital, 2004Paper chart in hand, I leaned against the swinging doors and called out into the waiting room.Me: “Moreira? Mist. . . .uhh. . . Ava Moreira?"*You closed your

One Breath Partnership

OneBreathHOU

Our monthly newsletter, "Particulate Matters," went out today. It shows that #COVID19 isn't an equalizer at all. Here's what's inside. A new study from @HarvardChanSPH finds compelling evidence that long-term

Margaret Russell, MD

Margaret1473

Super glad you asked because I've been waiting for an opportunity to talk about health policy (or really anything that isn't COVID19). First, I think it's helpful to understand where

Nick Wallace

NickWallaceDC

H.R. 2347, the Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021, would be a HUGE win for kids. This bipartisan legislation introduced by @RepKimSchrier @RepJohnJoyce @GKButterfield @RepMcKinley would improve

Frank Cacace MD FACP

GIMaPreceptor

1/Many of my colleagues and I have not been redeployed to the hospital during the #COVID pandemic. We have been doing the ambulatory care of pre/non hospitalized patients, helped w

James Talarico

jamestalarico

3 years ago I almost slipped into a coma and died. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.I paid $684 for my first 30-day supply of insulin. Some pay $1000+

Jay Hancock

jayhancock1

1/n Great recent reporting by many newsrooms on aggressive hospital debt collection. We take a new dive, looking at insidious, long-term consequence of hospital lawsuits against patients: property liens. Our

fibrooooo

fibrofuckboy

Why chronically ill people should give each other medical advice: I know that the topic of non-drs giving each other medical advice is a thing people are understandably sensitive abt,

Dr. Rob Davidson #WearAMask

DrRobDavidson

IMPORTANTAs an ER doctor and as a fellow citizen I want to see the economy and our society open back up as much as anyone. Here’s the thing…. (1/16)https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/837776218/across-america-frustrated-protesters-rally-to-reopen-the-econ

Rebecca Vallas

rebeccavallas

As U.S. jobless claims skyrocket amid #COVID19, thousands of unemployed Floridians have been unable to access benefits due to a broken claims system. But the system's working just as state

Charles Miller

Cmillernd2005

Let's talk about HB 3752 @RepJamesFrank and HB 3924 @TomOliverson. These bills allow affordable alternative health plans to be offered. I want to address one of the main concerns about