Oh wow, Rick Scott's FMAP amendment — the one functionally eviscerating Medicaid expansion — won't even make it to the floor. I assumed it didn't have the votes, but this means Republican leadership thinks downside political risk of getting votes for the amendment on the record is too high to bear.

A team of workers at the CDC monitored the safety of birth control for millions of women with underlying health conditions. Then HHS fired them. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

False headlines were more believed by folks with more trust in AI #SMDM25 Prof Val Reyna

Guess it’s time to re-engage with this app. #SMDM25 Society for Medical Decision Making starts Sunday in Ann Arbor. Best meeting of the year!

And I’m standing up, contacting my legislators about how destructive this is.

If you are a public servant (government/academic/research, etc.) or working on topics that are specifically under attack, I just want to say my heart is with you. Your work is valuable. You are valuable.

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Ladapo is dangerous for public health. There. I said it

Presenting new work at Am Coll Rheumatology Convergence in DC today - patient reported outcomes in patients w #lupus, chronic pain. 10:30am

Maybe if we start calling our body parts gun-sounding names like “revulva” or “shooterus” the GOP will stop trying to regulate them.

Relying on Collins and Murkowski to stand between Republicans and the degradation of American health is not a sustainable policy solution

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Excited for terrific science and my favorite meeting @smdmd.bsky.social Boston starting Sunday, Society for Medical Decision Making #SMDM24

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As redeterminations of Medicaid eligibility have resumed, millions have lost coverage for solely procedural reasons. We FOIA'd CMS to understand how common procedural denials were prior to the pandemic. 🧵 (w/ caveats) on our new work @JAMAHealthForum: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In policy implementation, important to account for time lags, implementation costs & alternative impl scenarios for better cost-effectiveness analyses -N Smith