🩺 Is it safe to use #AI to help diagnose me? 🩺 @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social, a physician at @weillcornell.bsky.social and contributing writer at @newyorker.com, told @tradeoffs.org 3️⃣ key things he thinks every patient, nurse and doctor should know about AI. tradeoffs.org/2025/10/30/s...

Come work with me @tradeoffs.org! We're looking for a reporter/producer who knows health policy and is passionate about audio storytelling. Applications accepted through 10/19. More details and apply here: tradeoffs.org/reporter-pro...

Ran away to Alaska right after this published so didn't have a chance to share it, but I really hope people will listen to @tradeoffs.org's deeply personal and practical interview with @nabarund.bsky.social, one of the nation's leading addiction and overdose experts. tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/s...

Yesterday, NPR featured reporting from Tradeoffs' @ryan-levi.bsky.social and @dgorenstein.bsky.social. They spoke with one of the nation’s top street drug scientists, who makes the case that giving people on the street real-time drug data can save more lives than shaping national policy.

“I feel unsafe almost everywhere." My latest from @tradeoffs.org: a daughter and dad in AL talk about how Trump's anti-trans policies/rhetoric have affected their lives. Plus @oriion.bsky.social explains all the anti-trans health policies coming out of Washington. tradeoffs.org/2025/07/17/t...

Day 1 of #AspenIdeasHealth ends with a lookback at how the ACA was made with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former HHS Secretaries Sylvia Burwell and Kathleen Sebelius. @aspenideas.bsky.social @tradeoffs.org

At #AspenIdeasHealth opening session, @agawande.bsky.social just made a pitch for community primary care as a way to improve health outcomes in the U.S. @tradeoffs.org dove deep on the research, opportunities and challenges behind this model. @aspenideas.bsky.social tradeoffs.org/2024/06/06/n...

Looking forward to talking health policy and big ideas the next few days at @aspenideas.bsky.social. If you're here too, don't be a stranger! #AspenIdeasHealth

"The ruling is the latest blow to transgender youth and their families, who have been fighting the Trump administration’s continuous attempts to restrict their access to care." www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/s...

As expected, the Trump administration has shut down the special suicide prevention and crisis lifeline option for LGBTQ+ young people, effective July 17.

It's our biggest event of the year — our annual Pride Happy Hour! 📅 Wednesday, June 18 📍 As You Are (500 8th Street SE) ⏰ 6-8 p.m. 🆓 First 15 people in the door get a free drink! RSVP today: www.eventbrite.com/e/nlgja-dc-p...

Two new research papers add important data to the political debate over Medicaid in Washington, D.C., offering strong evidence that Medicaid, the public insurance program that covers more than 70 million low-income and disabled Americans, is saving people’s lives. tradeoffs.org/2025/05/15/n...

“Mental illness is not a crime” has become a rallying cry for improving the treatment of people in crisis. @tradeoffs.org talked with journalist Lee Romney about why a few CA sheriffs are now refusing to respond to some mental health calls. tradeoffs.org/2025/05/15/w...

Tradeoffs has earned national accolades, earning a first-place National Headliner Award and three Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Read more: tradeoffs.org/2025/05/06/t... Check out the award-winning stories below 👇

Tradeoffs won first place from the National Headliner Awards, Digital Conversational Podcast category for “She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer," by @ryan-levi.bsky.social. tradeoffs.org/2024/02/22/m...

Miss the conversation on bias in healthcare AI? 🎥 Catch Paige Nong, @ajh.bsky.social, and @ryan-levi.bsky.social as they unpack real-world risks—and what it takes to evaluate AI tools responsibly. See how the experts broke it down: codex.ucsf.edu/events/codex... @tradeoffs.org

Work requirements are the one #Medicaid policy change most Republicans seem to agree on. But they do not have a great track record. State leaders say they've learned lessons, but critics worry millions of eligible people could lose coverage.

ICYMI: The ACA is going back to the Supreme Court. The case involves a provision that requires insurers to cover certain preventive care for conditions like cancer and HIV for free. @nbagley.bsky.social breaks down the case and the implications on @tradeoffs.org ⬇️ tradeoffs.org/2025/04/17/o...

🌟Register for CODEX's April webinar! What happens when AI tools in hospitals carry bias? And how can we prevent it? Join top researchers to talk about bias in health AI: what it looks like, who's testing for it, and what hospitals can do. 🗓️ April 30 | 9-10 a.m. PT 🔗 codex.ucsf.edu/events/codex...

News: Diana Greene Foster, the MacArthur-winning author of the Turnaway Study, learned her NIH grant — funding a multi-year study on Dobbs' impact — has been pulled. She was told its bc the govt won't study "gender identity." Her work has shaped our understanding of abortion bans' consequences.

Trying to make sense of the massive cuts at HSS? @tradeoffs.org talked with the dean of DC health care reporters @julierovner.bsky.social to help put this moment in context and answer listener questions on how this could impact hospitals, states, research and more. tradeoffs.org/2025/04/03/m...

Hope to see folks tonight at @nlgjadc.bsky.social's Spring Happy Hour! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/nlgja-dc-s...

Great reporting and analysis from @melanie-evans.bsky.social on today's @tradeoffs.org!

I talked w/@tradeoffs.org about Dr. Oz, the surgeon-turned-TV star who's poised to lead CMS: what I learned reporting on him and what we can glean from his Senate hearing. Come for the policy, stay to hear me laugh while trying to sound professional. tradeoffs.org/2025/03/20/m...

Trump has picked Dr. Oz to lead CMS, which covers 160M people who get their health care from Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare. @tradeoffs.org took a closer look at who Oz is and what he could do with the help of @tarabannow.bsky.social and former CMS chief Tom Scully. tradeoffs.org/2025/03/20/m...

"There’s so much that we lose when we disinvest in people who are making a meaningful contribution." This week @tradeoffs.org turns the mic over to two researchers for a candid Storycorps-style conversation about fear, uncertainty and hope in the face of NIH cuts. tradeoffs.org/2025/03/13/c...

Good news: We finally have data on how many hospitals use AI. Bad news: Most are not testing their AI tools for bias. @paigenong.bsky.social digs into the data with @tradeoffs.org on how hospitals are using AI and how biased AI could harm us in surprising ways. tradeoffs.org/2025/02/27/l...

Please listen to this week's @tradeoffs.org. You'll hear how fear of deportation makes people sick + how clinics are trying to keep people from skipping visits. And you'll hear from a mom of 4 terrified for herself + her kids, but committed to protecting their health. tradeoffs.org/2025/02/20/g...

I'm working on a @tradeoffs.org story about impacts of potential NIH cuts on clinical trials. Looking to talk to folks who: - have run NIH-funded trials - are helping universities scenario plan for possible cuts If that's you or someone you know, I'm at rlevi-at-tradeoffs.org and Signal below.

"The reconciliation instructions ... call on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to cut at least $880B in spending, meaning lawmakers would likely need to enact deep cuts into Medicaid — going beyond the work requirements that most Republicans support." www.politico.com/live-updates...

Obviously a lot going on today, but don't forget RFK Jr. confirmation hearings start tomorrow. @melanie-evans.bsky.social has a great @tradeoffs.org story today about how Kennedy, if confirmed, would control a little known but incredibly influential vax committee. tradeoffs.org/2025/01/28/a...

Medicaid is line for big cuts as the GOP tries to cut federal $$$ to pay for tax cuts and other policies. I talked with 13 conservative and libertarian Medicaid experts for @tradeoffs.org to learn why many on the right think shrinking Medicaid will make it better. tradeoffs.org/2025/01/23/g...

I do a lot of #Medicaid reporting for @tradeoffs.org, so it was cool to produce this exit interview with Dan Tsai, Biden's Medicaid director. He talked w/ @dgorenstein.bsky.social about what he's learned over the last three years and what he thinks will happen next. tradeoffs.org/2025/01/16/d...

There is very little support for weakening Medicaid (12%) www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...

Last year Drew Altman and I wrote about how the complexity of our health care and insurance system is the enemy of access and affordability. It all seems newly relevant today. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"All the blame gets directed towards the insurance company when there’s plenty of blame to go around. All of this costs too much." Really appreciate @aaronecarroll.bsky.social on @tradeoffs.bsky.social today helping us take a step back from all anger going around. tradeoffs.org/2024/12/12/h...

Started looking at legislation that @warren.senate.gov and @joshhawley.bsky.social offered to reform PBMs. Definitely resolves some important points. But I it ignores just how smart the big PBMs are. It also ignores that there are 25 plus Pass Through PBMs that do the right thing for sponsors

The murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO put a violent point on the frustration some feel toward health insurance companies. With anger at the U.S. health system at a fever pitch, @dgorenstein.bsky.social & @aaronecarroll.bsky.social try to untangle why our healthcare system is so expensive and broken.

1/X As promised, here is a thread with my impressions from the oral argument in US v. Skrmetti this morning (this is the case challenging TN's ban on gender affirming for transgender minors). In addition, if anyone wants more background, my pre-oral-argument explainer on the case is linked here.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning over Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. @tradeoffs.bsky.social has a useful primer on the basics of gender-affirming care and each side's arguments. tradeoffs.org/2024/11/14/t...

Making complex health care issues like Medicaid, AI and addiction easy to understand ... is not easy. It takes time and money. I hope you'll support @tradeoffs.bsky.social on #GivingTuesday. Plus, if we get 100 new donors, we get access to a special match! tradeoffs.org/donate/

Not really a question of whether Trump and Republicans will go after Medicaid and the ACA It’s a question of how aggressively — and what kind of political opposition might stop them www.huffpost.com/entry/health...

Really appreciate Harvard Public Health taking an interest in @tradeoffs.bsky.social reporting on alternative crisis response. harvardpublichealth.org/mental-healt...

The first question I got after RFK Jr.’s nomination: how much power would he have? So @ryan-levi.bsky.social and I dialed up former Obama HHS Sec. Sebelius for her take. tradeoffs.org/2024/11/21/r...