Most of you know know that Covered California gives working families access to affordable health insurance But did you know they use experiments and user research to shape every aspect of the program? Checkout this interview with CC’s Dr. Monica Soni podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Sean Darling-Hammond, Assistant Professor of #Health & #SocialBehavior at UC Berkeley Public Health, studies student #MentalHealth. He says, “We need #PublicHealth to isolate what matters—what’s making us sick, what can help us thrive.” publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/s...

Former FDA head Rob Califf will be joining the Other 80 for an interview in a couple weeks Many people don’t understand what FDA does or why it’s such an important foundation for the US’s global leadership in drug development What questions should I ask him?

In March I put out a call to talk with fired federal workers I wanted to hear about the work they did and why it mattered, and share their stories with all of you on The Other 80 Here's the episode, featuring six powerful stories podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trump, Musk and DOGE have touted the short-term savings from their cuts. What they don’t mention: the long-term consequences of shrinking food inspections, disaster response and other federal safety efforts. Me + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social on Trump’s big shift of risk to everyday Americans.

For Some Disabled Protestors, “Hands Off” Went Virtual www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Two studies (based on natural experiments) show shingles vaccine reduces dementia Thanks for sharing and synthesizing @erictopol.bsky.social

Now is the time to step up Medicaid advocacy The Senate budget resolution included the House directive to cut $880 billion - which would come from Medicaid But many Senate Rs say they won’t support a reconciliation bill that cuts Medicaid

💰 Health Wealth Gap Widest in US A new study found wealth significantly predicts lower mortality in older adults, with wealthiest Americans having survival similar to Europe's poorest. The wealth–health link is stronger in the US than Europe. 🔗 nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsa2408259 #SciComm🧪

So my phone started blowing up last night because guess who's on the banned book list at the naval academy? Yours truly. Go support an author today and buy a book off of this this list... Doesn't even have to be mine. Gift link coming

Oh right, the obvious solution is massive cuts to Medicaid

State budgets will be bust open by massive Medicaid cuts There’s not an option to plug the gap, when the gap is $10-20 billion Listen to brilliant Katie Heidorn laying it out And the full episode here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... youtube.com/shorts/ue8DY...

This is what government efficiency should look like A useful service, built inside government, to meet a real citizen need Thank you Amy Paris

Quoting MLK, Sierra Club’s @benjealous.bsky.social asks us all to move beyond comfort to make change “If you are comfortable in your coalition, your coalition is too small” #Bioneers

Here’s a must listen Three of the smartest people I know discussing the shape and impact of potential Medicaid cuts ▶️ Kody Kinsley ▶️ @larrylevitt.bsky.social ▶️ Katie Heidorn 🔉 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On a recent episode of The Other 80 Alexandra Drane shared a shocking stat 52% of sandwich generation caregivers have thought about suicide in the last 30 days Listen to whole episode here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... If Medicaid is cut, that number will only increase

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

👀 Who's funding paid sabbaticals? 🚀 What does the social sector gets wrong about power building? 🌟 Ready for a great TED Talk on social connection and happiness? Sign up for The Other 80 Newsletter today and you'll get answers in your inbox tomorrow www.theother80.com

Happening today at 5pm ET virtual job fair where states and counties share open legal roles zoom.us/meeting/regi... Feds’ loss is states’ gain

Following - here’s the starter pack go.bsky.app/FLUwv5d

Want more tools to protect our democracy? Our good friend & Quaker activist @eileenflanagan.bsky.social is offering civil resistance training this Sunday and Monday in SF Sign up link in image

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

Keeping our history Sharing our voice Protecting our consumers Helping the world These are the core functions of democracy we are destroying with the shuttering (or attempted shuttering) of IMLS, VOA, CFPB, USAID

Taking a walk with the kids? You’re twice as likely to die today than you would have been in 2013 ➡️ Listen to “car sick” to learn more about 🚘 and health from @davidzipper.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

this is gutting www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Fascinating and impeccably researched story about how employees and their union are fighting to continue the work and purpose of CFPB www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/b...

Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

18F did things like making online government forms (like filing your taxes or submitting VA claims) easier to fill out, create text message notification systems for govt agencies, and streamlining internal data sharing. They were literally making govt more efficient & user-friendly. This sucks.

It’s not quiet and it shouldn’t be tolerated

Elon Musk says that he wants to fix the government's old tech, but so far the Trump admin has fired or laid off many tech feds that could help. The latest: 90 or so feds in 18f, a tech group at GSA, got an email they'd been laid off last night at 1am. www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...

The loss of 18F, like the loss of so many on the USDS team, puts a dagger in the heart of efforts to improve government efficiency through technology Turns out, that’s not what this administration is after

Andrea Gibson reading Mary Oliver “…little by little, as you left their voices behind, the stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own...” fb.watch/y2POYzCoHf/?...

Three years ago, I had the honour of collaborating with Ukrainian dancers from Edmonton via a virtual meeting. They taught me some Ukrainian dance moves, and I taught them some Bhangra moves. I'm sharing the video today in solidarity because standing with the oppressed is standing for lasting peace.

Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it. They did it for PEPFAR. Now Ebola. I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵

JFC. The US Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is at its highest level since 2000, higher than during the Financial Crisis, higher than during COVID

Vaccines went from boring to sexy to suspect But vaccine preventable diseases don’t care what we think And now, tragically, an unvaccinated child has died from measles in the TX outbreak It’s urgent that we come together as a nation to support public health that works, including vaccines

Congress is about to cut #Medicaid by $880 billion. ☎️ CALL THESE REPS. With close margins in their elections, these Representatives are vulnerable. They have many people on Medicaid in their districts. ☎️ Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. List below 👇 Call now and all day tomorrow.

House Republicans have passed a budget resolution that assumes big cuts in Medicaid. History suggests that when the details start to get filled in and the losers become clear, opposition will grow.

This is the brutal math the house just voted to support Tax cuts for fat cats Benefit cuts for working American families in need

Upcoming Senate debate notwithstanding, it is absolutely WILD that Speaker Johnson said "Do a word search… it doesn't even mention Medicaid in the bill" and Steve Scalise said "This bill doesn't even mention the word Medicaid a single time" about a budget resolution requiring E&C to cut $880B

A whopping 43% of Americans are unpaid caregivers Alexandra Drane joins The Other 80 to talk about the urgent need for culture and policy change to see, honor and support unpaid caregivers. 🎙Listen here: lnkd.in/ga_6c2_9 🎙Or wherever you access podcasts: lnkd.in/eyjzAH68

“For pennies on the dollar, foreign aid is a deal we can’t afford to lose” www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...

The “waste” we are cutting at research universities is the discoveries, patents, drugs, social strategies, concepts and technologies our future humanity depends on

The smile I needed today Speed dating on Bart for Valentines Day www.bart.gov/news/article...

When I want to the real scoop on something I always turn to Reddit And here, my friends, is the best on the ground info on what’s going on in DC from a civil servant perspective R/fednews www.reddit.com/r/fednews/

@kff.org update on what health data are, and are not, back online

Agree on both counts It’s important to remember that this is a multi play game, and going fast is a strength, until it’s not

Thank you for putting into words what I have been feeling Public service is such an honor and responsibility We do great damage to our country by not honoring it Much as we would do damage by not honoring vets and service members