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The Trump Administration’s cuts at Health and Human Services hit every part of the scientific establishment: not only the federal government and universities but also states, counties, cities, and the private sector.

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More US adults willing to receive #mpox vaccine now than in 2022 Healthcare workers remain the most trusted sources of information (73%), while trust in the federal government to provide factual information rose to 58%. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

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Our new explainer on Medicaid expansion describes enrollment and spending in expansion and non-expansion states, including who is covered by Medicaid expansion:

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Here's a troubling thought: The Trump administration's budget cuts could unplug -80 freezers. "Nothing has been shut down correctly," said a CDC employee. www.npr.org/2025/04/16/n...

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Most families vaccinate their kids. If they are slightly hesitant, they might opt out of the flu or COVID-19 vaccines for their kids. But when they start opting out of the regular schedule, it's not just measles, also whooping cough, mumps, rubella, varicella. www.propublica.org/article/whoo...

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This is another big loss at NIH. He explains why in the thread below. Our recent conversation about what we should eat erictopol.substack.com/p/kevin-hall...

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Former HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm will be a guest on our next KFF Health Wonk Shop, which I moderate. We'll address fraud and abuse in Medicaid. RSVP here: www.kff.org/medicaid/eve...

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Tariffs may be driving the country into a recession. Typically in a downturn, the federal government hikes spending on Medicaid as state revenues decline and people lose job-based insurance. This week, Congress may start the process to do just the opposite to Medicaid.

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In 2023, more than 1 in 4 adults (28%) reported delaying or not getting some form of care due to cost. More on how costs affect access to health care in our new analysis: on.kff.org/44nCHYC

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Quite a few things to watch these days but here are some of the top forces driving #healthcare #costs and #quality. www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/health...

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At only $44 dollars per person, the CDC's funding provided research on how to prevent and treat chronic disease, supported necessary healthcare for children, and prepared for pandemics. Cost per person varied by state, some at $70/person, and some getting half that. www.kff.org/global-healt...

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Sometimes people connect better to a health issue when they understand it through a narrative. To Olivia is a story about Roald Dahl and his wife after their daughter died of measles. kanopy.com/video/12180990

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This Reddit thread of people being laid off from HHS paints a picture of how the federal government's work on health will be curtailed. h/t: @samsteindc.bsky.social www.reddit.com/r/DeptHHS/co...

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Happy weekend, everyone. I 💙 the ocean. This Octopus’s Other Car Is a Shark www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/s...

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A @CDCgov ACIP meeting has just been noticed in the federal register, for April 15-16. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04914.pdf

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JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...

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With all the discussion around waste, fraud and abuse in #Medicaid, I decided to pull together some useful resources to help folks understand what we know & how some information is being misinterpreted. First up @kff.org's 5 Key Facts www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

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AHRQ, the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, provides tools for hospitals and health systems to improve quality of their services. These help patients (aka you and me)! Also they have a fun quiz about what they do: www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/do...

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Treatable deaths, that is, deaths that could be prevented with adequate health care access and utilization, increased in 2020 and have stayed high. More indicators of #qualityofcare in the US #healthcare here:

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So I'm a big fan of Claude, and anyone can goof up, but this did make me laugh.

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Today, the world lost Gene Hackman, who will be remembered for many legacies. But by behavioral economists, he will be best remembered for explaining mental accounting in this clip with Dustin Hoffman. What is mental accounting? A 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=t96L...

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New government survey data shows the biggest growth in ACA enrollment has come in red states that have not expanded Medicaid under the ACA. The enhanced premium aid that fueled this increase in enrollment expires at the end of this year unless Congress extends it. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/he...

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The US healthcare system crashed during COVID but is finally returning to pre-pandemic levels. (Be they good: Low hospital infection rates, or bad: Black mothers are still dying in childbirth) #QualityofCare @kff.org @imanitel.bsky.social www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...

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Five years later, I, and many of us, don't really want to think about the COVID-19 pandemic. This article sums up what we went through + why it matters. Changing geopolitics, killing 1 million Americans, reversing declining trends in faithgoing: Covid Remade America www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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As Musk and others claim undocumented immigrants are eligible for Social Security, it's a good time to re-up this from KFF's Sept '24 survey: Many people think immigrants can get Social Security and other benefits as soon as they arrive in the U.S. or are unsure. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

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National parks had a record breaking year in 2024 with 331,863,358 visits!!! #getoutside #NPS www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/c...

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Thanks for pointing out the removal of historical data. What we've assumed would always be common practice (making public data public) can no longer be assumed true, in the public or private sectors.

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This absolutely guts me. There were so many examples of exceptional #dataviz and data journalism on the 538 site, and to see that work erased is a loss for our field. The main site URL redirects to the ABC News landing page. The Data page appears active for now: data.fivethirtyeight.com

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@pewresearch.org finds that #HealthcareCosts #AccessAffordability among the top concerns for Americans. 67% say it's a big problem in the US today, both for Republicans (61%) and Democrats (73%) pewrsr.ch/3EX3YGI

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When I was a kid I dipped graham crackers into milk. Now I'm an adult so I dunk them in coffee.

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Very informative 👍 report on our healthcare systems 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇪🇺 #PROMs #qualityofcare #VBHC #PopHealthLab #monitoring #surveillance @stephane-cullati.bsky.social @eupha.bsky.social www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

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The Trump administration has marked price transparency as an important issue for 95% percent of Americans. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

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A helpful list of potential problems that can be solved with health policy? Yes please! #pricetransparency

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Trump signed an executive order today building on #PriceTransparency. But what should we make of the data already posted? Coincidentally, @kff.org just published an analysis of the Transparency in Coverage data. It's not always easy to make out heads or tails

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NEW: Robert Santos’ last day as Census Bureau director was Friday, Feb. 14, according to this LinkedIn post, which says federal workers at the bureau are “highly dedicated to upholding our constitution and fulfilling our mission” www.linkedin.com/posts/santos...

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Curious about #pricetransparency? It's still difficult to know how much a hospital visit might cost! Our latest highlights problems with current mandates for hospitals to publish their prices. www.kff.org/health-costs...

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Today's mood: magnolia: a genus of tree that has survived more than 20 Million Years and continues to flourish.

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These charts show that operating margins were lower among rural hospitals and hospitals with high Medicaid shares but higher among for-profit and system-affiliated hospitals in 2023. Explore 40 additional charts with key data about hospitals: on.kff.org/4hNOOCh

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New analysis from KFF about hospital use and costs shows that 77% of people with substantial medical debt (>$5k) got some of it from a bill from an emergency room. www.kff.org/key-facts-ab...

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New piece from KFF highlights the impacts of #chronicconditions on US life expectancy: www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec... Rates of diabetes⬆️ , kidney⬆️ , and liver disease⬆️ in the US are all going up. (They are steady or decreasing in other countries.) #healthpolicy #health

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While we gripe about insurance, there's no doubt that it helps us get care. Some systems are working well for people who need them: "89 percent of those with Medicaid were satisfied with their health coverage" vs 75% on private coverage. 🤔 #healthpolicy abcnews.go.com/538/american...

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This article references "wrongthink", which is new to me in this context, but is akin to the Newspeak allowed in Orwell's dystopian book, 1984. Racism, climate change, and inequality still exist whether named or not. wapo.st/4gzr3wc

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

America led the world on public health. MAGA is destroying it. And those going along will have blood on their hands. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...

submitted 86 days ago • 76 comments

Something I'm reading tonight: "I Ran U.S.A.I.D. Killing It Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o... #healthpolicy

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@puddingviz.bsky.social Standing jobs are harder on bodies. Who stands and who sits? pudding.cool/2024/11/sitt...

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The prevalence of #diabetes continues to increase over time, but also older adults are more likely to have diabetes. This three-way #3d #rainbow #datavisualization doesn't make it particularly to see the trends, but I appreciate the effort. www.frontiersin.org/journals/end... #chronicconditions

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U.S. life expectancy at birth is four years lower than comparable countries: 78.4 years vs 82.5. This gap is likely due to #chronicconditions such as #diabetes, #obesity, as well as substance use deaths. Forthcoming KFF report w/details. www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec... #healthpolicy

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