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Karen Davis
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Public health and health policy, cats, gymnastics.
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Karen Davis is a former president of The Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and social policy issues. Davis is an economist, with a career in public policy and research. Before joining The Commonwealth Fund, she served as chairman of the Department of Health Policy and Management at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where she also held an appointment as professor of economics. She served as deputy assistant secretary for health policy in the Department of Health and Human Services from 1977 to 1980, becoming the first woman to head a U.S. public health service agency. .. more

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Feb 27
It’s a wild time to be a health policy nerd who also has a master’s in international security policy.

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 2d
Welp. This off-season will be interesting.

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 7d
I love the Eagles. 🦅🦅

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Tim McManus @timmcmanus42.bsky.social · 7d
"He does a meatball award. I heard they're pretty fire."

How Eagles DC Vic Fangio is fueling his championship-caliber defense: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Best way to an Eagles defensive lineman's heart -- and performance? Meatballs
Vic Fangio introduced the Meatball Award this season for his defense to serve as that extra bit of motivation.
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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 10d
Lacy Dagen!

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 15d
Ugh, that sucks. 😡 I used to work HPC policy but admittedly didn’t do much on peds or private insurance.

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 15d
It won’t cover ped concurrent care? Is that common for private insurers?

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Joan Alker @joanalker1.bsky.social · 15d
All 50 states have been approved for funding from the Rural Health Transformation Fund.

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CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States | CMS
CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States
www.cms.gov

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15d
ALA provides more than $300,000 annually for study in a master's degree in library and information science. ALA scholarships cover an array of focuses and groups, from children’s and youth librarianship to government documents and support staff.

Apply by March 1! https://bit.ly/4s8U2hy
Graduation cap on top of a short stack of books. Text reads "Scholarship applications open through March 1" American Library Association logo

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 16d
Husband: “They just need to fire their offensive coordinator! …not to sound like an Eagles fan.”

He’s learned well.

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Dec 10
I don’t get snow days anymore. Boooo.

Reposted by Cary P. Gross, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Karen Davis

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ishaniganguli.bsky.social @ishaniganguli.bsky.social · Dec 9
For older adults with metastatic cancer, each day spent on health care can take away from days that are often devastatingly limited. Our latest study led by Arjun Gupta and Shelley Jazowski with @dusetzinas.bsky.social and Avi Gupta is out now in @jamanetworkopen.com
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Health Care Contact Days in Older Adults With Metastatic Cancer
This cohort study examines patterns and changes in health care contact days over time among traditional Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with metastatic breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers.
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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Dec 8
Right?! It takes itself less seriously than I expected. It could be a fun recurring event a few times a season.

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Dec 8
Watching Peacock’s Reality Hot Seat coverage of SNF and it’s kind of a fever dream? But for a game I don’t really care about, it’s kind of fun? And I know enough about housewives that it’s amusing watching Boston Rob learning about HW lore in real time.

Reposted by Karen Davis, Michael J. Allen, Janet Murray

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Dec 7
NEW: In a five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” ProPublica’s @gingerthompson.bsky.social pursues the question:

Why are people in Albany, Georgia, so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?

Start with Part 1 here:
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · Dec 6
It’s never been more over. I like my Eagles folks and take no pleasure in reporting this.
The Eagles have installed the "positivity rabbit" into the locker room It showed up today and the offensive line stressed to me they are not sad they just wanted a good vibes bunny

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Eddie van helsing @sal.gay · Dec 3
They should do MyChart Wrapped

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Nov 28
I feel seen.
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Sitting next to my Eagles obsessed mother in law and she’s doing and saying stuff that makes this look like child’s play. Like I’m afraid to even post it for fear of someone alerting the authorities.
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I love Philadelphia

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Nov 28
Surely the Eagles organization has to do *something* in the next week to course correct. Right…?

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Nov 28
Have we tried firing the OC/DC then and plugging back in the team?

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · Nov 28
Sitting next to my Eagles obsessed mother in law and she’s doing and saying stuff that makes this look like child’s play. Like I’m afraid to even post it for fear of someone alerting the authorities.
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I love Philadelphia

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Nov 24
Congratulations!!

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Nov 10
How do cats always know the worst times to get sick, and then get sick at those exact moments?

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · Nov 6
So much I could say, but I’ll just say she convinced her caucus to vote for something they hated and knew they’d lose their jobs over, on the promise that it’d be amended in some unknown way later through reconciliation. Nearly 40 million people have health insurance because of her. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · Nov 4
this is the piece I have wanted to read for ages about the 'inflammation' boogeyman www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
The Inflammation Gap
Popular ideas about inflammation have lost touch with medical reality.
www.theatlantic.com

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 30
One of the things I enjoy the most about working in rural health is the wide range of attire worn by rural health conference attendees. It’s hard to go too formal or too casual.

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 29
Adult female friendships >>>>>>

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 26
NBC and the SEC Network can learn something from the NFL by changing the camera angle when there’s an injury during gymnastics meets!

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Oct 25
[me at the vet] here’s all my money, i don’t care, whatever it takes, do u need more

[me at my dr] a $20 copay, that’s outrageous

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 22
Look at those precious little nuggets!

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 19
Happy I actually get to watch my birds today. Though, with how the season has gone, I’m not sure this is actually a good thing.