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Stacie Dusetzina
@dusetzinas.bsky.social
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Health services researcher at Vanderbilt Health Policy. Avid coffee drinker, investigator of drug policies & prices. RT not an endorsement. Opinions are mine.

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 1d
Good thing economists don't care about having fans.
vox.com Vox @vox.com · 1d
When it comes to economists, neither Republicans nor Democrats are their biggest fans. Find out why: www.vox.com/politics/472...

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina

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Vox @vox.com · 1d
When it comes to economists, neither Republicans nor Democrats are their biggest fans. Find out why: www.vox.com/politics/472...

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 2d
I am a member of quicksand generation. Why did we learn so much about this as kids? Princess Bride?

Anyway, I did NOT expect quicksand in Arches. Mind blown.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
Austin Dirks was on a solo hike in Arches National Park when he got stuck in quicksand. Emergency responders rescued him after he sent an SOS message using a satellite device. nyti.ms/4pv6Htn

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 2d
This is heartbreaking.
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina, Jen Schneider, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
Austin Dirks was on a solo hike in Arches National Park when he got stuck in quicksand. Emergency responders rescued him after he sent an SOS message using a satellite device. nyti.ms/4pv6Htn

Reposted by Kathryn A. Phillips

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 3d
Summarizing the current state of pricing and coverage for GLP1s in the US with @rachelsachs.bsky.social in @nejm.org this week!

Read it before things change (again)!
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Insurance Coverage and Pricing of Weight-Loss Drugs in the United States | NEJM
The Trump administration’s agreements regarding glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists could reduce prices and improve access for some patients — and lead to substantial additional spending.
www.nejm.org

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina

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NBER @nber.org · 3d
Cancer-drug trials under enroll patients at high risk of serious adverse events and underestimate drug-induced harms. Regulating representativeness could improve external validity, from Jason Abaluck, @leilaagha.bsky.social, and Sachin Shah www.nber.org/papers/w34534

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Rebecca (Rebexagliflozin)🌤️ @rdrpharmacist.bsky.social · 4d
When my mom did radiation I was shocked - a 15 minute appointment 5 days a week with a 30 minute drive each way is crappy no matter how motivated you are for treatment

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 4d
How you spend your days matters. Knowing the time impact from the treatments pursued (or not) can help patients and their families to be prepared for making informed decisions about cancer care. What an honor to be part of this work.

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 4d
It really does change your perspective to go through it yourself or with someone you love. Thanks so much for sharing your experience.

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

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ishaniganguli.bsky.social @ishaniganguli.bsky.social · 4d
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
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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.
jamanetwork.com

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina

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NBER @nber.org · 4d
Tariffs on medical goods resulted in $3.4 billion in duties assessed between February and July 2025—more than 10 times the same period in 2024, with 55.8 percent pass-through, from Manho Kang, Xiangtao Meng, Katheryn N. Russ, and James Waters www.nber.org/papers/w34531

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina, David L. Anderson

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Christopher Robertson @profcrobertson.bsky.social · 4d
Millions of Americans are skipping cancer screenings because they don't know they cost $0 out-of-pocket. New study with Wendy Epstein proves that info works. We're looking for partners 🤝 & funders 💵 to scale up and save lives. 🚀

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Joseph Ross @jsross119.bsky.social · 5d
Lots more detail in the paper (jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...), but our findings provide the first evaluation of FDAAA and its enhanced safety-related regulatory authorities, and its impact on drug safety and public health, and informs current PDUFA VII negotiations! @reshmagar.bsky.social (5/5)
Postmarket Drug Safety−Related Actions Before and After the FDA Amendments Act
This cross-sectional analysis assesses whether the US Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act was associated with differences in time to first postmarket drug safety−related action and whether the...
jamanetwork.com

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 5d
Current NIH policy under Bhattacharya (at the behest of Project2025 architect Russell Vought) is killing the next generation of researchers.

If you value research, tell your members of Congress that the NIH needs more than funding. It needs sound leadership.

www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
www.statnews.com

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina

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Holly Fernandez Lynch @hollylynchez.bsky.social · 6d
Here, here.

"Congress must now also exercise its oversight responsibilities to ensure repairs to FDAs current and future capabilities, infrastructure, human resources, and reputation begin as soon as possible."

Big deal coming from investors/companies.

www.nopatientleftbehind.org/evidence-bas...
Supporting the Call for Evidence-Based Policy and Public Health Security — No Patient Left Behind
www.nopatientleftbehind.org

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 7d
Just a job where you were as hard as you can to cost your employer next to nothing?

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Bhaven N. Sampat @sampat.bsky.social · 7d
Call open for an NBER conference on Medical Innovation Policy I'm co-organizing with @dusetzinas.bsky.social. Friday the 13th, naturally! Open to anyone (not just economists) working on the issues, and papers at different stages. www.nber.org/calls-papers...
Assessing the US Medical Innovation System Conference
www.nber.org

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 11d
Missed title opportunity of the decade.
vala.wtf sesbian lex fridman @vala.wtf · 11d
"capitol gains" was *right there*

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 11d
The news right now is horrifying. Why would anyone do this to people?

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 11d
Well, that graph is something else.
jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 11d
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts

www.nber.org/papers/w34524

via @florianederer.bsky.social
"Captain Gains" on Capitol Hill Shang-Jin Wei & Yifan Zhou WORKING PAPER 34524 DOI 10.3386/w34524 ISSUE DATE November 2025 Using transaction-level data on US congressional stock trades, we find that lawmakers who later ascend to leadership positions perform similarly to matched peers beforehand but outperform them by 47 percentage points annually after ascension. Leaders' superior performance arises through two mechanisms. The political influence channel is reflected in higher returns when their party controls the chamber, sales of stocks preceding regulatory actions, and purchase of stocks whose firms receiving more government contracts and favorable party support on bills. The corporate access channel is reflected in stock trades that predict subsequent corporate news and greater returns on donor-owned or home-state firms. 令 1 1 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 Year Figure 2: Estimated dynamic quasi-difference-in-differences coefficient, di, of equation(3), with vertical dashed lines representing 90 percent confidence intervals. The point estimate of the year in which the lawmaker became a congressional leader (Year 0) is normalized to zero. BHAR over the 250 days following each trade is the dependent variable and calculated using the Fama-French five-factor plus momentum as the benchmark model.

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sesbian lex fridman @vala.wtf · 11d
"capitol gains" was *right there*

Reposted by Archon Fung, Richard S.J. Tol, Nicholas A. Christakis , and 22 more

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 11d
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts

www.nber.org/papers/w34524

via @florianederer.bsky.social
"Captain Gains" on Capitol Hill Shang-Jin Wei & Yifan Zhou WORKING PAPER 34524 DOI 10.3386/w34524 ISSUE DATE November 2025 Using transaction-level data on US congressional stock trades, we find that lawmakers who later ascend to leadership positions perform similarly to matched peers beforehand but outperform them by 47 percentage points annually after ascension. Leaders' superior performance arises through two mechanisms. The political influence channel is reflected in higher returns when their party controls the chamber, sales of stocks preceding regulatory actions, and purchase of stocks whose firms receiving more government contracts and favorable party support on bills. The corporate access channel is reflected in stock trades that predict subsequent corporate news and greater returns on donor-owned or home-state firms. 令 1 1 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 Year Figure 2: Estimated dynamic quasi-difference-in-differences coefficient, di, of equation(3), with vertical dashed lines representing 90 percent confidence intervals. The point estimate of the year in which the lawmaker became a congressional leader (Year 0) is normalized to zero. BHAR over the 250 days following each trade is the dependent variable and calculated using the Fama-French five-factor plus momentum as the benchmark model.

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 11d
Yes. This is the map.

Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Scott L. Greer, Stacie B. Dusetzina , and 13 more

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claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social · 11d
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc

Reposted by Stacie B. Dusetzina, Michael S. Sinha

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JAMA @jama.com · 12d
💬 Viewpoint: Combination-only approvals for new #HIV drugs limit generic substitution and sustain high antiretroviral prices, even after key patents expire.

#WorldAIDSDay2025

ja.ma/4pwRTKi
A page from JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) titled "Combination-Only Approvals as a Barrier to Affordable HIV Care" by S. Sean Tu et al. It discusses prescription drug costs and HIV treatment access.

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 19d
An auction full of Muppets and Jim Henson items you say? I have now identified the things in life I value and would spend a lot to own (that and my silly cats).

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 19d
Amazing! Science is so cool.
Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy share.google/POY4UXyNcBUL...
Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
share.google

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 21d
"Given that the Big Ten is about to create 'a for-profit company using what are essentially public dollars,' [a Penn State trustee] argued, boards need to know more in order to be able to advise their institutions accordingly."

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Secretive Big Ten Deal Riles Trustees
The Big Ten is weighing a $2.4 billion private equity deal. But multiple trustees at member institutions say they aren’t getting enough information and the proposal has been rushed.
www.insidehighered.com