Jill Horwitz
@jillh.bsky.social
Prof@UCLA Law; Visiting Prof @Northwestern Law; adjunct econ prof @ UVic econ, British Columbia; health policy researcher, nonprofit law expert; trans rights matter
Just in time for me to teach law students about insurance! It's the 1990s all over again.
The authors also find that "a meaningful portion of all spending reductions came from well-off consumers who were predictably sick" — again, despite (1) HSAs being pre-funded to a level sufficient to cover the deductible in the first year and (2) most employees still being under the deductible level
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Just in time for me to teach law students about insurance! It's the 1990s all over again.
I guess my opioid project is too woke.
Heard from #AHRQ that the entire grants staff has been let go! They are unable to issue funds for grants already funded, let alone fund new grants. This is outrageous and will make Americans poorer and sicker. Why? A brief thread about just some recent AHRQ-funded research: #MedSky #HealthPolicy
July 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I guess my opioid project is too woke.
This is not a good year.
Former Justice David Souter, who appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, has died, the court announced.
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85
Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush in 1990. He retired in 2009.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is not a good year.
Remembering OpenAI is controlled by a nonprofit...glad the state AGs are paying attention. More of my2 cents here....
www.economist.com/business/202...
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Elon Musk’s $97bn offer is a headache for Sam Altman’s OpenAI
Tesla’s boss is willing to use whatever means he can to hobble his opponent
www.economist.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Remembering OpenAI is controlled by a nonprofit...glad the state AGs are paying attention. More of my2 cents here....
www.economist.com/business/202...
www.economist.com/business/202...
Where are the nonprofit's interests in all this? My takes... apnews.com/article/elon...
How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman’s push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit co...
apnews.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Where are the nonprofit's interests in all this? My takes... apnews.com/article/elon...
If these reporters (alemany and zakrzewsi) can't learn to cover Trump and the destruction of our relations with Canada and other allies like actual journalists maybe they should stick to the tech beat? Canadians unlikely to be willing to be annexed??? Are these reporters for real?
December 29, 2024 at 3:53 PM
If these reporters (alemany and zakrzewsi) can't learn to cover Trump and the destruction of our relations with Canada and other allies like actual journalists maybe they should stick to the tech beat? Canadians unlikely to be willing to be annexed??? Are these reporters for real?
My 2 cents on OpenAI's attempt to dump its charitable obligations. With @ellenaprill.bsky.social and Rose Chan Loui
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Legal complications await if OpenAI tries to shake off control by the nonprofit that owns the rapidly growing tech company
When for-profit companies are spun out of nonprofits, there is no easy way out of the legal consequences.
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November 20, 2024 at 2:14 PM
My 2 cents on OpenAI's attempt to dump its charitable obligations. With @ellenaprill.bsky.social and Rose Chan Loui
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Yup...these bills threaten charities that help some of the world's most desperate people.
We wrote about HR 9495 which was defeated in the House. Now it’s back again and threatens nonprofits everywhere. There are already laws on the books to deal with nonprofits supporting terrorism.
charitylawyerblog.com/2024/11/12/n...
charitylawyerblog.com/2024/11/12/n...
H.R. 9495: Nonprofits Sound Alarm as a Threat to Free Speech and Civil Society
How H.R. 9495 could threaten nonprofit organizations, free speech, and democracy by allowing the government to target tax-exempt groups it disagrees with.
charitylawyerblog.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Yup...these bills threaten charities that help some of the world's most desperate people.
Hoping the charitable interests don't get lost. Happy for this quote! www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
www.wsj.com
September 29, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Hoping the charitable interests don't get lost. Happy for this quote! www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
My two cents on donor attempts to control charities, including universities theconversation.com/what-do-univ...
December 20, 2023 at 7:02 PM
My two cents on donor attempts to control charities, including universities theconversation.com/what-do-univ...