A Jay Holmgren
@ajh.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UCSF. Digital health, economics, informatics. Michigander in California.
Insane for the pseudo-academic exposed for pretty severe plagiarism to lecture someone on ethics for the violation of… having a twitter account.
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Insane for the pseudo-academic exposed for pretty severe plagiarism to lecture someone on ethics for the violation of… having a twitter account.
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I think this is mostly San Francisco finally shrugging off the pandemic, but it is *really* funny that rent prices in San Francisco shot up *immediately* after the city banned RealPage and other algorithmic price setting software.
My pre trends are incredible!
My pre trends are incredible!
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I think this is mostly San Francisco finally shrugging off the pandemic, but it is *really* funny that rent prices in San Francisco shot up *immediately* after the city banned RealPage and other algorithmic price setting software.
My pre trends are incredible!
My pre trends are incredible!
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Some thoughts on optimizing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, co-authored with some of my favorite scholars @hneprash.bsky.social, @michaelannica.bsky.social, and @egolberstein.bsky.social, and supported by @commonwealthfund.org
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
Rethinking Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage
Prior authorization can help encourage the efficient use of health care resources in Medicare Advantage, but there should be limits on when it’s required.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Some thoughts on optimizing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, co-authored with some of my favorite scholars @hneprash.bsky.social, @michaelannica.bsky.social, and @egolberstein.bsky.social, and supported by @commonwealthfund.org
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
THINGS HAPPEN?!
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
THINGS HAPPEN?!
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This is *depraved* -- glamor shots & an exculpatory feature for a woman who shit on the key central tenets of journalism, repeatedly.
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is *depraved* -- glamor shots & an exculpatory feature for a woman who shit on the key central tenets of journalism, repeatedly.
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
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Don’t think I’ve ever seen a reporter state the Golden Rule of Journalism (“it’s not a scandal if it happens in public”) so openly.
The emails that you’re seeing now are news in themselves, but that’s because of how they’re coming out—a congressional committee released them—& the context in which they’re being viewed. A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is “dirty” is not a whole news story.
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a reporter state the Golden Rule of Journalism (“it’s not a scandal if it happens in public”) so openly.
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As the ~discourse~ seems to bend interminably towards Republicans trying to figure out how they can (further) HDHP-ify ACA coverage, it's worth revisiting what is probably our best (most rigorous) study on the effect of deductibles in health insurance.
academic.oup.com/qje/article-...
academic.oup.com/qje/article-...
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
As the ~discourse~ seems to bend interminably towards Republicans trying to figure out how they can (further) HDHP-ify ACA coverage, it's worth revisiting what is probably our best (most rigorous) study on the effect of deductibles in health insurance.
academic.oup.com/qje/article-...
academic.oup.com/qje/article-...
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🚨 JOB MARKET PAPER ALERT! 🚨
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🚨 JOB MARKET PAPER ALERT! 🚨
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
Can't believe I underestimated the degree to which many of our nations foremost losers with lefty podcasts judged political candidates solely on "stated leftists beliefs + gruff white man aesthetics" rather than actions.
I think a Nazi tattoo is a pretty fair thing to say "wait a minute!" about.
I think a Nazi tattoo is a pretty fair thing to say "wait a minute!" about.
It is so lucky for Democrats that this kind of discourse is no longer on Twitter where the national media and politicians would see it. Better for it to be sealed off in this asylum. This is genuinely just insane.
Robert Byrd seemed to genuinely repent for his past and spent decades atoning for it, to the point where the NAACP mourned his death as the loss of a civil rights champion. People can indeed change.
But there's no sign of a similar arc of sincere repentance and reckoning in Platner's case.
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But there's no sign of a similar arc of sincere repentance and reckoning in Platner's case.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Can't believe I underestimated the degree to which many of our nations foremost losers with lefty podcasts judged political candidates solely on "stated leftists beliefs + gruff white man aesthetics" rather than actions.
I think a Nazi tattoo is a pretty fair thing to say "wait a minute!" about.
I think a Nazi tattoo is a pretty fair thing to say "wait a minute!" about.
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The more evidence mounts that Platner is lying, the more convinced I become that he is lying not only about his past but also about his current views.
CNN confirms that multiple sources suggest Graham Platner knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol years prior to launching his campaign — and is now blatantly lying about it.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The more evidence mounts that Platner is lying, the more convinced I become that he is lying not only about his past but also about his current views.
Obviously.
CNN confirms that multiple sources suggest Graham Platner knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol years prior to launching his campaign — and is now blatantly lying about it.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Obviously.
If you have a rapid turnaround, policy-relevant paper you want to get out there quickly - come to Health Affairs Scholar!
Also true for informatics and AI-relevant policy work. I've been an editorial fellow this year and will be joining as an AE in January and this is a great venue for IT papers!
Also true for informatics and AI-relevant policy work. I've been an editorial fellow this year and will be joining as an AE in January and this is a great venue for IT papers!
Under current law, folks over 400% FPL who would have bought low cost Bronze in 2026 would save $100-$200 per month under this CATASTROPHIC policy but this means an $800 or $900/month price shock instead of $1000/month price shock
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PS: Great experience doing a rapid paper with HA Scholar!
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PS: Great experience doing a rapid paper with HA Scholar!
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you have a rapid turnaround, policy-relevant paper you want to get out there quickly - come to Health Affairs Scholar!
Also true for informatics and AI-relevant policy work. I've been an editorial fellow this year and will be joining as an AE in January and this is a great venue for IT papers!
Also true for informatics and AI-relevant policy work. I've been an editorial fellow this year and will be joining as an AE in January and this is a great venue for IT papers!
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❗NEW RAPID POLICY ANALYSIS RESEARCH ❗
With @colemandrake.bsky.social & Dylan Nagy we analyzed the affordability implications of the new 9/4/25 announcement that all individuals with incomes >250% FPL can purchase CATASTROPHIC plans in the ACA
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With @colemandrake.bsky.social & Dylan Nagy we analyzed the affordability implications of the new 9/4/25 announcement that all individuals with incomes >250% FPL can purchase CATASTROPHIC plans in the ACA
academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
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Will Expanding Catastrophic Coverage Eligibility Increase Marketplace Premium Affordability in 2026?
David M Anderson, PhD, Dylan Nagy, MS, Coleman Drake, PhD; Will Expanding Catastrophic Coverage Eligibility Increase Marketplace Premium Affordability in 2
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October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
❗NEW RAPID POLICY ANALYSIS RESEARCH ❗
With @colemandrake.bsky.social & Dylan Nagy we analyzed the affordability implications of the new 9/4/25 announcement that all individuals with incomes >250% FPL can purchase CATASTROPHIC plans in the ACA
academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
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With @colemandrake.bsky.social & Dylan Nagy we analyzed the affordability implications of the new 9/4/25 announcement that all individuals with incomes >250% FPL can purchase CATASTROPHIC plans in the ACA
academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
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The Platner defenses are so black-pilling to me. Why are so many people so invested in defending him, he has existed to most of us for like a month!
October 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Platner defenses are so black-pilling to me. Why are so many people so invested in defending him, he has existed to most of us for like a month!
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Senator Wiener took up the cause of ending the California housing crisis a decade before it was cool, took a lot of body blows advancing real solutions, and never gave up on the cause. That's leadership.
It’s official: I’m running for Congress to represent San Francisco!
I’ll fight for our city – against Trump’s takeover, for our values, & for real progress. I’ve delivered on housing, healthcare, clean energy, & civil rights – & I’ll do it again.
Let’s build the future our city & country deserve.
I’ll fight for our city – against Trump’s takeover, for our values, & for real progress. I’ve delivered on housing, healthcare, clean energy, & civil rights – & I’ll do it again.
Let’s build the future our city & country deserve.
October 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Senator Wiener took up the cause of ending the California housing crisis a decade before it was cool, took a lot of body blows advancing real solutions, and never gave up on the cause. That's leadership.
Americans want a politician like them (derogatory)
It’s cool to think back ten years and imagine how “look we have to stop the extrajudicial murder and ethnic cleansing and the guy with the totenkopf might be our best bet” like we have fallen so fucking fast and so fucking far as a country.
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Americans want a politician like them (derogatory)
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The pointed clarity with which each of the universities rejecting the compact have made this point is incredibly refreshing.
From the University of Arizona's president: president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
From the University of Arizona's president: president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
October 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The pointed clarity with which each of the universities rejecting the compact have made this point is incredibly refreshing.
From the University of Arizona's president: president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
From the University of Arizona's president: president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
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The Groypers are on a long march through the institutions and right-wing Jews are way too complacent about the idea that it’ll be fine because these people also hate Muslims.
October 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Groypers are on a long march through the institutions and right-wing Jews are way too complacent about the idea that it’ll be fine because these people also hate Muslims.
Incredibly honored to receive the @amia.org New Investigator award this year.
So many people to thank, starting with my nominators Julia Adler-Milstein, David Bates, & Chris Longhurst, many other mentors, collaborators, students, friends and family, and more.
docit.ucsf.edu/news/jay-hol...
So many people to thank, starting with my nominators Julia Adler-Milstein, David Bates, & Chris Longhurst, many other mentors, collaborators, students, friends and family, and more.
docit.ucsf.edu/news/jay-hol...
A Jay Holmgren Receives Prestigious AMIA New Investigator Award | Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation
docit.ucsf.edu
October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Incredibly honored to receive the @amia.org New Investigator award this year.
So many people to thank, starting with my nominators Julia Adler-Milstein, David Bates, & Chris Longhurst, many other mentors, collaborators, students, friends and family, and more.
docit.ucsf.edu/news/jay-hol...
So many people to thank, starting with my nominators Julia Adler-Milstein, David Bates, & Chris Longhurst, many other mentors, collaborators, students, friends and family, and more.
docit.ucsf.edu/news/jay-hol...
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Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
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"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gondor," i holler as i overturn my uncle's funeral pyre and turn the 4th Age of Man into the 4th Age of Shit
October 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gondor," i holler as i overturn my uncle's funeral pyre and turn the 4th Age of Man into the 4th Age of Shit
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Consolidation in the EHR market -- where there are 2 dominant vendors -- is creating a big risk of a catastrophic cybersecurity event.
@ajh.bsky.social, @natea.bsky.social, and I ponder the possibility of a "single-point-of-failure" risk in the EHR market in this Health Affairs Scholar commentary
@ajh.bsky.social, @natea.bsky.social, and I ponder the possibility of a "single-point-of-failure" risk in the EHR market in this Health Affairs Scholar commentary
Electronic health record market consolidation and implications for cybersecurity
Abstract. Over the past decade, the electronic health record (EHR) market has become increasingly consolidated, with the majority of care delivery organiza
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October 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Consolidation in the EHR market -- where there are 2 dominant vendors -- is creating a big risk of a catastrophic cybersecurity event.
@ajh.bsky.social, @natea.bsky.social, and I ponder the possibility of a "single-point-of-failure" risk in the EHR market in this Health Affairs Scholar commentary
@ajh.bsky.social, @natea.bsky.social, and I ponder the possibility of a "single-point-of-failure" risk in the EHR market in this Health Affairs Scholar commentary
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It’s that time of year again: The information session for Harvard’s PhD in Health Policy will be held a month from today, on Tuesday, October 28.
Register here (recording will be available for those who can’t make it): harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here (recording will be available for those who can’t make it): harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It’s that time of year again: The information session for Harvard’s PhD in Health Policy will be held a month from today, on Tuesday, October 28.
Register here (recording will be available for those who can’t make it): harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here (recording will be available for those who can’t make it): harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
now there is an interesting diff-in-diff
September 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
now there is an interesting diff-in-diff