Alex Everhart
@aoeverhart.bsky.social
Instructor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, health economist studying development and adoption of medical technology.
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Alex Everhart
@aoeverhart.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Finally gave up on the garbage website. So my usual stuff:
- Medical devices usually aren't tested in humans before they're used in clinical practice, and we don't have a good way of tracking them after they're used.
- I'm really into Rivals of Aether 2, let me know if you play!
- Medical devices usually aren't tested in humans before they're used in clinical practice, and we don't have a good way of tracking them after they're used.
- I'm really into Rivals of Aether 2, let me know if you play!
The nuances of premium subsidies are outside my wheelhouse, but this seems like a cool idea.
"If we want the ACA to be sustainable -- for households, taxpayers, and insurers -- we need to modernize the subsidy architecture, not just extend it."
Read the #OpEd from Anthony LoSasso, PhD, on redesigning the ACA at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118673?trw=no
Read the #OpEd from Anthony LoSasso, PhD, on redesigning the ACA at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118673?trw=no
Opinion | I'm a Health Economist. Here's a Plan for Congress to Lower Healthcare Costs.
A practical path to align affordability, transparency, and competition
www.medpagetoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The nuances of premium subsidies are outside my wheelhouse, but this seems like a cool idea.
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Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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We haven't done this in a while, so here we go!!! Follow health economists, the knights in shining armor who will sift through the storm of changes and point you in the direction of safe harbor. go.bsky.app/6S4Q9Mn
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We haven't done this in a while, so here we go!!! Follow health economists, the knights in shining armor who will sift through the storm of changes and point you in the direction of safe harbor. go.bsky.app/6S4Q9Mn
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I just learned that AHRQ doesn't have enough staff to review dissertation grant proposals (R36). What a waste - of the time students put into writing the proposals, the administrative staff who process them, and most importantly of the potential research talent that would have been developed.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I just learned that AHRQ doesn't have enough staff to review dissertation grant proposals (R36). What a waste - of the time students put into writing the proposals, the administrative staff who process them, and most importantly of the potential research talent that would have been developed.
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My NIH proposal wasn't reviewed as scheduled because of the shutdown.
FOIA-minded researchers of science policy- The shutdown could serve as a natural experiment to study the effects of funding delays on publications, promotion, patents, etc.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
FOIA-minded researchers of science policy- The shutdown could serve as a natural experiment to study the effects of funding delays on publications, promotion, patents, etc.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-005: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities NOT-OD-26-005. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My NIH proposal wasn't reviewed as scheduled because of the shutdown.
FOIA-minded researchers of science policy- The shutdown could serve as a natural experiment to study the effects of funding delays on publications, promotion, patents, etc.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
FOIA-minded researchers of science policy- The shutdown could serve as a natural experiment to study the effects of funding delays on publications, promotion, patents, etc.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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A cluster of FDA rejections for rare disease applications based on one trial plus confirmatory evidence may represent a shift away from the regulatory flexibility that had come to characterize ultra-rare drug development. #healthpolicy
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Do US FDA Complete Response Letters Suggest Turn To Less Flexibility In Rare Disease?
A cluster of CRLs for rare disease applications based on one trial plus confirmatory evidence may represent a shift away from the regulatory flexibility that had come to characterize ultra-rare drug d...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A cluster of FDA rejections for rare disease applications based on one trial plus confirmatory evidence may represent a shift away from the regulatory flexibility that had come to characterize ultra-rare drug development. #healthpolicy
insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/r...
insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/r...
I don't know if I've had this for one of my articles yet. But have had the opposite of the scenario in the article, where someone wrote a flimsy letter that mostly cited all of the papers we already cited in ours just to say, "This is a good paper." Maybe AI, maybe not.
AI generated letters are flooding scientific journals. Usually misquoting their citations to fabricate their arguments. After his latest publication, @carloschaccour.bsky.social reviewed a critical letter to the editor citing his own research with fabricated conclusions. 🧪
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I don't know if I've had this for one of my articles yet. But have had the opposite of the scenario in the article, where someone wrote a flimsy letter that mostly cited all of the papers we already cited in ours just to say, "This is a good paper." Maybe AI, maybe not.
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Do you love health economics and learning about cool new research? Do you like telling other people about it? Come and be a social media editor at AJHE!! We're looking for someone to join our editorial team @ashecon.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Do you love health economics and learning about cool new research? Do you like telling other people about it? Come and be a social media editor at AJHE!! We're looking for someone to join our editorial team @ashecon.bsky.social
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New paper with @instrumenthull.bsky.social and Michal Kolesár on leniency/judge IV designs.
This article is targeted for the Journal of Economic Perspectives, and so we wrote it with the goal of being accessible to a wide range of users, including advanced undergrads!🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2511.03572
This article is targeted for the Journal of Economic Perspectives, and so we wrote it with the goal of being accessible to a wide range of users, including advanced undergrads!🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2511.03572
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New paper with @instrumenthull.bsky.social and Michal Kolesár on leniency/judge IV designs.
This article is targeted for the Journal of Economic Perspectives, and so we wrote it with the goal of being accessible to a wide range of users, including advanced undergrads!🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2511.03572
This article is targeted for the Journal of Economic Perspectives, and so we wrote it with the goal of being accessible to a wide range of users, including advanced undergrads!🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2511.03572
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Come be my colleague! Yale School of Public Health has an open-rank search for Health Policy & Management. Focus areas are empirical research in health policy, healthcare management or health services research. You still have time! apply.interfolio.com/176891
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Come be my colleague! Yale School of Public Health has an open-rank search for Health Policy & Management. Focus areas are empirical research in health policy, healthcare management or health services research. You still have time! apply.interfolio.com/176891
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
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November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
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I’m on the #EconJobMarket! I study labor, extreme weather adaptation, and inequality.
My JMP addresses an under-studied aspect of the labor market: schedule unpredictability among hourly workers in the service sector.
🧵👇
My JMP addresses an under-studied aspect of the labor market: schedule unpredictability among hourly workers in the service sector.
🧵👇
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’m on the #EconJobMarket! I study labor, extreme weather adaptation, and inequality.
My JMP addresses an under-studied aspect of the labor market: schedule unpredictability among hourly workers in the service sector.
🧵👇
My JMP addresses an under-studied aspect of the labor market: schedule unpredictability among hourly workers in the service sector.
🧵👇
Think I just finished reviewing my first paper for a journal that was entirely AI-generated 😞
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Think I just finished reviewing my first paper for a journal that was entirely AI-generated 😞
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If anyone has a job market paper they would like me to repost, tag me and I will do my best to do so! Would love to follow what people are working on more closely.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If anyone has a job market paper they would like me to repost, tag me and I will do my best to do so! Would love to follow what people are working on more closely.
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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-...
I've come around to the idea that many alternative payment models are really limited in the traditional Medicare space because they can't stop people from using expensive care from non-model participants. ACOs and episode-based payment models can't control "leakage" enough to be very effective.
🚨New Publication🚨 Risk-based provider payment is more common in Medicare Advantage than any other segment of US health care financing. What happens to broad categories of health care utilization, and low-value service use, when provider groups adopt these contracts? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Health Care Utilization and Low-Value Service Use After Risk-Based Contract Adoption
This cohort study examined whether health care organizations’ transition to risk-based payment contracts in Medicare Advantage was associated with changes in health care utilization or use of low-valu...
jamanetwork.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've come around to the idea that many alternative payment models are really limited in the traditional Medicare space because they can't stop people from using expensive care from non-model participants. ACOs and episode-based payment models can't control "leakage" enough to be very effective.
Uhhh, very rude to completely call out my 2025 reading list like that
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Uhhh, very rude to completely call out my 2025 reading list like that
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Wow. @jjmcdona.bsky.social of @factcheck.org says she doesn’t use the term #misinformation anymore bc it’s been politicized and become a trigger word. “It doesn’t mean anything anymore,” she said at #SciWri25. She now just says things are false or untrue.
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Wow. @jjmcdona.bsky.social of @factcheck.org says she doesn’t use the term #misinformation anymore bc it’s been politicized and become a trigger word. “It doesn’t mean anything anymore,” she said at #SciWri25. She now just says things are false or untrue.
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The scientist running the study, Dr. Vivian Ho of Rice University, is brilliant and has done a lot of great work on unfair billing practices (and gotten some crazy blowback for it).
I just submitted a bill for her analysis. They don't need any personal info, so redact your name and account numbers
I just submitted a bill for her analysis. They don't need any personal info, so redact your name and account numbers
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The scientist running the study, Dr. Vivian Ho of Rice University, is brilliant and has done a lot of great work on unfair billing practices (and gotten some crazy blowback for it).
I just submitted a bill for her analysis. They don't need any personal info, so redact your name and account numbers
I just submitted a bill for her analysis. They don't need any personal info, so redact your name and account numbers
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Want to help check up on whether health insurance companies are meaningfully complying with price transparency laws?
Check out this podcast to hear about a study collecting itemized hospital bills, or go directly to the study website. www.bakerinstitute.org/research/hel...
Check out this podcast to hear about a study collecting itemized hospital bills, or go directly to the study website. www.bakerinstitute.org/research/hel...
This health economist wants your medical bills • An Arm And a Leg
Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the US health care system for four decades. These days she focuses on what she describes as the biggest burden on
armandalegshow.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Want to help check up on whether health insurance companies are meaningfully complying with price transparency laws?
Check out this podcast to hear about a study collecting itemized hospital bills, or go directly to the study website. www.bakerinstitute.org/research/hel...
Check out this podcast to hear about a study collecting itemized hospital bills, or go directly to the study website. www.bakerinstitute.org/research/hel...
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In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.
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I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics.
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics.
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6
My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6