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The $600 Billion Medicaid Maneuver on the Chopping Block
The $600 Billion Medicaid Maneuver on the Chopping Block
Republican budget cutters are targeting state taxes on hospitals and nursing homes that raise federal Medicaid spending.
www.wsj.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The $600 Billion Medicaid Maneuver on the Chopping Block
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NEW: Elon Musk's DOGE website lists Nashville's Social Security office among cuts www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Elon Musk's DOGE website lists Nashville's Social Security office among cuts
Elon Musk's efforts to slash federal spending may be taking aim at a Nashville office that serves thousands of retirees, people with disabilities and children who have lost parents.
www.newschannel5.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
NEW: Elon Musk's DOGE website lists Nashville's Social Security office among cuts www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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This is great, but in the current moment it's also worth considering maintaining data sets on repositories outside of US jurisdiction, at institutions less vulnerable to threats of funding withdrawal. Zenodo.org receives some NIH funding, but it's a project of @cern.bsky.social.
February 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is great, but in the current moment it's also worth considering maintaining data sets on repositories outside of US jurisdiction, at institutions less vulnerable to threats of funding withdrawal. Zenodo.org receives some NIH funding, but it's a project of @cern.bsky.social.
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Here’s @mjsdc.bsky.social telling you why what Trump is doing is illegal. Read it, please
The Fallout From Trump’s Illegal Spending Freeze Is Just Beginning
Will SCOTUS follow the law and rule against the president?
slate.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Here’s @mjsdc.bsky.social telling you why what Trump is doing is illegal. Read it, please
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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My latest on the spectacularly unlawful and utterly reckless funding freeze the Administration announced last night.
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/01/unla...
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/01/unla...
Unlawful Funding Freeze Sews Chaos
Last night, the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) startled and befuddled state and local governments, non-pr...
balkin.blogspot.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
My latest on the spectacularly unlawful and utterly reckless funding freeze the Administration announced last night.
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/01/unla...
balkin.blogspot.com/2025/01/unla...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/u...
Trump’s Acts of Retribution Aim at the Future as Well as the Past (Gift Article)
The president made good on promises to seek revenge against enemies during his first week back in power, signaling in the process that anyone who crosses him in the future could also suffer.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/u...
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VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
www.militarytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
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"If you install the mobile app, the Smart Thermostat for the Perimenopausal will automatically forward incoming calls from any school or office to the other person on the goddamn contact form."
Introducing the First-Ever Smart Thermostat for Perimenopausal People
Just like you, this groundbreaking thermostat rewrites the laws of thermodynamics to be hot and cold simultaneously. It can instantly cool any spac...
buff.ly
January 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"If you install the mobile app, the Smart Thermostat for the Perimenopausal will automatically forward incoming calls from any school or office to the other person on the goddamn contact form."
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Just to be clear: The Inflation Reduction Act is still in effect. It requires government negotiation of drug prices, a $35 insulin cap, and a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap (all in Medicare). Trump has not taken a public position on the IRA's drug policies yet.
January 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just to be clear: The Inflation Reduction Act is still in effect. It requires government negotiation of drug prices, a $35 insulin cap, and a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap (all in Medicare). Trump has not taken a public position on the IRA's drug policies yet.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
January 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
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Kind of weird that everything in "Dr. Strangelove," down to theories about water fluoridation, is coming back to us, the second time as something other than farce.
January 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Kind of weird that everything in "Dr. Strangelove," down to theories about water fluoridation, is coming back to us, the second time as something other than farce.
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🚨 OK, #TENNESSEE, YOU'RE UP NEXT!
I'm continuing my state-by-state look at how much more #ACA enrollees will have to pay starting in 2026 if IRA subsidies aren't extended:
acasignups.net/25/01/07/how...
I'm continuing my state-by-state look at how much more #ACA enrollees will have to pay starting in 2026 if IRA subsidies aren't extended:
acasignups.net/25/01/07/how...
How much more will TENNESSEE residents pay if the improved #ACA subsidies aren't extended?
It was in early 2021 that Congressional Democrats passed & President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which among other things dramatically expanded & enhanced the original premium su...
acasignups.net
January 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🚨 OK, #TENNESSEE, YOU'RE UP NEXT!
I'm continuing my state-by-state look at how much more #ACA enrollees will have to pay starting in 2026 if IRA subsidies aren't extended:
acasignups.net/25/01/07/how...
I'm continuing my state-by-state look at how much more #ACA enrollees will have to pay starting in 2026 if IRA subsidies aren't extended:
acasignups.net/25/01/07/how...
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Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
propub.li
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Read more (published October) ⬇️
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The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.
Popeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new year
The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2024 at 9:44 PM
The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.
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After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
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PS: For more background on this issue, we did a guest post on MusicX last week, check it out: musicx.substack.com/p/digital-li...
✘ Digital libraries and the future of music preservation
And: 600+ musicians signing letter against labels' Internet Archive suit; existential copyright trolling in books+music; rising threats to fan privacy; does Spotify Wrapped know you're gay, too?
musicx.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:18 PM
PS: For more background on this issue, we did a guest post on MusicX last week, check it out: musicx.substack.com/p/digital-li...
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4 years after federal government mandated transparent hospital prices, process remains murky for some Tennessee patients tennesseelookout.com/2024/12/17/4...
4 years after feds mandated transparent hospital prices, process remains murky for some patients • Tennessee Lookout
The Hospital Price Transparency Rule took effect in 2021 for consumers to estimate costs for care, but how many hospitals are compliant remains unclear.
tennesseelookout.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
4 years after federal government mandated transparent hospital prices, process remains murky for some Tennessee patients tennesseelookout.com/2024/12/17/4...
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@propublica.org is really fantastic y'all
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 6, 2024 at 12:15 AM
@propublica.org is really fantastic y'all
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I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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A new Tennessee law prohibits sexually explicit content in public school libraries - leading to wholesale removal of books without any formal review
Rutherford County pulled 150 titles in 24 hours based on a complaint by a single board member.
Rutherford County pulled 150 titles in 24 hours based on a complaint by a single board member.
‘Literally heartbreaking as a librarian’ 150 titles pulled from Rutherford County school libraries • Tennessee Lookout
After a Rutherford County Schools board member raised questions about books in school libraries, librarians had to pull 150 titles.
tennesseelookout.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:34 PM
A new Tennessee law prohibits sexually explicit content in public school libraries - leading to wholesale removal of books without any formal review
Rutherford County pulled 150 titles in 24 hours based on a complaint by a single board member.
Rutherford County pulled 150 titles in 24 hours based on a complaint by a single board member.
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Words of advice -Don't delete it, Lock it.
With a brand name like yours it can be restarted by anyone, even posing as you. Please read:
Quit Twitter—But Don't Delete Your Account
www.pcmag.com/news/dont-de...
With a brand name like yours it can be restarted by anyone, even posing as you. Please read:
Quit Twitter—But Don't Delete Your Account
www.pcmag.com/news/dont-de...
Quit Twitter—But Don't Delete Your Account
Although cathartic, deleting your Twitter account might cause more problems than it solves.
www.pcmag.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Words of advice -Don't delete it, Lock it.
With a brand name like yours it can be restarted by anyone, even posing as you. Please read:
Quit Twitter—But Don't Delete Your Account
www.pcmag.com/news/dont-de...
With a brand name like yours it can be restarted by anyone, even posing as you. Please read:
Quit Twitter—But Don't Delete Your Account
www.pcmag.com/news/dont-de...
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While Bluesky looks like other social apps on the surface, it’s actually quite different. It’s an open network.
I blogged about it here:
I blogged about it here:
Benefits of an open network
emilyliu.me
November 24, 2024 at 11:53 PM
While Bluesky looks like other social apps on the surface, it’s actually quite different. It’s an open network.
I blogged about it here:
I blogged about it here:
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This is an important but wonky @centeronbudget.bsky.social FAQ on impoundment from Richard Kogan. The Trump Administration may try to use it to block federal spending even though that's unconstitutional. #healthpolicy
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
FAQs on Impoundment: Presidential Actions Are Constrained by Long-Standing Constitutional Restrictions | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The notion that the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is what restricts presidential authority to impound funds enacted by law is contrary to legal precedent — and to the Constitution.
www.cbpp.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:23 PM
This is an important but wonky @centeronbudget.bsky.social FAQ on impoundment from Richard Kogan. The Trump Administration may try to use it to block federal spending even though that's unconstitutional. #healthpolicy
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...