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Prescription drug denials by private insurers in the U.S. jumped 25% from 2016 to 2023, according to a new analysis of more than four billion claims, a practice that has contributed to rising public outrage about the country’s private health insurance system. https://trib.al/ZcMrZu5
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manofsilver.bsky.social
The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics seeks nominees to join its Board. Deadline is March 7, 2025. Home to the Health Law Professors conference & 2 peer-reviewed journals, we’re interested in law, ethics & policy issues across the health and healthcare spectrum.
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Nominate Someone — Even Yourself — For the ASLME Board! – ASLME
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An important message from the ABA:

"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
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philly city hall lit up green; crowd of eagles green
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manofsilver.bsky.social
lol. Gotta live by a code.

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manofsilver.bsky.social
Geau berds. 🦅
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Saquan with Ronaldo’s calma celebration is the icing on that cake. #GoBirds
a man in a bwin jersey stands in front of a sign that says calm down
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by Atul Gawande — Reposted by Ross D. Silverman, Nicole Dubilier, Claire Dupont , and 1 more

agawande.bsky.social
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
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Reposted by Ross D. Silverman, Hilary M. Babcock

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New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.

No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.

And no indication how long the pause will last.

With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Heartbreaker, but good bois make everything better. Looks like you’re ready to support my Eagles!
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Never in doubt. 😅 #GoBirds 🦅
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Super Saquan
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manofsilver.bsky.social
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of influencers suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
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manofsilver.bsky.social
At halftime I’m watching the second Rocky-Clubber Lang fight to settle down.
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manofsilver.bsky.social
This game is being directed by John Woo.
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manofsilver.bsky.social
The beer they’re serving here is terrible. Swill issue.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · Jan 19
The pod of blue whales is still hungry. Krill issue.
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hannah @hannza.bsky.social · Jan 19
I've been having trouble getting peppercorns to grind finely enough.Mill issue.
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The pod of blue whales is still hungry. Krill issue.
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hannah @hannza.bsky.social · Jan 19
I've been having trouble getting peppercorns to grind finely enough.Mill issue.
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Absolutely bonkers
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manofsilver.bsky.social
This game is bonkers.
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michaelrulrich.bsky.social
In @jama.com: Skrmetti is about whether SCOTUS will allow politicians to attack minority groups & ban disfavored health care/treatments for political reasons. Using fraudulent “experts” & studies after the fact means the implications are broad & put all care at risk

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manofsilver.bsky.social
Define region? This is a state law thing, and there’s great state by state variability in laws and enforcement of vaccine requirements. That said, the NYT piece discusses the rise of intrastate clusters of exemptions, a concern I first wrote about over 20 years ago core.ac.uk/reader/46959...
‘Clustering of exemptions’ as a collective action threat to herd immunity - CORE Reader
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by Ross D. Silverman

manofsilver.bsky.social
If you’re looking at that chart and saying “West Virginia?” They not only have limited exemption qualifications (no philosophical or religious exemptions), they also have a physician who works for the state health department that reviews exemption requests.
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Agreed, and it’s a well written article. In addition to access issues (an increasing concern), it seems undeniable that: shots have become a marker of parent identity/community affiliation; trust in science & professional guidance has dropped; & more people are pursuing use of broader exemptions.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · Jan 13
This chart showing changes in the measles vaccination rates of the states from today’s NYT is bleak.
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FDA's new proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling has been many years in the making and will have very significant public health benefits. If the new admin is serious about healthy nutrition, they push this through to finalization. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
FDA Proposes Requiring At-a-Glance Nutrition Information on the Front of Packaged Foods
FDA Proposes Rule that Would Help Consumers Quickly and Easily Identify how Foods Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet by Requiring a Nutrition Info Box on the Front o
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Reposted by Ross D. Silverman, Asheley R. Landrum

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This chart showing changes in the measles vaccination rates of the states from today’s NYT is bleak.
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This op-ed in @nytimes.com by @pauloffit.bsky.social is an absolute must-read. In it, Dr. Offit writes, "I’m an actual vaccine skeptic. In fact, everyone who serves with me on the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee is a vaccine skeptic."

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
Opinion | RFK Jr. Is a Vaccine Cynic, Not Skeptic.
My job is to ask tough questions of vaccine makers. That’s not what he is doing.
www.nytimes.com
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by Ross D. Silverman

manofsilver.bsky.social
Also weaponizing the “health liberty” philosophy, just like the rich and poor alike are free to sleep under bridges. His “what you’re surrounded by” is doing some heavy lifting there.
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Way to go Packers
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manofsilver.bsky.social
Forcing them to work overtime.
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Go Birds 🦅
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