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Kerry Dooley Young

@kdooleyyoung.bsky.social

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I write about the promise and practice of medicine, with an emphasis on business. Ask me why Medicare policies, FDA regulations matter. Happily freelancing.

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Kerry Dooley Young @kdooleyyoung.bsky.social · Aug 13

When you start looking into an issue for a freelance assignment and find there was a somewhat obscure but fairly recent FDA docket opened, with a ton of relevant comments....
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Robert Califf @robcaliff.bsky.social · Aug 4

Sure seems time to examine the purpose of health insurance if this is correct: "Both Humana and CVS’ Aetna, for example, made changes last year designed to drive away 10% of their least profitable Medicare Advantage members."

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In health insurers’ race to offload unprofitable members, winners begin to emerge

If you’ve followed health insurance earnings lately, you might be experiencing some whiplash. But some lessons about the industry have also emerged.

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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · Apr 1

Makary's first day as FDA commissioner began with employees in tears, learning they had lost their jobs from security guards. A press release introducing him linked to a media office that, after broad layoffs, no longer exists.

Inside the FDA and Tuesday's layoffs: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/f...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gets off to a bruising start as agency is wracked by layoffs

Sweeping cuts pose a challenge to Makary, and give him a chance to reshape the FDA.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Apr 1

Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.

What will you do?

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Kerry Dooley Young @kdooleyyoung.bsky.social · Dec 25

Lovely Christmas/Hanukkah gift from @axios.com am newsletter -- an appropriately optimistic take on the United States. www.axios.com/2024/12/25/c...

Behind the Curtain — Our holiday gift: Hope

By many measures, there's never been a better time to be alive in America.

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Nov 21

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STAT @statnews.com · Nov 16

As more and more folks join us here on @bsky.app - we want to ensure you can follow our incredible team here at STAT.
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Rick Berke @rickberke.bsky.social · Nov 21

Relevant to everyone on the platform! Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here’s why www.statnews.com/2024/11/21/b... via @statnews @katiepalmer.bsky.social

Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here's why

#MedTwitter is migrating en masse from X to Bluesky, suddenly making it an essential hub for scientific discourse. Here's why.

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Kerry Dooley Young @kdooleyyoung.bsky.social · Aug 23

There's been a lot of hope (and some hype) about using #AI to help more people spot #melanoma earlier. Why is it taking so long to make zippy skincheck apps for consumers and primary care folks to use? Some answers provided here. wb.md/3OKRUtE