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CAUSALab @causalab.bsky.social · 1d

You're invited! ✉️

20th Kolokotrones Symposium: “Acetaminophen During Pregnancy and Autism: What Does Causal Inference Take?"

Details in comments. In-person limited to Harvard ID holders due to space restrictions. Online attendance free & public.

Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/acetaminop...

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Joan Alker @joanalker1.bsky.social · 22d

As states around the country are mandated by HR1 to rush to implement Medicaid work requirements by HR 1 the risk for waste of taxpayer $$ to corporate vendors is huge.

Federal watchdog report on Georgia's Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs apnews.com/article/geor...

Federal watchdog report on Georgia's Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs

A government watchdog has raised concerns about high administrative costs in Georgia's Medicaid program. The U.S.

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Robin Rudowitz @robinr.bsky.social · Sep 9

Still time to sign for a @kff.org Wonkshop about #Medicaid and work requirements: www.kff.org/event/how-wi...

How Will States Implement Medicaid Work Requirements? | KFF

Four experts, including two state Medicaid directors, will join Health Wonk Shop series moderator Larry Levitt in an hour-long discussion of how states will go about implementing the new Medicaid work...

www.kff.org

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Michael L. Barnett @mlbarnett.bsky.social · Sep 8

New paper w/ Brian McGarry, Ashvin Gandhi, and Drew Wilcock in @jamainternalmed.com!

Hospitals are complaining across the US that patients are "stuck" waiting for rehab beds at nursing homes when they are medically stable and ready for discharge. What is going on??

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Question Has hospital length of stay increased more for Medicare
Advantage beneficiaries than for traditional Medicare beneficiaries
since the COVID-19 pandemic?Findings In this cohort study involving more than 89 million
hospitalizations from 2017 to the third quarter of 2023, Medicare
Advantage beneficiaries experienced disproportionately greater
increases in extended hospital stays, especially among those
discharged to skilled nursing facilities.Meaning These findings suggest that the Medicare Advantage
plan design and practices may contribute to hospital discharge
delays, with implications for patient outcomes and hospital
capacity as enrollment continues to rise.

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Sep 8

No. Burning fentanyl like you do cannabis destroys it. Good podcast from NY state about the topic and nice summary in pic

oasas.ny.gov/clearing-con...

Screenshot describing that the process of burning cannabis destroys fentanyl

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ben Sommers and I have a new piece up at @jamahealthforum.com on how to think about generalizing lessons from unwinding to looming new Medicaid red tape requirements.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We appreciate support from the @commonwealthfund.org for this work!

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karim @sariahmed.bsky.social · Aug 28

Please give generously to this relative of my research collaborator. #MedSky #PsychSky www.gofundme.com/f/help-abdul...

Donate to Helping a Family That Lost Their Daughter in the War on Gaza, organized by Ibrahim Alwahidi

Abdallah never imagined reaching this point and asking for he… Ibrahim Alwahidi needs your support for Helping a Family That Lost Their Daughter in the War on Gaza

www.gofundme.com

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Aug 14

Overdose rates in rural Eastern Colorado are higher than in many urban areas. I talked to Rocky Mountain @pbs.org about why.

Shoutout to Chris Chavez and his friends for their grassroots efforts to help.

www.rmpbs.org/blogs/health...

@cumedicalschool.bsky.social @cuinternalmed.bsky.social

Grassroots recovery group brings hope to Las Animas | Rocky Mountain PBS

A Las Animas resident is now filling the gap he once fell through by starting a grassroots recovery group in a place where resources are limited.

www.rmpbs.org

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karim @sariahmed.bsky.social · Aug 11

New work laying foundations on somatic therapy for PTSD (and chronic pain?) in a primary care context. Really enjoyed conducting these interviews. Among our patients and staff, a body-first orientation to trauma resonates strongly. #MedSky #PsychSky pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The Acceptability of Somatic Therapy for PTSD Among Patients at an Urban Safety Net Primary Care Clinic

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has higher prevalence in safety net settings, which also face structural barriers to the use of gold-standard, exposure-focused treatments. Somatic therapies (STs)...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Aug 12

Yes, folks should re-read Dorothy Porter's seminal work on the political origins of public health:

www.routledge.com/Health-Civil...

Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times

This book examines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain, Continental Europe and the U...

www.routledge.com

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Aug 8

Many thanks to whip-smart collaborators and friends Sim Kimmel, Steve Martin, Chris Massad, and Alex Walley

@cumedicalschool.bsky.social @bumedicine.bsky.social @simkimmel.bsky.social @suenlw.bsky.social @liebschutz.bsky.social @drewinstanley.bsky.social @national-nsu.bsky.social

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Aug 8

Serious overdose-related disability has not yet been a big focus of policy or research, but should be.

Furthermore, reducing unmonitored drug use, ensuring rapid overdose response, and expanding low-barrier access to medications for OUD may help prevent opioid overdose-related HIBIs.

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Aug 8

From 2016-2021, there were 22,360 hospitalizations with opioid overdose and hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI). Overdose-related HIBI hospitalizations were highly mortal (63% die), morbid, and costly, with nearly 50% being discharged to skilled nursing facilities, despite their young age

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Aug 8

Public health efforts are rightly focused on reducing opioid overdose deaths. We know relatively little about severe morbidity among overdose survivors. Our new paper in @journalgim.bsky.social provides the first national estimates of overdose-related hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

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National Estimates of Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations Resulting in Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury

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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our latest study @jamahealthforum.com shows the harms of work requirements for safety net programs. Women who were subject to harsher requirements and who received less cash assistance from TANF were less likely to breastfeed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu 1/

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Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · Jul 24

Who is Arrested by ICE under Trump 2.0? A 🧵

New from me & @elizabethacox.bsky.social!

Piece: immresearch.org/publications...

1. ICE arrests spike in Jan & May 2025; when arrests increase, percent of those arrested who are convicted of a crime falls

Majority arrested have no criminal conviction

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Bradley Stein @bradleydstein.bsky.social · Dec 19

1/ Excited to share recent paper, "Examining the Impact of Eliminating the X Waiver on Buprenorphine Dispensation in 63 Counties in Pennsylvania," in @sajamersa.bsky.social led by @beccabilden.bsky.social

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Nov 2

How does immigration affect US workers?

This piece in @theatlantic.bsky.social was crafted through months of consultation with some of the top researchers in the field and represents an accessible summary of where the frontier is now.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Truth About Immigration and the American Worker

In many domains, the conventional wisdom among progressives is mistaken, oversimplified, or based on wishful thinking. The economics of immigration is not one of them.

www.theatlantic.com

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · Oct 2

Please consider applying and joining us @UM_PSC for incredible demography and decent snacks!

Tevah Platt @tevahp.bsky.social · Oct 2

🚨POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY: @UM_PSC
is offering two NIH-funded T32 postdoc awards for research on aging. Please share! @burgards.bsky.social
Info: psc.isr.umich.edu/training/pos...
Apply via Interfolio by Dec. 1, 2024: myumi.ch/zX23y

SC offers...

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS for research on aging

TWO YEARS of support from NIA-funded T32 awards

MENTORSHIP in a premier training program

FUNDING for research & travel

LIFETIME OPPORTUNITIES to collaborate at ISR

INCUBATION of research in the public interest

UM PSC: Where demographers find their people

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Sep 24

🚨New Job Alert🚨

Come work us at the University of Colorado! Jarratt Pytell, Kate LeMasters and I are hiring a health research professional to work on a variety of projects at the nexus of substance use and criminal-legal involvement. Contact us with questions!

cu.taleo.net/careersectio...

Addiction and Criminal-Legal Health Research Professional (Entry – Senior Level)

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Atheendar Venkataramani @atheendar.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨🚨We (@pennmehp.bsky.social) are hiring up to two new faculty members (Assistant Professors) in #HealthPolicy!

We are specifically looking for researchers interested in #populationhealth (highlighted below) -- a key growth area for us.

Join us!

apply.interfolio.com/152931

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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · Jul 8

Interested in the latest quasi-experimental difference-in-differences policy evaluation methods but not sure where to start? Our new tutorial in Epidemiology is out now with detailed info for beginners!
journals.lww.com/epidem/abstr... #episky #econsky @justinwhite.bsky.social @epiellie.bsky.social

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Lauren Hersch Nicholas @lhnicholas.bsky.social · Nov 15

So many great opportunities to work with us at the University of Colorado School of Medicine!
: bioethics asst prof: cu.taleo.net/careersectio... geriatrics & economics asst prof: cu.taleo.net/careersectio... DM me w/ ?s and share w mentees please

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Oct 20

We have new work out today at JAMA Health Forum exploring if removal of Medicaid prior auths for buprenorphine changed buprenorphine prescriptions

Hypothesis: PAs are a barrier to care and removal will result in more prescriptions

Results: There was minimal change after PA removal

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Removal of Prior Authorization for Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Explore the latest in national and global health policy, including health care pricing, delivery, access, quality, safety, equity, and reform.

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Paul Christine @pauljchristine.bsky.social · Sep 28

Cc: @sariahmed.bsky.social

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