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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · 13d

"The Arnold School played a pivotal role in shaping my professional journey, and I am excited to give back to the institution and state that invested in me." —Joshua Sellner, clinical assistant professor of health services policy and management ow.ly/KwKc50X2PZ8 @uscresearch.bsky.social

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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · 14d

Dean Sabo-Attwood delivered a keynote talk at the 2025 Women Leaders in Higher Education Summit, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa! 📍🇿🇦 September 24 was Heritage Day and participants were dressed in heritage garments. Dr. Sabo-Attwood was able to wear Zulu beads for the event! #ASPHisGlobal

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · 15d

So glad she’s here!

University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · 15d

Meet Abigail Collins! Abby is the Arnold School's first-ever alumni relations and events manager, and she's excited to build connections among our current community and vast alumni network (17K and counting!). #ForeverToThee #StaffSpotlight ow.ly/pOWS50X1tRh @uofscalumni.bsky.social

Every person I meet teaches me something new, and with more than 17,000 alumni in our network, I see 17,000 opportunities to learn. “These connections go beyond personal growth — they reveal the power of service, the strength of collaboration and the impact of coming together with a shared purpose, all in pursuit of advancing the drivers of health.”

Abigail Collins, alumni relations and events manager

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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · 15d

Meet Abigail Collins! Abby is the Arnold School's first-ever alumni relations and events manager, and she's excited to build connections among our current community and vast alumni network (17K and counting!). #ForeverToThee #StaffSpotlight ow.ly/pOWS50X1tRh @uofscalumni.bsky.social

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David Anderson @dmaanderson.bsky.social · 29d

❗❗❗NEW RESEARCH ALERT ❗❗❗

With @beniwalsukriti.bsky.social and @salpykanimian.bsky.social we examine the impact of states converting from Healthcare.Gov to #StateBasedMarketplaces after 2018 in the #ACA

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

TLDR: No detectable effects

#HealthPolicy
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Changes to ACA Individual Insurance Markets After States Leave Healthcare.gov 2016-2023 - David M. Anderson, Sukriti Beniwal, Salpy Kanimian, 2025

To evaluate changes in enrollment, average risk scores, and premiums in the Affordable Care Act individual market after states transitioned from the federally f...

journals.sagepub.com

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 ACADEMIC JOB ALERT!
We are hiring up to 2 tenure-track faculty (assistant/associate). Columbia is a fun, rapidly growing, & very livable city and USC is a great place to work. If you'll be on the market, I encourage you to take a look and consider applying.

jobs.academyhealth.org/job/assistan...

jobs.academyhealth.org

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 ACADEMIC JOB ALERT!
Looking for a faculty position that allows you to step into a leadership role & work with great colleagues in a fun, rapidly growing, & very livable city? Take a look at this opportunity & consider applying! I'm happy to chat if interested.

jobs.academyhealth.org/job/79838626/

jobs.academyhealth.org

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Aug 2

In Pursuit of a Better Hospital Quality Metric for Medicare url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836927?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=080225

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Jul 1

New study w/ Iowa & Washington colleagues evaluated the role of perceived patient credibility & event importance in RNs' decisions to report patient safety concerns. ⬆️ concern & Rx errors = ⬆️ intent to report. RN perception of patient credibility not significant!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Concern and credibility: a factorial survey experiment on nurse judgments and intent to report patient-expressed safety events - BMC Nursing

Background Hospitalized patients continue to experience preventable harm and safety threats. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which nurse judgments of credibility and concern (p...

link.springer.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · Jun 15

Thousands of SC residents attend ‘No Kings’ Protest
www.wistv.com/2025/06/15/t...

Thousands of SC residents attend ‘No Kings’ Protest

South Carolinians from all over the state were on the state house grounds for the ‘No Kings” protest after President Donald Trump’s efforts to use ICE to crack down on immigration enforcement.

www.wistv.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · Jun 14

Another video of the car horns honking in support of the #NoKings protest in Columbia, SC today

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · Jun 14

What the honking horns sound like here in the Deep South in Columbia, SC, at the #NoKings protest today.

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subaru52.bsky.social @subaru52.bsky.social · Jun 14

Columbia, SC.💙💙

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Apr 12

Another terrific Clyburn Lecture in the books this year! Was great to host Dr. Keshia Pollack Porter and hear more about health impact assessments and health in all policies—and always a pleasure to hear from Congressman Clyburn! @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social

University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · Apr 12

The 16th Annual James E. Clyburn Health Equity Lecture was held on April 4th a keynote lecture presented by Dr. Keshia Pollack Porter, professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social View the photos: bit.ly/3G7NNXW

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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · Apr 12

The 16th Annual James E. Clyburn Health Equity Lecture was held on April 4th a keynote lecture presented by Dr. Keshia Pollack Porter, professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social View the photos: bit.ly/3G7NNXW

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Apr 12

Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government.

DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox.

with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions

A DOGE engineer removed users’ access to grants.gov, threatening to further slow the process of awarding thousands of federal grants per year.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Apr 11

Also my apologies to the guy who created Stargate, aka the REAL @bradwright.bsky.social who was accidentally tagged in this article and probably wonders why @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social follows him! 😅

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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · Apr 11

NC Health News asks health services policy and management faculty Dave Anderson and Brad Wright for their expert input on how to make health care more affordable/accessible. ow.ly/BPM050VxREA #ArnoldSchoolExperts @dmaanderson.bsky.social | @bradwright.bsky.social | @nchealthnews.bsky.social

Legislative battle continues over how to address health care costs in North Carolina

The N.C. Senate and House of Representatives differ on how to make health care more affordable and accessible, including prior authorization.

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Mar 14

Glad it was helpful!

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Jan 4

You’ve got me right, but lead was actually @tgiannouchos.bsky.social

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Jan 3

Great postdoc opportunity to work with two outstanding faculty at UMass!

Michal Horný @michalhorny.bsky.social · Jan 3

🚨🚨🚨 Come work with me! 🚨🚨🚨
Laura Attanansio and I are hiring for a 2-year postdoc position at @umassamherst.bsky.social, starting in summer '25. We have a few exciting projects focused on health care prices, care affordability, and perinatal care quality. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

Details - Post Doc Research Associate - HPP | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

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Michal Horný @michalhorny.bsky.social · Jan 3

🚨🚨🚨 Come work with me! 🚨🚨🚨
Laura Attanansio and I are hiring for a 2-year postdoc position at @umassamherst.bsky.social, starting in summer '25. We have a few exciting projects focused on health care prices, care affordability, and perinatal care quality. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

Details - Post Doc Research Associate - HPP | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

careers.umass.edu

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Brad Wright @bradwrightphd.bsky.social · Jan 3

Our new study in HSR (led by @tgiannouchos.bsky.social) finds that contrary to the idea that people are frequent ED users b/c they can't access care elsewhere, frequent ED users have higher rates of health care use across the board vs. non-frequent ED users. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...