Stacie Dusetzina
@dusetzinas.bsky.social
Health services researcher at Vanderbilt Health Policy. Avid coffee drinker, investigator of drug policies & prices. RT not an endorsement. Opinions are mine.
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“Research published on Thursday by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Columbia University suggests that, through November 2025, 90 percent of the economic burden of the president’s tariffs fell on U.S. companies and consumers.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
“Research published on Thursday by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Columbia University suggests that, through November 2025, 90 percent of the economic burden of the president’s tariffs fell on U.S. companies and consumers.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
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Wise plan.
February 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Wise plan.
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Sure, WSJ. Shame on me for worrying about patient access to care and taxpayer spending over for profit companies. As long as the system works for the wealthy it must be fine with you. Enjoying the comments on the piece, though.
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Opinion | The Trouble With MedPAC
A federal advisory board tries to undermine Medicare Advantage.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Sure, WSJ. Shame on me for worrying about patient access to care and taxpayer spending over for profit companies. As long as the system works for the wealthy it must be fine with you. Enjoying the comments on the piece, though.
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
They did nail that part that I am a fan of the Inflation Reduction Act and think we need a new model for Cell and Gene therapy. Got me there. Both areas where many people were going without treatment because they couldn't afford it. That probably took a few minutes to "research."
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 AM
They did nail that part that I am a fan of the Inflation Reduction Act and think we need a new model for Cell and Gene therapy. Got me there. Both areas where many people were going without treatment because they couldn't afford it. That probably took a few minutes to "research."
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The farther down this rabbit hole I go the crazier it gets.
The WSJ *editorial board* smeared Stacie and called for defunding MedPAC on the basis of a single Health Affairs Scholar paper coauthored by four people at CMS — including politicals, maybe all politicals? — none of whom has a PhD.
The WSJ *editorial board* smeared Stacie and called for defunding MedPAC on the basis of a single Health Affairs Scholar paper coauthored by four people at CMS — including politicals, maybe all politicals? — none of whom has a PhD.
Sure, WSJ. Shame on me for worrying about patient access to care and taxpayer spending over for profit companies. As long as the system works for the wealthy it must be fine with you. Enjoying the comments on the piece, though.
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Opinion | The Trouble With MedPAC
A federal advisory board tries to undermine Medicare Advantage.
share.google
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The farther down this rabbit hole I go the crazier it gets.
The WSJ *editorial board* smeared Stacie and called for defunding MedPAC on the basis of a single Health Affairs Scholar paper coauthored by four people at CMS — including politicals, maybe all politicals? — none of whom has a PhD.
The WSJ *editorial board* smeared Stacie and called for defunding MedPAC on the basis of a single Health Affairs Scholar paper coauthored by four people at CMS — including politicals, maybe all politicals? — none of whom has a PhD.
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NEW: Hospital-insurer contract fights are increasingly going public nationwide, and patients are feeling the fallout.
One breast cancer survivor in NYC says she may have to switch doctors mid-treatment after Mount Sinai’s physicians left Anthem’s network.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
One breast cancer survivor in NYC says she may have to switch doctors mid-treatment after Mount Sinai’s physicians left Anthem’s network.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Hospitals and insurers are fighting over money, leaving patients in the lurch
The disputes stem from rising health care costs, with insurers and hospitals fighting more aggressively over the price of care.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
NEW: Hospital-insurer contract fights are increasingly going public nationwide, and patients are feeling the fallout.
One breast cancer survivor in NYC says she may have to switch doctors mid-treatment after Mount Sinai’s physicians left Anthem’s network.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
One breast cancer survivor in NYC says she may have to switch doctors mid-treatment after Mount Sinai’s physicians left Anthem’s network.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Seriously, though, the comments are all "Did a MA plan write this!?!?"🤣
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Seriously, though, the comments are all "Did a MA plan write this!?!?"🤣
And, MS. DUSETZINA. Ms.? How dare you? 🤣
February 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
And, MS. DUSETZINA. Ms.? How dare you? 🤣
Almost like they have something to gain?
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Almost like they have something to gain?
Sure, WSJ. Shame on me for worrying about patient access to care and taxpayer spending over for profit companies. As long as the system works for the wealthy it must be fine with you. Enjoying the comments on the piece, though.
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Opinion | The Trouble With MedPAC
A federal advisory board tries to undermine Medicare Advantage.
share.google
February 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Sure, WSJ. Shame on me for worrying about patient access to care and taxpayer spending over for profit companies. As long as the system works for the wealthy it must be fine with you. Enjoying the comments on the piece, though.
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
Trouble With MedPAC - WSJ share.google/M9VyVAt9V255...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Major news outlets: Please consider prominently reporting what this all-star team of researchers has found.
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Major news outlets: Please consider prominently reporting what this all-star team of researchers has found.
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
www.nber.org/papers/w34791
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less discourse more S’mores
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
less discourse more S’mores
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I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
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With TrumpRx, you can now pay $200/month for medicine instead of $140/year.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE!!!
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE!!!
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
With TrumpRx, you can now pay $200/month for medicine instead of $140/year.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE!!!
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR MAKING LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE!!!
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Come join my team! I'm hiring a Housing Director to support implementation of pro-housing policies by state & local govts (zoning reform, streamlined development process). Looking for someone with substantial local/state govt experience in housing & land use. www.arnoldventures.org/careers/dire...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Come join my team! I'm hiring a Housing Director to support implementation of pro-housing policies by state & local govts (zoning reform, streamlined development process). Looking for someone with substantial local/state govt experience in housing & land use. www.arnoldventures.org/careers/dire...
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74,000 patients enrolled in clinical trials were affected.
You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
🧪 archive.today/ooHj6
You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
🧪 archive.today/ooHj6
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
74,000 patients enrolled in clinical trials were affected.
You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
🧪 archive.today/ooHj6
You don’t terminate funding for clinical trials midway & “order” patient care to continue.
That’s not how it works.
I can’t tell whether Jay Bhattacharya is lying or just showing off his sparkling incompetence.
🧪 archive.today/ooHj6
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I encourage you to consider that the @cato.org is right about this
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I encourage you to consider that the @cato.org is right about this
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"We had to eliminate merit increases, but our president’s life coach swears that extrinsic motivation doesn’t work anyway, and my masseur agrees. Also, our Morale Boosting Consultant has T-shirts."
News, Bad and Good, from the Dean of Arts and Sciences
We have no money for copies. But our Live, Love, Learn program now includes two Undergraduate Scribe Fellows. We have no money for raises, but we’v...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"We had to eliminate merit increases, but our president’s life coach swears that extrinsic motivation doesn’t work anyway, and my masseur agrees. Also, our Morale Boosting Consultant has T-shirts."
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Read this new Q&A in @statnews.com featuring LDI Fellow @hollylynchez.bsky.social!
Thanks to @jasonmast.bsky.social for highlighting our analysis of FDA's new plausible mechanism pathway in @statnews.com.
Key pts:
- Plausible mech is a great idea for n of 1/few
- FDA needs to stop advancing policy via journal article
- Impt open Qs on scope
www.statnews.com/2026/01/26/f...
Key pts:
- Plausible mech is a great idea for n of 1/few
- FDA needs to stop advancing policy via journal article
- Impt open Qs on scope
www.statnews.com/2026/01/26/f...
FDA’s new ‘plausible mechanism pathway’ for personalized gene editing raises concerns
A new FDA pathway meant to enable one-time gene-editing cures could, ethicists warn, become a Pandora's box.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Read this new Q&A in @statnews.com featuring LDI Fellow @hollylynchez.bsky.social!
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February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
Ugh. Seriously?
I guess the best-available defense to this sort of thing—lots of friendly emails and visits with someone recently convicted of procuring a child for the purposes of prostitution, I mean—is something like “He seemed to have lots of money and connections and I would have liked a little piece of that”
January 31, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Ugh. Seriously?