Ezra Golberstein
@egolberstein.bsky.social
Health policy and economics. Some Prince, some Minnesota. Opinions my own.
But the good news is that if your brother shows clear evidence of enjoying his gift after three months, you will get one too.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
But the good news is that if your brother shows clear evidence of enjoying his gift after three months, you will get one too.
It somehow eluded my spam filter.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It somehow eluded my spam filter.
My kids are going to be so excited about their Chanukah present this year!
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My kids are going to be so excited about their Chanukah present this year!
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Here it comes: the crisis wave of Americans making the tough choice to drop coverage โ in the face or rising premiums.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Here it comes: the crisis wave of Americans making the tough choice to drop coverage โ in the face or rising premiums.
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Now thatโs a conclusion that goes beyond the data!
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Now thatโs a conclusion that goes beyond the data!
Thatโs a weird way of saying that. One could just say something like, โI donโt buy your inference bc it relies on assumption X which doesnโt hold for reason Y.โ If someone canโt articulate it like that, it just seems ornery.
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Thatโs a weird way of saying that. One could just say something like, โI donโt buy your inference bc it relies on assumption X which doesnโt hold for reason Y.โ If someone canโt articulate it like that, it just seems ornery.
Since this is getting reposted a lot, adding that this paper looks great and Iโm excited to read this before I teach metrics next semester. bsky.app/profile/susa...
ICYMI: New paper for causal effects with panel data, subsuming other approaches. We generate realistic synthetic data based on commonly studied datasets, showing our method substantially outperforms others and providing insight about what in the data-generating process corresponds to gains.
New paper: Triply Robust Panel Estimators (TROP) by @susanathey.bsky.social @guidoimbens.bsky.social Zhaonan Qu @vivianodavide.bsky.social.
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21536
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21536
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Since this is getting reposted a lot, adding that this paper looks great and Iโm excited to read this before I teach metrics next semester. bsky.app/profile/susa...
It was pretty low hanging fruit
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It was pretty low hanging fruit
What does that even mean?
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
What does that even mean?
Looking forward to the next iteration of this work, โF- it, weโre doing four robustnesses.โ
New paper: Triply Robust Panel Estimators (TROP) by @susanathey.bsky.social @guidoimbens.bsky.social Zhaonan Qu @vivianodavide.bsky.social.
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21536
arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21536
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Looking forward to the next iteration of this work, โF- it, weโre doing four robustnesses.โ
The new CDC acronyms write themselves.
Centers for Disease Collaboration and Promotion.
Centers for Disease Collaboration and Promotion.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The new CDC acronyms write themselves.
Centers for Disease Collaboration and Promotion.
Centers for Disease Collaboration and Promotion.
I always had a feeling that shakshuka caused Trump, but never felt empowered to voice it until now.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I always had a feeling that shakshuka caused Trump, but never felt empowered to voice it until now.
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Some thoughts on optimizing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, co-authored with some of my favorite scholars @hneprash.bsky.social, @michaelannica.bsky.social, and @egolberstein.bsky.social, and supported by @commonwealthfund.org
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Rethinking Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage
Prior authorization can help encourage the efficient use of health care resources in Medicare Advantage, but there should be limits on when itโs required.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Some thoughts on optimizing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, co-authored with some of my favorite scholars @hneprash.bsky.social, @michaelannica.bsky.social, and @egolberstein.bsky.social, and supported by @commonwealthfund.org
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Soโฆ who needs more cat pictures to help cope with everything?
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Soโฆ who needs more cat pictures to help cope with everything?
I know itโs hard, but remember that it wasnโt just Cassidy that voted for this. It was every GOP senator but McConnell. And a lot of needless suffering will result.
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: โIf confirmedโฆ CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.โ
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: โIf confirmedโฆ CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.โ
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I know itโs hard, but remember that it wasnโt just Cassidy that voted for this. It was every GOP senator but McConnell. And a lot of needless suffering will result.
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CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summersโ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summersโ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
Wow, looks just like this guy
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Wow, looks just like this guy
He has my dashing looks.
In case you need a timeline cleanse. #tuxedocatsofbluesky
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
He has my dashing looks.
For example. There are some bouillon cubes I've seen, too.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For example. There are some bouillon cubes I've seen, too.
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I'm not a connoisseur, but I've been reasonably pleased with my attempts using vegetarian beef bouillon as a base, since the onions drive much of the flavor.
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm not a connoisseur, but I've been reasonably pleased with my attempts using vegetarian beef bouillon as a base, since the onions drive much of the flavor.
This is all I have in my head about this.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is all I have in my head about this.
I assume enrollees will also negotiate that latter part with the federal govt. Because enrollees LOVE negotiating and the problem is that they don't get to negotiate enough. I only hope we'll see Medicare enrollees start negotiating their own Physician Fee Schedules. What a dream.
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I assume enrollees will also negotiate that latter part with the federal govt. Because enrollees LOVE negotiating and the problem is that they don't get to negotiate enough. I only hope we'll see Medicare enrollees start negotiating their own Physician Fee Schedules. What a dream.
Way ahead of you :)
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There's a lot to say about this, but I think most people understand at a gut level that insurance companies don't have much incentive to negotiate with an individual person. No individual will drive an insurer's margin, unless it's by being catastrophically expensive. Who even wants this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Way ahead of you :)
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