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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 1d

Now accepting applications!

PhD in Health Services Research, Policy & Administration at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

Zoom info sessions:
Oct 30, Nov 7, Nov 20

Learn more & apply here: z.umn.edu/hspraphd

Health Services Research, Policy & Administration PHD - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - School of Public Health - University of Minnesota

With a PhD from our program, you will engaged in a multidisciplinary examination of the social, political and economic forces that affect the organization, financing, and delivery of health care...

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 2d

Is it too late to fix the enhanced premium tax credits? Open enrollment starts Nov 1. Most premium rate increases are already locked in. More here: @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social #healthpolicy @healthaffairs.bsky.social

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Damage From Inaction On ACA Tax Credits Has Begun And Will Grow With Further Delays | Health Affairs Forefront

With 2026 rates already set and consumers starting to learn of premium increases, delays in extending the PTC enhancements beyond 2025 have already led to cost increases and coverage losses that canno...

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 6d

Time to start thinking about that PhD in Health Policy! UofM has a stellar program! www.sph.umn.edu/academics/gr...

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 6d

This special issue of @jhppl.bsky.social is a must-read. 👀 See why, in this thread:

Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 6d

US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...

Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 12d

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 17d

Go Minnesota Gohers!

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 24d

Free open to all!! Listen to the expert @sarahgollust.bsky.social!!

CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities @cobioethics.bsky.social · 25d

🗳️ How do politics shape views on health equity?
@umnbioethics to share new data + strategies to bridge divides and build support for equity-focused policies.
📍 Don’t miss this timely webinar! bioethics.umn.edu/events/publi...
#HealthEquity #PublicHealth #COVID19 #HealthDisparities #Communication

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 25d

Medicare Advantage plans practice of upcoding severity of patient conditions resulting in higher payments. “UnitedHealth Group is more aggressive in coding than any of the other five largest insurers.” @startribune.com #healthpolicy
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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 26d

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/heal...

Health insurance premiums will rise 50% for 89,000 MNsure recipients — unless Congress takes action

Over 89,000 Minnesotans will have to pay more for their health care starting in 2026, unless Congress acts to extend enhanced tax credits that help households pay their insurance premiums for plans th...

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 28d

“It’s absolutely more complicated to address narratives about structural racism, in part because the dominant narrative that needs to change — the idea of a racial hierarchy — is even more deeply, historically entrenched in the fabric of U.S. history and society.”

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Changing public health narratives is possible with the right infrastructure: A conversation with social scientist Sarah Gollust - Berkeley Media Studies Group

What makes some health policies feel controversial while others are embraced as common sense? It’s not the data — it’s the narrative. Strong public health narratives are why people today overwhelmingl...

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · Sep 13

I will never understand such cruel and inhumane treatment of vulnerable people.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 13

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Aug 29

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Aug 28

‘It’s unthinkable:’ Thousands gather to mourn Annunciation shooting victims at vigils.” My old neighborhood. #banassaultrifles
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‘It’s unthinkable:’ Thousands gather to mourn Annunciation shooting victims at vigils

Thousands gathered Wednesday evening to remember and pray for the victims of a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School earlier that day.

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Aug 21

MN State Fair

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Aug 18

“It also reflects well on the University of Minnesota that CIDRAP is playing a critical role in this undertaking. Other universities might have told Osterholm to stand down. The U didn’t, and for that it deserves Minnesotans’ gratitude.”

www.startribune.com/robert-f-ken...

Burcum: As RFK Jr. sows vaccine doubts, a Minnesota-led effort pushes back on YouTube

"Thankfully, doctors and scientists are not standing idly by," Jill Burcum writes.

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Aug 14

CBO’s latest projections on H.R. 1
By 2034:
-10M could lose health coverage primarily due to Medicaid work requirements
-5.3M will be uninsured and
-2.2 million will lose coverage in 2027 largely due to administrative burdens. tinyurl.com/yc32ty68

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates lives on! #SAHIE

www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...

Uninsured Rates Down in 194 Counties, Up in 85 Counties

New Small Area Health Insurance Estimates available — the only source for single-year county-level health insurance estimates of people under age 65.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · Jul 27

I don’t want the NIH to be fucking profitable, I want it to cure cancer and Alzheimer’s

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 27

TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding

VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Jul 20

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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · Jul 2

Manatt Health and Princeton with updated estimates of the state- and Congressional District-level impact of Senate-passed bill on #Medicaid enrollment and hospital spending cuts: shvs.org/resource/sen...

Senate-Passed H.R. 1: Updated Estimates on Impact to State Medicaid Coverage and Expenditures, Hospital Expenditures, Including Impacts by Congressional District

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 2

Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.

Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · Jul 2

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.

No one has heard from you in 109 days.

As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · Jun 21

Interesting use of 1332 waiver……this was an initiative from way back and one of the stories of Governor Dr John Kitzhaber of Oregon.

NY: wgy.iheart.com/content/2025...

OR: www.annemergmed.com/article/S019....

New York Launches Essential Cooling Program for Asthma Patients | News Radio 103.1 and 810 WGY

New York State launches the Essential Plan Cooling Program, providing free air conditioners to eligible residents with persistent asthma. The initiative aims to reduce heat-related health risks and is...

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · Jun 18

Utter bullshit. It's "adjudicated" by the IRS every year when you file your taxes.

He's a moron.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 18

DR OZ: 20 percent of the people who are Affordable Care Act exchanges are inappropriately on that program

TAPPER: What do you mean?

OZ: There's no real adjudication of how much money you're making

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Ralf W @raflw.bsky.social · Jun 14

This is heartbreaking.
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)

Protest signs held high at a rally today. The central one is hand-letterd, saying "Melissa Hortman Loved Democracy, and So Do I"

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