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Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · Jul 21

Charlotte lost her sister to measles. She has a hard time watching today's outbreaks.

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 20

Read more @kff.org: Eliquis’s New Lower Direct-to-Consumer Price is Still Higher Than Medicare’s Negotiated Price

www.kff.org/quick-take/e...

Eliquis’s New Lower Direct-to-Consumer Price is Still Higher Than Medicare’s Negotiated Price

Voluntary efforts by drug companies to lower prices on selected medications, such as this new discounted price for Eliquis and previous price reductions on certain insulin products, could expand acces...

www.kff.org

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 20

Great reporting by @jcubanski.bsky.social on BMS/Pfizer's new cash price for blood thinner Rx Eliquis.

You can get it for $10 if you have commercial insurance using a coupon, but not if you have Medicare/Medicaid or uninsured.

The cash price is now $346 - compared with avg $76 internationally.

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 19

Not to mention the tendency of many leftists to link every bad thing to Israel...

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 19

The service allows people to pay for a doctors note so they can get deals on Truemed's partners using tax-free HSA dollars.

The IRS has cautioned against this before but don't expect enforcement in this admin.

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/b...

A Kennedy Aide’s Start-Up Can Get You a Tax Break on a $9,000 Sauna

www.nytimes.com

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 19

A company called Truemed, owned by a close RFK Jr associate, Calley Means, is essentially committing tax fraud by writing doctors notes for high-end wellness purchases like $9,000 saunas, exercise bikes, and bone broth.

This is basically a tax break that disproportionately benefits the wealthy.

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 14

The new #Medicaid work requirements are basically a giveaway to federal contractors like Deloitte, Accenture, and Maximus. Likely to end in super expensive systems that won't work well.

GA spent $100M at a cost of $13k per enrollee. 👎

www.axios.com/2025/07/14/m...

New Medicaid work rules put states in a bind

Previous efforts to set work rules in Georgia and Arkansas showed it can get messy.

www.axios.com

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 10

Paying based on denials seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen. Puts the companies that would participate at risk.

Many areas targeted by the WISeR model have well-known fraud/abuse - e.g., $1.1B fraud case over wound care.

But this needs a better payment model

www.justice.gov/opa/pr/natio...

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners...

www.justice.gov

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 10

Yes - and it’s on the radio stations in LA

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 9

I just tried out @whimsical.com at the recommendation of chatgpt. (I asked which tool they'd recommend to visualize an industry value chain.)

I have to say I was impressed that their customer service team replied to a question/feedback I submitted within 20 mins

#ai

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 8

Women are constantly asked to do more in areas for which they will be rewarded less

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No

Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

www.forbes.com

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jul 3

Rural communities will be devastated by Medicaid cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill. The carnage is already starting in Nebraska

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Jul 3

Rural southwest Nebraska clinic closes, blaming expected Medicaid cuts www.klkntv.com/rural-southw...

Rural southwest Nebraska clinic closes, blaming expected Medicaid cuts

McCook-based Community Hospital said it is shutting down its clinic in Curtis, a town of about 900 people.

www.klkntv.com

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 30

Nice!! What questions/comments surprised you most?

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 12

@nytimes.com has not posted about it on social media and their online coverage acts like it's business as usual. Thank god we have @nbcnews.com doing actual reporting

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 11

One major unacknowledged problem with Bluesky: it seems a huge number of users are bots.

I am followed by hundreds of “users” that:
-follow many thousands of accounts
-only repost content, no original posts
-have blue, no maga stuff in the profile

doesn’t seem like real person behavior

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 11

I haven’t seen any @latimes.com reporting on the journalists injured or detained by police or federal troops. When is this being reported?

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · Jun 9

Dozens of journalists were assaulted by law enforcement in Los Angeles this weekend.

The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law.

Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow.

Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:

I recognize this is an exceedingly difficult time and for many of you this is a crisis on several levels. I respect those challenges and I don't consider press rights superior to the rights of others. However, all other rights depend on press rights. We cannot allow them to be chilled. This was explained by civil rights icon and longtime congressmember John Lewis:

"If it hadn't been for the media, for brave, courageous journalists, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings."

Democracy cannot function without an informed public. The public cannot be informed without a free press. It is your shared responsibility to ensure press are able to do their job. Several of you have been supportive over the years and I thank you for that. But your support is now needed more than ever. Please ensure your teams are aware of these egregious violations and ensure you take all possible steps to protect the press, and thereby the public and our country itself.

Sincerely,
Adam Rose
Press Rights Chair
Los Angeles Press Club

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 9

What to know after weekend of L.A. protests over immigration raids

Gift link from @washingtonpost.com

wapo.st/43SHcsi

What to know after weekend of L.A. protests over immigration raids

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would challenge the legality of President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment, as protesters clashed with police in downtown Los Angeles.

wapo.st

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thanks for sharing! I wish I could set up the starter pack as a feed or as a list so I can easily reference it. Otherwise I have to remember who maintains the starter pack and then go review the posts

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 8

Angelenos: who are the best reporters/observers following what is happening with ICE on the ground in DTLA this weekend?

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 6

This would be huge for HIV prevention.

Very curious how it will be priced both in the US and in high-risk areas abroad

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 6

Per @wsj, the FDA will likely approve a bi-annual shot that prevented all HIV infections in women and girls. The drug is lenacapavir from Gilead and would eliminate the need to take daily PrEP pills.

Gift link: www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

A New Shot Prevents HIV—and Breathes New Life Into a Stagnant Biotech

After years of stagnation, Gilead is betting that a twice-yearly HIV shot can restart its growth engine.

www.wsj.com

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 5

I switched to Asana. Clickup support gave me a free trial after 3 rounds of back and forth with them about the new limits of clickup's "unlimited" plan. That was long enough to export my data and ask for a refund.

If I could give clickup a zero on an NPS/satisfaction survey, I would!

Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · May 31

Spoiler alert: Henry the Clickup chatbot never answered the question.

All startup founders and tech workers: do not use clickup.

I had so much data in it that stayed on, but I need to just pay the $12 to export my data and say goodbye forever. Not worth the rage-fueled blood pressure spikes

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 4

Zibby’s in Santa Monica: zibbymedia.com/pages/zibbys...

I don’t know them personally but I went to @drjengunter.bsky.social there

Zibby

zibbymedia.com

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Casey Langwith @caseylangwith.bsky.social · Jun 3

CVS announces draws some redlines around use of AI:
"No. 1, we will never use AI for a clinical diagnosis.
No. 2, we will never use AI in denials of any kind.
No. 3, we will never use AI to prevent human touch in the experience"
finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusi...

Exclusive: CVS lays out $20B plan to modernize US consumer healthcare experience

CVS is investing $20 billion in 10 years to help upgrade the consumer healthcare experience in what it hopes will be a revolutionary change for all Americans

finance.yahoo.com

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