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Courtney Van Houtven @chvanhoutven.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nice coverage of some of the caregiver research Megan Shepherd-Banigan and I are involved in. The Duke Daily. medschool.duke.edu/news/reimagi...

Reimagining Support for Family Caregivers and Their Loved Ones

Family caregivers face an immense burden. Duke population health researchers are gathering evidence to show what type of care leads to the best physical and mental health for the care recipients, and ...

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · Aug 27

Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 2

Why do the jobs numbers get revised?

our markets and policymakers want data NOW but employer data dribbles in over months

1st estimate is based on the 75% of employers who respond promptly

Updates occur as more data rolls in: 95% response rate by final revision 1/N

www.bls.gov/opub/btn/vol...

The initial estimate of job change for a month is based on the growth or loss of jobs at the businesses that have reported their data. Generally, BLS assumes that the employment situation at businesses that had reported is representative of the situation at those that had not yet reported. BLS continues to collect outstanding reports from the
businesses in the sample as it prepares a second and then a third estimate for the month. With each subsequent estimate, more businesses have provided their information. In 2012, the average collection rate at the time of the third estimate for a month was 94.6 percent. (See chart 1.)

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · Jul 3

This is the Trump health care plan we waited an infinite "two weeks" for.

It'll increase the number of uninsured people in this country by about 50% over the next decade.

Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Republican megabill has many parts and was never framed for the public as a health care bill. But, it is the biggest cutback in federal support for health coverage ever.

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · Jun 26

The parl struck ACA policies that would had funded CSRs and withdrawn subsidy eligibility from certain immigrant populations.

She did *not* appear to strike the pre-enrollment verification policy, which is maybe the most damaging ACA policy in the bill, from an enrollment standpoint.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Jun 10

Super interesting column @equitablegrowth.bsky.social by Alex Bell on how identification by anti-instruments reveals attribute tradeoffs, applied to job quality.

Got to see him present it @upjohninstitute.bsky.social recently. New & interesting.
#EconSky
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The hidden trade-offs of nonwage job amenities for U.S. workers

Research shows that “amenity trade-offs” can account for as much as two-thirds of the gender pay gap.

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Duke University Population Research Institute @duke-population.bsky.social · Jun 3

New research in Health Economics co-authored by DUPRI scholar @chvanhoutven.bsky.social looks at the effect of care providers for home-based care outcomes.

Health Economics @hec-wiley.bsky.social · May 15

Health Economics (Early View): As the need for long-term care grows, researchers like Norma Coe are examining outcomes of home-based care, and if the specific provider of care makes a difference in the health of the recipient. Read more here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Home‐Based Care Outcomes: Does the Care Provider Matter?

Long-term services in the home are predominately provided by family or friends, with a growing proportion of individuals receiving formal care, or paid care by a professional, or a combination of bot...

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great upcoming (and all too timely, given current events) panel on Medicaid with authors from @jhppl.bsky.social special issue

Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Jun 3

#Medicaid covers about one in five people nationwide. Join @RWJF and @JHPPL on June 12 @ 3 p.m. ET as we discuss the program’s legacy and future. Speakers include @povertyscholar.bsky.social Andrea Campbell, David Adler and me. Register: bit.ly/4dsIsXR

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Medicaid at 60: Examining the Program's Past, Present, and Future. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965. Sixty years later, the program covers about one in five people in the United States. Medicaid’s 60th anniversary is an opportunit...

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Brystana Kaufman, PhD @brystana.bsky.social · May 28

Join us virtually June 10th to discuss health priorities for adults with IDD! Panel speakers include Talley Wells, @chvanhoutven.bsky.social Kenton Johnston, Harold Pollack, Sarah Triano with remarks from the Honorable Zack Hawkins, NC General Assembly.
healthpolicy.duke.edu/events/advan...

Advancing Health Priorities that Matter to the IDD Community: Learnings and Future Directions

Days in the community or “home time” is considered a patient-centered outcome measure reflecting clinical events impacting quality of life and patient preferences. However, it is also important to con...

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Andrew Stokes @astokespop.bsky.social · May 27

New study with @jacob-bor.bsky.social @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues estimates that US saw 705,331 excess deaths in 2023—a number in line w/ rising pre-pandemic trend. Over 1.5 million deaths could’ve been averted in 2022–23 if US mortality matched peer nations. 🧵 (1/5)

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Excess US Deaths Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

This cohort study examines trends in excess deaths in the US before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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David Bradford @bradfowd1.bsky.social · May 21

The editorial boards of seven leading health econ journals are taking a stand today against political influence and ideological attacks on peer review and academia. No matter what you study we want to see your scholarship and will NEVER collaborate with suppression. Please repost.

Health Economics @hec-wiley.bsky.social · May 21

The Editorial Boards of leading health economics journals are issuing a Joint Statement of Principles on Editorial Independence. In these troubled times some scholars worry their work might suffer ideological attack. We reaffirm our commitment to unfettered scholarship. Please repost.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · May 19

Have any researchers outside GAO studied the phase out of subminimum wages for Americans with disabilities?
#EconSky
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Subminimum Wage Program: Employment Outcomes and Views of Former Workers in Two States

We also published an " Easy Read" version of this report. Easy Read is a way of making written information easier to understand. We published the Easy...

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · May 19

A recent study found that, since 2010, Medicaid expansion has reduced the mortality of the low-income adult population by 2.5%. In other words, Medicaid expansion saved more than 27,000 lives.
www.nber.org/papers/w3371...

Saved by Medicaid: New Evidence on Health Insurance and Mortality from the Universe of Low-Income Adults

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Apr 28

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We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!

mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · Apr 30

Anyone submitted an appeal of termination of a diversity supplement? I’d love to see an example. [email protected] if you’re up for sharing

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Apr 30

There are few things as cost effective as Narcan, especially in a country where (entirely preventable) opioid overdoses have been a leading cause of death for years. For every 6 kits distributed 1 OD is prevented. The $56M in this grant trained >66K people and distributed >282,500 kits in 2024 alone

RFK Jr. to End 'Godsend' Narcan Program That Helped Reduce Overdose Deaths Despite His Past Heroin Addiction

Despite overcoming heroin addiction himself, RFK Jr. is backing plans to cut a critical Narcan program that helped reduce overdose deaths.

www.latintimes.com

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Apr 29

How many NIH supported "life-changing" studies have been or will be terminated?
This one on the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

A Life-Changing Scientific Study Ended by the Trump Administration

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., declared chronic diseases an “existential threat.” Then his agency terminated one of the world’s longest-running diabetes trials.

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AEA Information @aeainformation.bsky.social · Apr 22

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Stefanie Stantcheva, Clark Medalist 2025

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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · Apr 21

This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.

Pass it on!

Nihil Dev @nihildev.bsky.social · Apr 21

Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.

www.ourhealthroi.com

Our Health ROI

Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.

www.ourhealthroi.com

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · Apr 22

“Older Black Americans are twice as likely as white patients to develop [dementia]. Just as it is not illegal to research breast cancer in women, Mezuk said, it should not be illegal to research dementia in Black and lower-income white Americans.”

www.michigandaily.com/news/researc...

NIH terminates $13 million grant on dementia

A $12.9 million grant for a study on dementia risks among at-risk U.S. populations was terminated by the National Institutes of Health.

www.michigandaily.com

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · Apr 21

The number of international students hit by the Trump administration's visa actions is likely much larger than reported. For example, Northwest Missouri State has 43 revocations--twice as many as the University of Michigan. The regional public angle here deserves more attention.

Five Key Takeaways From Tracking Student Visa Revocations

More than 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges have had their visas revoked, but who they are—and why they’ve been targeted—is still largely unknown.

www.insidehighered.com

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Joshua Salomon @jsalomon.bsky.social · Apr 17

On Monday the Supreme Court hears a case that could strike down the ACA mandate that insurers cover preventive services at no cost to patients.

We found that ~40 million people with private insurance use these free services, including half of enrolled women.

JAMA Health Forum:
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Use of No-Cost Preventive Services Jeopardized by Kennedy v Braidwood

This cross-sectional study analyzes the use of 10 no-cost preventive services by individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance, which may be threatened by the upcoming Kennedy v Braidwood Supre...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Jul 13

"Eliminate the Head Start program."

- Trump campaign's outsourced policy arm #Project2025 Playbook, on page 482
www.project2025.org/playbook/

Playbook | Project 2025

The fourth pillar of Project 2025 is our 180-day Transition Playbook and includes a comprehensive, concrete transition plan for each federal agency. Only through the implementation of specific action ...

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Michael D. Green @michaeldgreen.com · Apr 16

Preprint I led is out @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social
We examined how healthcare discrimination is associated with long-term doctor visit patterns among adults aged 50+. Discrimination may indicate poor quality of care and may lead to more frequent doctor visits.

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Impact of Discrimination in Healthcare on Patterns of Doctor Visits Over Time

Importance: Discrimination in healthcare disrupts trust and can negatively influence patients. However, the impact of experiencing discrimination on long–term patterns of healthcare utilization is unk...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Apr 15

Our research shows that ending birthright citizenship "would cause serious harm…to the entire United States."

It is my honor to join with 95 other social scientists, all of us specialists in US immigration, in signing this new Amicus Curiae brief.

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