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KVRhodes

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Proud mother and grandmother. HSR/Health Policy wonk. Working upstream & downstream (after years of practicing emergency medicine) to shore up the healthcare safety net #HRSN #SDOH #access_to_care #mental_health #PC #BHI #health_equity #rural_health

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KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Nov 17

Working to improve access to Healthcare in Rural Pennsylvania

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ACOG @acog.org · 16d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Aug 1

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ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · Jul 30

🧪 science saves lives

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · Jul 30

Having incapacitating rage at the gap between the cures and hope our amazing US healthcare is able to do for some and the pittance it will (in the context of other broken social systems) actually provide for others

So unfair, and so much unnecessary suffering.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · Jul 28

He continues, “there is a playbook in reverse, where prodemocracy actors and brave people on the front lines pierce the veil of invincibility, they get wins.”

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · Jul 28

For more on how the pro-democracy strategy can reverse the vicious cycle of authoritarian power, read our briefing. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/reversing-...

Autocrats demand obedience
Here's how they demand it and how a pro-democracy strategy can defy it

Authoritarian
Strategy
1
An autocrat uses government
power to dominate.
2
Creates a climate
of fear and yields anticipatory obedience.
3
Without civic support, institutions fail to check the abuses of power.
4
An unchecked autocrat further consolidates power.

Pro-democracy Strategy
1
Pro-democracy actors challenge abuses of power.
2
A broad, diverse coalition strengthens.
3
Institutions endure as checks on abuses.
4
An autocrat’s power grab is disrupted.

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 28

Most hospitals have financial assistance programs. If you’re hit with high unaffordable medical bills- first negotiate with the hospital or health system. Bills can be reduced and payment plans arranged - to avoid defaulting +\- receiving a bad credit rating

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 6

“States can’t fill the gap left by these cuts… Weather doesn’t respect state borders” — Dr. Henry Jacoby, MIT
#weneedgoodgovt

Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · Jul 6

6. Everyone deserves clean air and clean water. Everyone deserves good roads and bridges that don't fall down. Everyone deserves a functioning power grid and open hospitals and good schools and a government who can be counted on when disaster strikes to keep everyone safe.

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 6

#weneedgoodgovt

doctorhenryct.bsky.social @doctorhenryct.bsky.social · Jul 6

In light of the flooding in Texas, some think it is inappropriate to point out that Trump is gutting NOAA, The National Weather Service & wants to eliminate FEMA. Accidents & unforeseen events happen but nobody should die due to government neglect so rich people can get tax cuts.

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 6

"One word has been used more than any during this natural disaster: Prayer" - Texas Governor Abbott

Nothing against prayer- but please combine it with early warning systems and resilient Emergency Response Services #weneedgoodgovt

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 6

Lack of a weather warning system and coordination with emergency response services is a serious problem. #weneedgoodgovt

Live Updates: Desperate Search for Missing in Texas Floods as Death Toll Passes 50

www.nytimes.com

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 6

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas “the warning coordination meteorologist left on April 30, after taking the early retirement package the Trump administration used to reduce the number of federal employees” #weneedgoodgovt

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

www.nytimes.com

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 6

Lack of a weather warning system and coordination with emergency response services is a serious problem. #weneedgoodgovt

Live Updates: Desperate Search for Missing in Texas Floods as Death Toll Passes 50

www.nytimes.com

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you for organizing this- I will definitely attend

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jun 25

How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...

How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country

www.nytimes.com

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Jun 22

It does boggle the mind how politicians claim we don’t have enough money to feed the hungry, house the unhoused, or provide healthcare, but there is always money for bombs.

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jun 22

“Whatever they say, the people who start wars are often thinking chiefly about domestic politics.”
- Timothy Snyder

Raphael Mimoun רפאל מימון @raph.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · Jun 21

Downtown LA right now, demanding an end to ICE kidnappings, Gaza genocide, and war on Iran

Protests with signs against war on Iran

Protests with signs against war on Iran

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jun 22

Take note.

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EVA @koskkosk.bsky.social · Jun 21

Hello, beautiful summer, we were waiting for you!

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Nora Becker @norabeckermd.bsky.social · Jun 10

Heading home after two revitalizing days at #ARM25 full of friends who share my passion for improving health and the quality of healthcare. Feeling grateful and determined to continue this work

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jun 13

Undaunted - veterans speak out open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Undaunted: The outspoken veterans

Unequivocal, courageous veterans who have come out and denounced Trump’s dangerous maneuver deserve our praise

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KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jun 13

Joining friends and family for a hyper- local No Kings Day in Port Washington- protest federal budget cuts to social services!!

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jun 11

Great mtg at AcademyHealth #ARM2025 with @norabeckermd.bsky.social

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jun 8

Good suggestions for selection of insurance plan benefits to avoid medical debt and importance of negotiating with hospitals @norabeckermd.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...

Cost of childbirth leaves many families in debt, even if they have insurance

Rising costs of childbirth are putting many families in debt, even if they have health insurance, with increasingly high deductibles among the reasons. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports on how families c...

www.nbcnews.com

KVRhodes @kvrhodes.bsky.social · Jun 8

Financial toxicity describes the negative impact of high medical costs on a patient's financial well-being and quality of life www.google.com/search?q=fin...