Tyler Winkelman
@tylerwinkelman.bsky.social
Division Director, General Internal Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare. Co-Director, Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab. Associate Professor, U of MN. Primary Care Physician.
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Our new study out today shows persistent racial/ethnic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder—even after adjusting for insurance. Notably, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage were linked to higher buprenorphine use than commercial insurance.
After opioid-related health care events, patients with Medicaid/Medicare were more likely to receive buprenorphine than those with commercial insurance. https://ja.ma/4kfOsoz
June 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Our new study out today shows persistent racial/ethnic disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder—even after adjusting for insurance. Notably, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage were linked to higher buprenorphine use than commercial insurance.
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Congress is considering changes and cuts to Medicaid. On MPR News listen to what a physician and a health policy researcher have to say about the proposals.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
How the proposed changes to Medicaid could affect Minnesotans
Congress is debating cuts to Medicaid. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a physician and a health policy researcher about what the proposed changes could mean for Minnesotans.
www.mprnews.org
May 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Congress is considering changes and cuts to Medicaid. On MPR News listen to what a physician and a health policy researcher have to say about the proposals.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
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Important, timely new findings on the effects of Medicaid expansion under the ACA from Wyse and Meyer (Dartmouth):
1. *Lives saved*: 21% reduction in the mortality hazard of new enrollees.
2. *Cost-effective*: $179,000 per life-year saved.
Read more: www.nber.org/papers/w33719
1. *Lives saved*: 21% reduction in the mortality hazard of new enrollees.
2. *Cost-effective*: $179,000 per life-year saved.
Read more: www.nber.org/papers/w33719
May 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Important, timely new findings on the effects of Medicaid expansion under the ACA from Wyse and Meyer (Dartmouth):
1. *Lives saved*: 21% reduction in the mortality hazard of new enrollees.
2. *Cost-effective*: $179,000 per life-year saved.
Read more: www.nber.org/papers/w33719
1. *Lives saved*: 21% reduction in the mortality hazard of new enrollees.
2. *Cost-effective*: $179,000 per life-year saved.
Read more: www.nber.org/papers/w33719
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💡Childhood trauma and poor mental health are closely intertwined. In 2020, the prevalence of both began increasing among adolescents.
FXB Affiliate Rohan Khazanchi co-authored a study assessing adverse childhood experiences as risk markers for broader structural adversity.
➡️ tinyurl.com/mw5hasbv
FXB Affiliate Rohan Khazanchi co-authored a study assessing adverse childhood experiences as risk markers for broader structural adversity.
➡️ tinyurl.com/mw5hasbv
April 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
💡Childhood trauma and poor mental health are closely intertwined. In 2020, the prevalence of both began increasing among adolescents.
FXB Affiliate Rohan Khazanchi co-authored a study assessing adverse childhood experiences as risk markers for broader structural adversity.
➡️ tinyurl.com/mw5hasbv
FXB Affiliate Rohan Khazanchi co-authored a study assessing adverse childhood experiences as risk markers for broader structural adversity.
➡️ tinyurl.com/mw5hasbv
Reposted by Tyler Winkelman
Reposted by Tyler Winkelman
The Trump administration has gutted ASPE and AHRQ, two small but influential agencies within HHS. “Devastating” cuts that impair federal health care research. Read more from @tarabannow.bsky.social and me: www.statnews.com/2025/04/02/t...
Trump administration begins mass cuts of federal health policy researchers
ASPE and AHRQ are losing key research staff as part of the HHS cuts Tuesday. Current and former employees worry vital data-driven research will suffer.
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April 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Trump administration has gutted ASPE and AHRQ, two small but influential agencies within HHS. “Devastating” cuts that impair federal health care research. Read more from @tarabannow.bsky.social and me: www.statnews.com/2025/04/02/t...