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Wesley Sanders
@wsanders.bsky.social
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Current: consultant, VP finance, self-proclaimed health policy wonk. past: health plan CFO, United Methodist clergy
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · 2d
you think that’s something? There’s an alarming correlation no one is talking about that the longer someone is on Medicare, the more likely they are to die.
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 10d
as a christian, one thing i love about trump is that he explicitly rejects the teachings of jesus
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14d
NEW: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.

A new report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.

By @savmargaret.bsky.social
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17d
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.

It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."

Because that's not how America works.
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The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...
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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 26d
This is something that I think needs to be said more for the young people. This shit got worse. Google was more useful in 2006 than it is today. Meemaw and Peepaw regularly post shit on Facebook that would have got you banned from Newgrounds.
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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 26d
Silicon Valley also just doesn’t make good shit anymore and are mad they lost the deference that comes with a reputation for competence.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Aug 20
From the liquidation order… it’s shocking they didn’t get shut down sooner. The word “mandatory” in “mandatory control level” apparently doesn’t mean what I think it means.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Aug 10
I wonder if CMS or states will ever push back on this nonsense.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Aug 2
I’ve been driving electric since 2014 when my Nissan Leaf got 75 miles to a full charge. Even then the range wasn’t a problem for the vast majority of my driving needs.
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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · Aug 2
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · Jul 3
The House has passed the giant GOP tax and budget bill - next stop is the White House.

The final vote was 218-214.
2 GOP lawmakers voted 'No' - Massie KY and Fitzpatrick PA.

No Dems voted for the bill.
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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · Jun 26
Only "winners" from draconian #Medicaid cuts are firms like Deloitte getting contracts to design complex, burdensome work reporting requirements. Beneficiaries, providers and states are all big losers. My colleagues @joanalker1.bsky.social & Andy Schneider explain: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/06/26/o...
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Winners and Losers in the Medicaid Provisions
Federal legislation almost always creates winners and losers.  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now before the Senate, is no exception.  Overall, the OBBBA as passed by the House will redi…
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 26
Can you help me understand why funding violates the Byrd rule? I get why the non-Hyde abortion language was struck but funding CSR seems very germane to the budget.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 26
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

CSR funding dies a victim of the Byrd Bath.
Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Includes Additional Provisions That Violate the Byrd Rule | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 23
In Tennessee, Ambetter (also known as centene) is filing some plans under the Bankers Reserve Life Insurance Company of Wyoming subsidiary. Corporate structures are wild.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 6
TN filings are out on their SERFF public access FYI
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 5
Assuming the CBO’s interpretation is correct, it’s an interesting policy choice that the GOP would effectively be giving more subsidy money (in the form of APTC) to states if they mandate abortion coverage.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 5
BHP Programs, state premium subsidy, state CSR, state individual mandates… I find so often when I’m doing analysis that these confounds really matter but I always end up just DuckDuckGoing these…
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 5
I’m thinking of how one would structure a database of state policy decisions affecting the ACA. I.e. Medicaid expansion enactment date, FFM v SBM dates, new EHBs, 1332 reinsurance, silver loading rules, etc. What other kinds of policy data points am I missing?
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 5
The way I read the bill was that it was just codifying that CSRs couldn’t be used for non-Hyde abortion services, not that in those states, CSR isn’t funded at all. But I trust CBO knows how to read a bill better than I do.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · Jun 5
Reading the CBO estimates on BBB and this part surprised me: it seems to me they’re saying CSRs wouldn’t be funded in states where non-Hyde abortion is required to be covered, so silver loading would continue.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · May 22
Since non-Hyde abortion isn’t an EHB I assume it wasn’t covered before either.
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Christen Linke Young @clinkeyoung.bsky.social · May 22
Latest House bill text includes another blow to the ACA, ending “silver loading.” That would increase premiums by $350 for a hypothetical family. Here’s why: www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
Understanding Marketplace "Silver Loading"
Christen Linke Young explains a new proposal regarding cost-sharing reductions and how it could impact families who get coverage through the ACA.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 17
After being hired to promote Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, Deloitte Consulting priced reports about its own marketing performance at $300,000 a month.

A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million.

➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66
An excerpt of Deloitte’s marketing contract shows its $300,000 per month expenditure on reports on its own performance, $250,000 per month for community outreach, $478,000 Final Marketing and Outreach Campaign Report, and $10.7 million total budget.
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · May 13
David's read is my read as well - basically the whole table that limits repayment is stricken.
Screencap of proposed GOP tax bill, section 112203
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Wesley Sanders @wsanders.bsky.social · May 12
OEP 2025 PUF Dropped: www.cms.gov/data-researc...
2025 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Public Use Files | CMS
The 2025 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for the Health Insurance Exchanges ran between November 1, 2024 and January 15, 2025 for the 31 states that used HealthCare.gov (HC.gov).
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