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Karen Davis

Karen Davis is a former president of The Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and… more

H-index: 42
Economics 49%
Public Health 28%
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Here I was thinking it was the offense that was the problem...
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I need a positive distraction and…I don’t think this game will be it.

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ICYMI: You're not alone if you're having trouble finding a Covid shot for your child.

A lot of factors are at play. Access through the Vaccines for Children program should open up now that the acting CDC director finally approved the CDC vaccine panel's recommendations, but other barriers remain.
Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall
www.nytimes.com

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yes i post about politics and taylor swift and sports and muppets. get you a girl who’s a human junk drawer.
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TrumpRx program promises discounts of 40-85% for Americans buying drugs directly from manufacturers

White House fact sheet says discounts are off list prices

Pfizer’s Xeljanz list price = $6,073/month

40% discount = $3,643/month

@dusetzinas.bsky.social: “How is this a reasonable cash price?”
TrumpRx prescription drug discounts
Eucrisa- dermatitis - 80% discount 
Duavee- osteoporosis- 85% discount
Zavzpret- migraine - 50% discount
Xeljanz- rheumatoid arthritis - 40% discount
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Logging off for a few days.

As always, Go Birds! 🦅

Reposted by Karen Davis

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🐻 The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 will be revealed on Monday, when fans will see where familiar names of past champions, such as 128 Grazer, 480 Otis and 747 — aka Bear Force One, estimated to weigh a whopping 1,400 pounds — stack up against new challengers.

📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service
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The agenda says the vote will be at 2:20pm ET…
kedavis24.bsky.social
I guess one way I can avoid waking up with a migraine is not falling asleep in the first place…? Not exactly the strategy I was hoping for.
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I love health policy. But I consistently wish I could have picked a less stressful interest.

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Can stress make you faint? Asking for someone else definitely not me.
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I updated my iOS over lunch and now looking at my phone makes me dizzy. Fun. 😒
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I’m still not used to an NFC East divisional game not being the default game in my media market.
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I’m probably late to the party, but why is the Fox score bug…that?

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I'd like to live in a world where nobody got shot, ever
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I will say, tonight’s game makes me feel better about last night’s game.
kedavis24.bsky.social
Do you yell at MedPAC commissioners from your home office for not understanding the Medicare hospice benefit, or are you normal?
kedavis24.bsky.social
Welp. I hope the start of this game isn’t an omen for the season…?
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Well, in other news…go birds! 🦅
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This is one of the wilder Senate hearings I’ve watched.
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Sometimes I think I should ask for a hazard pay adjustment to my salary.

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