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Dr. James Perrin @AAPPerrin

Academic general pediatrician from Boston. Past president (2014) of @ameracadpeds. Proud father and grandfather. Tweets are my own; RTs not endorsements

Joined January 2013
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Great advice for addressing hunger in Massachusetts - a much larger problem than most know! Get it together. #child #NutritionMatters #mghfc bostonglobe.com/2023/06/19/o…

How Massachusetts can defeat hunger - The Boston Globe

Many of the 1.8 million food insecure Bay State adults must consider daily trade-offs: Rent or groceries? Pay the utility bill or buy food to feed their family?

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Should read this clear and important expose of a tiny radical group of pediatricians spreading misinformation! #childhealth #childrights washingtonpost.com/health/20…

Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights

The American College of Pediatricians gained outsize political influence in recent years, promoting views rejected by the medical establishment as scientific fact.

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Great to have Dr Jeff Brosco joining federal @hrsagov Maternal and Child Health Bureau as chief, division of services for children with special health care needs! Real visionary leader with good experience! #tweetiatrician
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Outrageous political efforts to invade the physician-patient protected relationship! Recent Oklahoma decisions among most damaging! #tweetiatrician #putkids1st bostonglobe.com/2022/10/08/o…

Protecting transgender health care for the kids who need it - The Boston Globe

Hospitals on the front lines under attack physically and financially need protection.

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Major Medicaid advances in approval of new 1115 waivers from Oregon and Massachusetts. Continuous eligibility till age 6 in OR; much for children/youth in MA! Moving forward! #tweetiatrician #mghfc #putkids1st cms.gov/newsroom/press-relea…
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Great to see progress in guaranteed minimal income programs - esp., in California! Need to build the programs! #tweetiatrician #putkids1st nytimes.com/2022/09/10/busin…

Guaranteed Income Programs Spread, City by City (Published 2022)

Since 2020, four dozen pilot programs have started, with Los Angeles running one of the largest to provide cash assistance.

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Tennessee Medicaid gets SDOH screening and referrals working! Lessons for us all. milbank.org/publications/ten… #tweetiatrician #sdoh

Tennessee Medicaid’s Health Starts Provider Partnerships | Milbank Memorial Fund

Engaging health care providers, community-based organizations, and other state agency partners to address Medicaid members’ nonmedical risk factors is essential to delivering on TennCare’s mission of...

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One of so many compelling stories about America's War on Children - from yesterday's Congressional testimony. #GOTV #tweetiatrician #ProtectOurChildren bostonglobe.com/2022/06/08/m…

Remarks of bereaved parents before Congress bring America’s shame home - The Boston Globe

What kind of country forces the bereaved parents of massacred children to beg for mercy?

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Important message about need to improve diversity in autism treatment studies. #tweetiatrician fpg.unc.edu/news/study-shows…
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Important new AAP statement on pediatricians and primary care - getting involved in the future! Lead author from @mghfc #putkids1st publications.aap.org/pediatr…
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Listen (or read) comments from @drfixus about getting children 5-11 vaccinated. Key to getting away from pandemic! #tweetiatrician #putkids1st commonwealthfund.org/publica…

Why Aren’t More Kids Getting COVID Vaccines?

On The Dose podcast, pediatrician Michelle Fiscus and Rachel Nuzum shed light on challenges and opportunities in raising child vaccination rates.

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Folks hanging out with no information from @americanair - waiting, waiting, waiting - no staff with any info!
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100s of people stranded at Wilmington airport by @AmericanAir - waiting for delayed plane but no information on when it's leaving - and no staff with any information.
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Come hear @BenardDreyer present on Race-Based Medicine: Protecting Children and Families from Racism and Bias at @mghfc Robinson Lecture - Nov 22 at 8am (partners.zoom.us/j/899648442…). #tweetiatrician
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Important sessions on improving care for children and adults with intellectual disabilites/disorders @theNASEM #tweetiatrician mailchi.mp/ie-care/institute…

Join the movement to improve healthcare for people with IDD!

Learn about our new partnerships and board members

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Evidence that investing in public programs reduces child abuse and neglect! #tweetiatrician #putkids1st theconversation.com/state-sp…

State spending on anti-poverty programs could substantially reduce child abuse and neglect

Public investments in benefit programs could save tens of thousands of children from being victims of child abuse and have important later-life effects on child welfare and overall health.

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Yes, children ages 5-11 should get COVID vaccines and soon! #tweetiatrician #putkids1st nytimes.com/2021/10/26/opini…

Opinion | Yes, You’ll Want to Vaccinate Your Kids Against Covid. An Expert Explains Why. (Published...

Just because Covid-19 is sickening and killing fewer children than adults does not mean that children are free from risk.

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Pandemic led to greater numbers of US children insured by Medicaid and CHIP (and less by employer-based insurance) - highest percent ever. Another call for Medicaid reform to make their care great! aappublications.org/news/202… #tweetiatrician #medicaid
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Facebook insider makes clear the risk of Facebook for children and young adolescents! Must regulate and assure child safety! bostonglobe.com/2021/10/12/o… #tweetiatrician #putkids1st

A Facebook whistle-blower caught lightning in a bottle. Now Congress must act before the fire...

The social media giant knows how to mitigate the harm its products can cause children but has chosen not to act.

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Public investments over past year pulled large numbers of US children/youth out of poverty! Much evidence that good public policy lessens household poverty. #tweetiatrician #putkids1st #mghfc mailchi.mp/60c99397eb67/fede…
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