Senior ed @modrnhealthcr, formerly @healthitnews, @rewirenewsgroup. Bylines @nytimes @washingtonpost @theadvocatemag. Queer and excitable. (she / they)
Joined August 2014
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12 Apr 2023
Chicago twitter, I found this tame female parakeet sitting on the bike path (!) (?!) between Oak Street and North Ave beaches yesterday afternoon. If someone you know is missing a budgie, contact CLEAR with proof of ownership
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20 Feb 2023
The current challenge hospitals are experiencing in discharging patients to post-acute care is related to our fragmented payment system. As I told @alex_kacik @modrnhealthcr, "We need more of a unified approach to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement."
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9 Feb 2023
when I try to get into a story in Drupal but it's locked because I'm already in the story in Drupal
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6 Feb 2023
As someone who imprinted on Neal Stephenson at an impressionable age, I enjoyed @BrockEWTurner's deep dive into the use of VR in healthcare modernhealthcare.com/digital…
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19 Jan 2023
a fascinating look at the work of pathologists who study pregnancy loss, and the pressures they face post-Dobbs
by @elliepses statnews.com/2023/01/19/misc…
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5 Jan 2023
CVS will sell abortion pills too. A spokeswoman tells me: "We plan to seek certification to dispense mifepristone where legally permissible."
5 Jan 2023
Good for @walgreens. I’m looking forward to announcements to a list of pharmacy chains following suit.
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22 Dec 2022
🚨 NEW: NYU Langone's emergency room has been secretly allowing the rich, even those with minor complaints, to jump ahead of everyone else.
Meanwhile, the poor sometimes struggle to be seen.
@sarahkliff and I dug into this two-tiered system of care.
nytimes.com/2022/12/22/healt…
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Kat Jercich retweeted
20 Dec 2022
Omnibill #healthcare provisions include:
✅Medicare rate cuts
✅Telehealth extension
✅Hospital-at-home/rural health
✅Medicaid redeterminations
✅Unwinding FMAP
✅988 hotline $$
✅Provider directories
...& more! Flag what you're interested in/I'm missing bit.ly/3PJSRlY
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9 Nov 2022
If you're eligible for Medicare, chances are you're getting inundated with advertising about Advantage plans. I loved this look from @ntepper90 and @karahartnett about the uptick in marketing efforts and how CMS is cracking down modernhealthcare.com/insuran…
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9 Nov 2022
This is a piece I'm sending to the Medicare eligibles in my life who might be confused about the absolute deluge of messaging they're getting right now.
28 Oct 2022
"A handful of hospitals have responded to new laws or political pressure by scaling back their transgender care offerings." modernhealthcare.com/provide…
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21 Oct 2022
*ICYMI*: #COVID19 contributed to
25% of maternal deaths in the first two years of the pandemic, with Black pregnant people experiencing a mortality rate nearly 3x higher than their white peers, according to an oversight report to Congress.
axios.com/2022/10/19/covid-m…
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19 Oct 2022
Nibi was found orphaned when she was only about two weeks old. Now she is five months old and thriving here at the rescue. Here is a picture of her the day she came in. #Babybeaver
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17 Oct 2022
❄️❄️ The weather in Chicago was weird today. It was 42ºF on average, colder than 92% of October 17 temperatures on record.
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8 Oct 2022
Chicago Marathon runners from Mexico gather in Millennium Park and dance Caballo Dorado.
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4 Oct 2022
My last Modern Healthcare feature. ⬇️
4 Oct 2022
Across the country, hospitals are dealing with bottlenecks as patients who are ready to move on to post-acute care sites are forced to stay in inpatient beds, costing health systems money. modernhealthcare.com/post-ac… via @modrnhealthcr
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29 Sep 2022
I wrote about the uncertainty of prenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities, and a mother in Tennessee who found herself in limbo when Roe was overturned.
She wouldn't get a more solid diagnosis until 18 weeks.
statnews.com/2022/09/29/abor…
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26 Sep 2022
"The odds of detecting a fever in Black patients using forehead thermometers was 26% lower than if an oral thermometer were used." modernhealthcare.com/provide…
21 Sep 2022
do you live in D.C. and consider yourself a healthcare regulatory and policy nerd? come work with me! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/…
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20 Sep 2022
It was a joy to work with @JessicaKimCohen on her last piece for MH, about the industry outsiders tapped to lead digital transformation at health systems: modernhealthcare.com/digital…
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