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Elizabeth Fassbender

@ejfass

Health policy person. Attorney. Cheesehead. Wine lover. Nats fan. She/her. Opinions are my own. RT ≠ endorsement.

 Washington, DC
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Joined July 2008
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Bob Herman@bobjherman7 Apr 2024
Excellent investigation from @ChrisDHamby showing how health insurers and MultiPlan $MPLN reap massive fees by low-balling payments to out-of-network doctors and hospitals. Another example of patients (and employers) getting hosed. nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/he…
Insurers Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill. (Published 2024)

Insurers Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill. (Published 2024)

A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference.

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THIS right here. Abortion is not the only major issue on the Court's docket this term. There's also a HUGE gun case that is poised to make public carrying of guns easier (super-weird that SCOTUS doesn't seem inclined to leave gun control to the states... but I digress).
Michael R. Ulrich (@MichaelRUlrich) profile pictureMichael R. Ulrich@MichaelRUlrich24 May 2022
SCOTUS expanding the right to carry in public will make this worse! They use the rhetoric of the rights of "law-abiding citizens" so they can ignore the impact they will have on gun violence and deaths. If children being shot can't change people's minds we are completely fucked
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Just the most beautiful rainbow in DC tonight. @capitalweather @ut768
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Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance3 May 2022
If Alito gets a majority for his opinion in current form, the dissents are going to be very powerful. Saying women shouldn’t have rights today b/c it wasn’t custom & history in this country for men to grant them to them may not turn be the compelling argument he thinks it is.
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Monica Hesse@MonicaHesse3 May 2022
"Bodily autonomy should not be granted to women because of 'history and traditions,' Justice Alito. It should be recognized because of their innate dignity as human beings." washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
Perspective | The unmerciful ending of Roe v. Wade

Perspective | The unmerciful ending of Roe v. Wade

In their war on abortion rights, conservatives never saw who the real victims were.

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President Joe Biden hugs Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as they watch the historic vote from the White House.
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Elie Mystal
@ElieNYC8 Mar 2022
Circling back to @ProfMMurray's excellent NYT article on the working mother bona fides of Ketanji Brown Jackson. One thing I didn't know until the process, she was already a mom when she went to her federal public defender gig. nytimes.com/2022/03/07/opini…
Opinion | Amy Coney Barrett Was a Supermom. So Is Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Published 2022)

Opinion | Amy Coney Barrett Was a Supermom. So Is Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Published 2022)

Republicans celebrated Amy Coney Barrett’s role at home. Democrats should do the same for Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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Ed Yong is not here (@edyong209) profile picture
Ed Yong is not here
@edyong2097 Jan 2022
The most important thing about this surge: It comes *after all the others*, & finds a workforce that’s exhausted, demoralized, & smaller because of waves of resignations. Today’s system can’t handle what it used to handle. It must now handle a LOT. 2/ theatlantic.com/health/archi…
Hospitals Are in Serious Trouble

Hospitals Are in Serious Trouble

Omicron is inundating a health-care system that was already buckling under the cumulative toll of every previous surge.

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Appreciated this thread.
M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS (@kit_delgadoMD) profile pictureM. Kit Delgado, MD, MS@kit_delgadoMD3 Jan 2022
Replying to @kit_delgadoMD
Covid is all around. Chances are you’ll get it at some point. I share these observations in case you’re on the fence about whether you want a booster or your first shot, or if you are fully boosted, that you have some peace of mind and feel less anxious. But...
Thinking about (and agreeing with) this piece a lot today, randomly. "Charging unvaccinated people more reopens the door for insurers to sanction other health behaviors and preexisting conditions, undermining a bedrock ACA achievement."
Natalie Shure (@nataliesurely) profile pictureNatalie Shure@nataliesurely9 Dec 2021
Replying to @nataliesurely
I wish these freaks would stop forcing me to re-up my very good @newrepublic piece on this! newrepublic.com/article/1632…
Here’s a Terrible New Idea: Making the Unvaccinated Pay Higher Insurance Premiums

Here’s a Terrible New Idea: Making the Unvaccinated Pay Higher Insurance Premiums

It may seem like a logical—even necessary—step to boost rates, but it would undermine many important health care reforms.

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Dan Diamond
@ddiamond18 Nov 2021
What’s in Build Back Better for health care - Capping insulin at $35/month - Capping seniors’ out-of-pocket drug spending at $2,000/yr - Medicare drug-price negotiations - Expanding Medicare to cover hearing benefits - Boosting ACA subsidies - Closing Medicaid gap in 12 states
John Bresnahan (@bresreports) profile pictureJohn Bresnahan
@bresreports18 Nov 2021
Final passage vote on BBB projected to be 9:30-10 pm tonight, per Dem sources. This is if everything goes right for Dems
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Anyone looking for a one bedroom one bath apartment near Logan Circle this fall? I absolutely love my place but am moving in with my bf so it will be available!
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Helpful overview from @KatherineJWu on antigen v. PCR testing during Delta. theatlantic.com/science/arch…
The Wrong Way to Test Yourself for the Coronavirus

The Wrong Way to Test Yourself for the Coronavirus

Rapid tests can help you stay safe in the Delta outbreak. But you have to use them correctly.

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Chris Cioffi@ReporterCioffi23 Jul 2021
Two were shot tonight on 14th. But this story pubbed today, shows that 40 % of gunfire in DC, 2,759 bullet casings (just the ones cops found!) is concentrated in a small 151 block area in Southeast. For these residents, fear is part of everyday life. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…

Thousands of bullets have been fired in this D.C. neighborhood. Fear is part of everyday life.

washingtonpost.com
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Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff20 Jul 2021
Unpaid medical bills are now the largest source of debt held by collection agencies. That wasn't true a decade ago. nytimes.com/2021/07/20/upsho…
Americans’ Medical Debts Are Bigger Than Was Known, Totaling $140 Billion (Published 2021)

Americans’ Medical Debts Are Bigger Than Was Known, Totaling $140 Billion (Published 2021)

A new study finds that health care has become the country’s largest source of debt in collections. Those debts are largest where Medicaid wasn’t expanded.

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Elissa Silverman@tweetelissa18 Jul 2021
The murder of a 6-year-old & injuries to at least 7 others in DC in last 24 hours as a result of drive-bys is not senseless shooting; it is because guns are easily accessed for hurting and killing people in our city & country. There are too many guns & they are too easy to get.
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"Nearly 70% of America's physicians were employed by hospitals or corporations by the end of 2020, and nearly half of physician practices were owned by them," which is a concern as more health care consolidation leads to even higher prices. axios.com/doctor-hospitals-a…
"HCA’s expansion into trauma centers alarms health policy analysts who suggest its motive is more about chasing profit than improving patient care..." All of this is so infuriating. miamiherald.com/news/health-…
In alleged ‘money grab,’ nation’s largest hospital chain cashes in on trauma centers

In alleged ‘money grab,’ nation’s largest hospital chain cashes in on trauma centers

HCA charges patients an “activation fee” of up to $50,000 for trauma teams at centers located in half its 179 hospitals — and they often don’t need trauma care, an analysis of insurance claims data...

miamiherald.com
Good riddance, indeed. (This whole thread is very helpful btw).
Nicholas Bagley (@nicholas_bagley) profile pictureNicholas Bagley@nicholas_bagley17 Jun 2021
Replying to @nicholas_bagley
12/ What's the remedy? Kick the lawsuit to the curb. And good riddance.
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Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff17 Jun 2021
Obamacare has now survived three major Supreme Court challenges, all threatening to overturn the law entirely. The first did some pretty big damage (making Medicaid expansion optional). The other two, including today's, leave the law untouched.
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