Brian Connell

Advocating for cancer patients. Husband, dad, son, brother, chronic disease patient, neighbor, DC resident, Jesus follower. Tweets are my own.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

A powerful piece from Dr Nichols in @statnews about cancer patients feeling betrayed after CMS broke lawmakers’ public promises that cancer patients would be protected from losing coverage via OBBBA’s work reporting requirements.

[STAT @statnews]

“One of the cancer community’s worst fears is coming to pass,” writes Gwen Nichols of Blood Cancer United. https://t.co/8n2PGn1Dfa

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@PoptartReborn @AlexGodofsky I have never been in a men’s room that didn’t have a stall (unless it was a one-person restroom with a lock on the door).

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CryptoOranda @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky They should be with their parent. If their parent is male, it makes all the sense in the world for that male parent to bring their child into the bathroom they are legally allowed to enter.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@SarahsParallelU @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky I have two young children and, when they need to use the restroom, I would like to bring them to the one I’m legally allowed to enter.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CryptoOranda @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky You see me bringing my daughters into a stall in the men’s room because it’s ok for them to be there to use the restroom, when accompanied by me.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CryptoOranda @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky I wouldn’t have thought I needed to, except that people appear to be horrified by behavior that is literally the only legal option in many places.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CryptoOranda @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky I’d rather my daughters stay w/ me where I’m legally allowed to go. In many US states, it’s illegal for me to enter a women’s bathroom. Also, if I need to use the restroom while w/ my daughters, it’s also illegal (and unwise) to leave them unattended (so they must come with me).

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CryptoOranda @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky My preference is for adults to enter only the corresponding gender’s restroom. Adults have a fair expectation that adults of the opposite gender won’t be in that space. My preference is for my kid to not need to use a public bathroom because they’re almost all gross.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CryptoOranda @nicoleeo2012 @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky And it’s perfectly fine for a small child of any gender to be escorted through that area to a private stall to use the toilet.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CryptoOranda @CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky I have to assume you’ve never been in a men’s room. All you see in a modern men’s room is the clothed back of a standing person.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@HogheadJBone @AlexGodofsky Are people not aware that men’s bathrooms have stalls and toilets? In fact, the presence of urinals actually means they’re typically available faster than in a women’s bathroom.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@CRELeasingLawTX @AlexGodofsky He should bring the child into the men’s bathroom. I’m confused as to why this is in question.

[Blood Cancer United Advocacy @bcutd_advocacy]

Health insurance is supposed to provide peace of mind. But rising premiums, high deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs are putting patients in impossible situations.

More via @KFF ⬇️

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[Little Lobbyists @LittleLobbyists]

“I believe it will be a really major healthcare crisis in 2027 if this rule is to go into effect,” saidAlan Witchey, CEO of the Damien Center, an Indianapolis nonprofit dedicated to fighting HIV.

https://t.co/g9Om8JaRqp

[Gideon Lukens @GidLukens]

The extra red tape required for the medical frailty exemption will greatly increase coverage loss from #Medicaid work requirements. Even before the rule, CBO estimated that 5.3 million people would lose their coverage and become uninsured. https://t.co/Emc77Cwvy1

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@yay_sophie @bensoforreal @lexiescarina Why would watching other leagues change the determination of whether an intentional elbow to the face that makes contact with the face merits a red card?

[Families USA @FamiliesUSA]

Senior Director of Health Policy Sophia Tripoli urged Congress today to advance legislation that would address complex health care ownership structures. Here's why that matters: 🧵

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@yay_sophie @lexiescarina An intentional elbow to the face doesn’t deserve a red?

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

@xpostfactoid Definitely, considering it goes against the plain reading of the statute and lawmakers’ statements during consideration and passage.

[Adrianna McIntyre (@adrianna.bsky.social) @onceuponA]

Even if you take the ASPE report's lit review at face value — and you shouldn't, it skips critical relevant work — the rosiest 1990s work requirements study in their technical appendix suggests an effect size < 10% of what the report's "model" projects

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[Acyn @Acyn]

Dr. Vin Gupta on new Medicaid changes: They know people are not going to be able to navigate the paperwork, the signatures, and the six-month recertification process.

So what’s going to happen? Those who are on the fringes of medical care, on the fringes of maintaining a basic quality of life from a health care perspective, are going to suffer. They’re going to suffer, and they’re basically guaranteeing that people will fall off the rolls and that many people will suffer—and likely die—because of this policy.