Cybele Bjorklund

Evidence-based policymaking is my jam. Currently @JHUBloombergCtr & @JohnsHopkinsFed Retired Hill rat. Fmr SVP @VirtaHealth. Aspen Institute HIF. Tweets my own.

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@igorbobic Say more...

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@TinglongDai @JohnsHopkins @JHU_HBHI @JHUCarey @JHUNursing @JohnsHopkinsSPH @HopkinsMedicine @IDIESJHU @INFORMS @HubJHU @ihmjhu Can't wait to see this take shape! Congratulations to all of you...

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@SecBecerra @JohnsHopkinsSPH @POTUS We were thrilled to host @SecBecerra at @JHUBloombergCtr yesterday for a climate and health discussion on Earth Day. Fun to see my worlds collide on such an important issue. Thanks, @JHU_HBHI for pulling it together!

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@Farzad_MD 3/ It is time for *some* folks to stop looking for excuses to gut Medicare and build on recent gains to ensure best value for beneficiaries, providers AND taxpayers. As for the need to tamp down on private sector spending, @virtahealth has some ideas that can help...

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@Farzad_MD 2/ In other words, we saved more and spent less than expected under the ACA. (Hello, SCOTUS and the Medicaid expansion?)

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@Farzad_MD 1/ What a fun thread @Farzad_MD! LOADS of variables in play, and I 100% agree w/ your points (and those raised by @sangerkatz). Simplistically, also worth noting that CBO historically underestimates health savings and overestimates health spending for leg proposals.

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@samiinkinen @terryangelos One more reason why I love working for and with you, @samiinkinen! 😉

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

Couldn’t have said it better, @sacjai Thank you.

[Virta Health @virtahealth]

"I see Virta as a healthcare disparities elimination company."

@ScanHealthPlan CEO @sacjai explains why he believes Virta is "in the business of reducing healthcare disparities" by helping individuals across many different communities to improve their health.

[Andy Mychkovsky @healthcareandy]

9 years old.

9 FREAKING YEARS OLD.

There are no words.

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@emilyaheil Never. Cardinal sin.

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@HNeprash @EGolberstein @IshaniG @Michael_Chernew Love "hearing" your voice out here! Keep it up. What should we do? Though data should be your north star (as always for you!), you'll know you got it right if everyone is a bit irritated!

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@Michael_Chernew Perhaps these record high rebates, which buy supplemental benefits, correlate with record high enrollment? Would be great to get additional clarity on which rebate benefits are actually used by MA enrollees....

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@RonaldKlain @WhiteHouse You earned this...and more! Well-done. I love a good clap out.

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

Love that last night's SOTU addressed insulin affordability, but even better to make it unnecessary. @BlueShieldofCA is now working with us to help their patients reliably and sustainably reverse type 2 diabetes through nutrition and advanced telehealth. #roadtoreversal

[American Diabetes Association @AmDiabetesAssn]

Blue Shield of California Adds Virta Health to Its Provider Network to Help Reverse the State’s Growing Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic. https://t.co/G2j9YlpA2c

[Kevin Kumler @KevinKumler]

Good to see the @nytimes and @askdrfatima raising awareness on #obesity as a disease vs. lack of willpower. 👏💪

My only concern is the soundbite simplification of treating disease with medication. Drugs should only be a piece of the puzzle, and only when needed.
#StartWithFood

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@robertlufkinmd Yes. @virtahealth

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@nathaliejacoby1 Air Sunshine (aka Air Sometimes), small commuter service between Key West and Miami in the 1970s/80s.

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@robertlufkinmd Ppl swapped fat for sugar b/c DGA changed to recommend low-fat, high-carb diet. Even those who don’t follow the pyramid are adversely affected b/c DGAs drive countless federal and state policy choices and investment. Tragic.

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

And yet…let’s focus on that last piece. Need to bust dangerous myth that lifestyle changes are ineffective. Many are, but not all. How about changing school-provided meals, nutrition education and subsidies to get at root cause?!

[Dr. David Ludwig @davidludwigmd]

New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Childhood #Obesity

Excellent and useful review in many respects, including social determinants of health!

For treatment:
👉2 pages on drugs
👉2 pages on bariatric surgery
👉2 sentences on low-glycemic, low-carb diets🤔
https://t.co/5mo97JmlME

[Cybele Bjorklund @CybeleDeValk]

@EricaHauver Heaven aka Big Hill House!!