Ben Anderson

Deputy Senior Policy Director @FamiliesUSA. Maternal & child health expert. Former @childdefender. Huskers fan. Personal account, opinions are mine.

[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: 🧵

[ANSIRH @ANSIRH]

Your reason for having an abortion is good enough.

You know what is best for you and your future.

[Brian Connell @BrianC_DC]

The media seem to have missed this, but the Trump Admin announced that states are allowed to kick cancer patients off their Medicaid, despite Congress explicitly saying that’s not allowed.

[Families USA @FamiliesUSA]

Estimates show 5–10 million people could lose coverage — and that number could grow.

Read our statement here: https://t.co/Zir7gBDMQc

[Families USA @FamiliesUSA]

NEW: CMS just released a new rule that will create confusion and chaos for states — and put millions at risk of losing Medicaid coverage. It will mean:

❗ More paperwork and reporting burdens❗ Harder standards for medical frailty exemptions❗ Tight timelines for implementation

[Families USA @FamiliesUSA]

People who buy coverage individually through the ACA marketplace will face new hurdles and weaker protections under a final rule issued by the Trump administration.

[Ben Anderson @FamilyHealthBen]

Abortion is the standard of care for many life-threatening circumstances during pregnancy. Politicians and judges are preventing women from getting the care they need. https://t.co/pe457Dc0zt

[Ben Anderson @FamilyHealthBen]

@realdocspeaks @reallyoptimized Don't look now, if someone forgoes their current coverage for that care and follows your advice, they could 5x what they currently pay for that care!

To help the folks playing along at home, do you mean to say the patient is totally responsible for all bills less than $500?

[Ben Anderson @FamilyHealthBen]

@realdocspeaks Thank you for the referral to a health care middleman. Can't wait to crowdsource the bill from my podiatrist for my foot fungus!

[Ben Anderson @FamilyHealthBen]

@realdocspeaks @colinbaillio Health care prices speak for themselves. Doctors can't gaslight the American consumer into thinking this is cheap. https://t.co/zFB43Kcmpx

[Anthony Wright @aewright]

Disappointed that Virginia's Governor vetoed legislation that would have led the nation in lowering prescription drug prices... even Maryland's board this week added another medication, Ozempic, to be subject to a upper payment limit. The fight continues...

[Anthony Wright @aewright]

PHRMA always sues against any effort to lower prescription drug prices--but that doesn't mean they win.

Allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prices was long-fought for decades (including by @FamiliesUSA). Glad #SCOTUS isn't even hearing this legal attack.

[Ben Anderson @FamilyHealthBen]

@katie_honan @_rebeccaclewis My mind is melting. I didn't know this was happening in Queens.

[Ben Anderson @FamilyHealthBen]

Lurr?? Did AI write this?

[Dan Amira @DanAmira]

I’ve never felt more gaslit. I’m from Long Island. I’ve taken the LIRR my whole life. I’ve never once heard a single person pronounce it “lurr,” ever

[ANSIRH @ANSIRH]

Patients deserve to have abortions on their own terms.

Medication abortion is the most common method of abortion in the United States and can be safely administered at home.

[ANSIRH @ANSIRH]

Having a medication abortion via telehealth is more common than ever, and we have years of research proving that it is safe and effective.

[Ben Anderson @FamilyHealthBen]

@tonyannett People who don't want cable news brain rot. 🧠

[Health Access CA @healthaccess]

Despite a stronger #CAbudget outlook, @cagovernor's May Revise continues discriminatory cuts to health care for low-income Californians & fails to meet the need for revenue to backfill Trump's harmful health care cuts.
Picked up in @latimes, our statement: https://t.co/llulhI27hF

[ANSIRH @ANSIRH]

Good news: The Supreme Court granted the emergency stay requested by mifepristone manufacturers. That means abortion pills can continue to be sent by mail. https://t.co/g90MqiOzCY

[ANSIRH @ANSIRH]

Losing access to mifepristone via mail & pharmacies would harm patients nationwide.

@UCLAReproPolicy & ANSIRH submitted a brief signed by hundreds of researchers urging SCOTUS to follow science & refrain from restricting mifepristone. https://t.co/6T85dQRnVz