Mary Takach

Sr Health Policy Advisor, Boston Health Care for the Homeless @BHCHP 2014/15 #commonwealthfnd Australia fellow #primarycare #SDoH #PCMH #homelessness #Medicaid

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

Daryl from #FrankLamparelli Fuel delivering free propane on a cold Wednesday evening to the RV that provides a warm refuge for @BHCHP tent staff caring for homeless pts during #COVID19 Boston crisis. 🙏🏻

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

RV courtesy of angel from Lee’s Family Trailer in #maine giving my @BHCHP heroes a little oasis from #COVID19 homeless rx.

[Lipi Roy, MD, MPH, FASAM @lipiroy]

"When homeless people get the virus, it will spread like wildfire. They reveal the cracks in our healthcare system."-Dr. Jim O'Connell @BHCHP

Thanks @MSNBC for raising this issue. As a former primary care doc to Boston's homeless pop'n, I worry about my former patients.

[Martha Bebinger @mbebinger]

Boston Health for the Homeless team in final meeting before opening isolation tents at 1pm. Suffolk construction erected in 6 days w/ negative pressure to reduce spread of infection, heat, electricity, but no running water. ⁦@marty_walsh⁩ spearheaded. #COVIDー19

[Martha Bebinger @mbebinger]

⁦@jessiegaeta⁩ w/ improvised vital signs kit in each of 16 plastic walled patient “rooms” for homeless in Boston who need to recover at “home” during #Covid_19. Each patient has own portable bathroom. Portable showers too. Food via ⁦@HealthyBoston⁩. ⁦@BHCHP⁩

[Martha Bebinger @mbebinger]

Today, after interviewing @jabarocas about infectious disease precautions at the new @BPHCP isolation tents, I asked:
Are you working 7 days week? Yep.
And when you go home? I work.
Pace your frontline folks. We are grateful for your efforts, need you for the long haul. #Covid19

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

@KatNStevens @BHCHP @Health_Affairs Hi, how about emailing me at [email protected]? I don’t check Twitter very much.

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

Quantifying the costs of caring for those with high #SDH needs is fundamental to health payment reform.
@BHCHP @Health_Affairs

Health Care Spending And Use Among People Experiencing Unstable Housing In The Era Of Accountable Care https://t.co/eo474qOWtS

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Call me radical, but maybe instead of setting ablaze hundreds of millions of dollars on multiple plutocratic, long-shot, very-late presidential bids, we instead invest hundreds of millions into winning majorities of state legislatures across the United States?

Just a thought!

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

#CenteringCare19 powerful consumer panel discussing story telling for meaningful policy change vs. tokenizing to advance industry’s priorities.

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

@BHCHP we are proud of our consumers for their advocacy efforts at #CenteringCare19 for bringing the consumer voice to policy making.

[National Center @natlcomplexcare]

"You have to hear us and believe us, because we know what we’re talking about." Joanne Guarino @BHCHP, on consumer leadership in #complexcare #CenteringCare19

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

@BHCHP We are proud of our consumers advocating at #CenteringCare19 & other conferences about the power of incorporating consumer experiences in programs.

[National Center @natlcomplexcare]

"You have to hear us and believe us, because we know what we’re talking about." Joanne Guarino @BHCHP, on consumer leadership in #complexcare #CenteringCare19

[Taylor Swaak @tswaak27]

.@AFCNewYork reports 114,085 homeless students across NYC’s district & charter schools for 2018-19 — a modest 0.5% dip after a decade of steady increases @The74 https://t.co/OfC5skUs9F

[MA Health Policy Commission @Mass_HPC]

A big thank you to @MaryTakach and Kaitlyn McGary for presenting at today's Board meeting. Visit @BHCHP's website to learn more about how they help provide high-quality #healthcare to #homeless individuals & families in #Boston: https://t.co/0AcbfGm48k

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

Compassion & human dignity has taken a back seat to city, state, & fed policies that perpetuate addiction stigmatization. Read this from one of @BHCHP 's finest to understand the dire consequences of outdated policies & urgency for change. https://t.co/18OCn8js8e @jessiegaeta

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

How does health care reform affect a homeless primary care practice? Learn how @BHCHP is leveraging new @MassHealth opportunities to manage the most complex patients. https://t.co/LqGyv2qwwa @DayHealthStrat

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

National Safety Council report: Americans have a 1 in 96 chance of dying from an opioid overdose, compared with a 1 in 103 chance of dying in a vehicle crash https://t.co/XE4DXHhANx @BHCHP

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

Thanks from #BHCHP; @mookiebetts you take leadership to a new level--on the field and off the field!

[Lou Merloni @LouMerloni]

Little birdie told me an amazing story. This was the scene last night around 1am out in front of the Boston Library. Trays and trays of food fed the homeless. The man that delivered the food wasn’t looking for attention or praise BUT deserves it. God Bless you Mookie Betts

[Mary Takach @MaryTakach]

@NEJM offers nice summary of value-based payment reform: "shortcoming of many VBP arrangements to date: they’ve placed nearly all accountability for outcomes on the shoulders of PCPs" https://t.co/DXbqPbPqem