Pati McCandless

[asbelmontes @asbelmontes]

When Dr. Vivian Ho started her career as a healthcare economist, about 1 in 4 hospitals belonged to a larger health system.

Today, it's nearly 70 percent.

That shift didn't happen by accident, and it didn't come free. On this week's episode of The Leadership Lab, Dr. Ho walks through what 40 years of research show about consolidation, prices, and who ends up paying.

If you pay a premium, run a health system, or write policy, this one is worth your time.

New episode out today. Subscribe today to get the alert when the episode goes live.
Link in the comments.

#TheLeadershipLab #HealthcareAffordability #HealthPolicy

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[Pati McCandless @MccandlessPati]

@LorenAdler Great article. In Texas (years ago) we tried to get a contractual obligation on the hospitals that all hospital based providers had to be in network. Hospitals opposed it. The second suggestion would help tremendously but is also a difficult political lift to get done.

[Brian Blase @brian_blase]

Thank you, Speaker @newtgingrich.

If Congress does not fix the No Surprises Act, annual premiums for the typical family will be hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars higher than they would otherwise be.

This @Paragon_Inst paper provides the key fixes needed.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

I will return to this paragraph by C. S. Lewis at least once a week until the day I die

[asbelmontes @asbelmontes]

A great conversation with @MccandlessPati regarding the No Surprises Act, IDR, and what needs to change.

[Scott Braddock @scottbraddock]

From @KarlRove: "Why I’m Voting for a Texas Democrat"
https://t.co/T8tktcGO2u

[Scott Braddock @scottbraddock]

About the polls out this morning showing Texas Democrats leading or virtually tied with Republicans: It's not early in the election cycle anymore & Gov Abbott's spent at least $25 to $30 million on TV so far with tens of millions more being spent on behalf of Paxton

[Paragon Health Institute @Paragon_Inst]

Congress was told the No Surprises Act would cut premiums ~1%.

Instead, its arbitration process drove an estimated $22.4B in costs through 2025 — up from ~$5B through 2024.

Those costs hit premiums.

Read the full analysis from @HammondOnHealth and @katherinehall_

https://t.co/VCz07FuxLW

[Avik Roy @Avik]

@bofrench I know this might sound crazy, @bofrench, but it is possible to be both brown and American.

[Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn]

This is the Republican nominee for statewide office. Are other Republican elected officials going to condemn the intolerance and racism, or look the other way while it becomes normalized. This is how great political parties self-destruct. Sad.

[Chief Art Acevedo @ArtAcevedo]

Rumor has it that @tedcruz @tedcruz left at halftime! Explains the @TexasFootball comeback!!!

[Pati McCandless @MccandlessPati]

@LorenAdler Honestly it’s time for a reasonable benchmark that’s fair to all parties. This should not be that hard to fix. And we are wasting money on administrative costs and inflated awards. Thanks for highlighting this Loren.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

If you want to push back against tech's encroachment into every corner of our lives, you have to read books. They're eager to create a future in which most people are illiterate and hooked on slop, a world without imagination or knowledge. Reading is resistance.

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

Democrats are fighting to preserve an Obamacare tax credit. Without it, a 55-year-old couple making $85K would see their premiums more than triple to $24,535.

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Every Democrat who has hoarded power for decades - and who criticized Biden for running again - should relinquish that power now. It has never been more urgent to create a party of vital leaders who inspire voters. History is watching you.

[Sen. Lisa Murkowski @lisamurkowski]

A few hours ago, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the Alaska Peninsula, just south of Sand Point. Local residents and summer visitors alike were able to evacuate thanks to federal tsunami advisories relayed through local public broadcasting stations.

That’s the real world. But here in the U.S. Senate, we are currently debating a rescissions package that would severely cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, drastically affecting Alaska’s 27 public media stations and many more across the nation.

Some colleagues claim they are targeting “radical leftist organizations” with these cuts, but in Alaska, these are simply organizations dedicated to their communities. Their response to today’s earthquake is a perfect example of the incredible public service these stations provide. They deliver local news, weather updates, and, yes, emergency alerts that save human lives.

I want to thank KMXT in Kodiak, KUCB in Unalaska, and KSDP in Sand Point for giving Alaskans real-time updates and keeping us safe.

The tsunami warnings are now thankfully canceled, but the warning to the U.S. Senate remains in effect. Today of all days, we should vote down these misguided cuts to public broadcasting.

[Dallas Morning News @dallasnews]

60 years ago today, the first American spacewalk | Opinion https://t.co/WCC3dU5T0S

[Scott Braddock @scottbraddock]

Budget day in the Texas House. In case you're wondering what sending an amendment to Article XI means, it's like when your parents told you the family dog went to live on a beautiful farm far away #txlege

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

The formula used by the administration to calculate tariffs made other nations’ tariffs appear four times larger than they actually are.

President @realDonaldTrump is not an economist and therefore relies on his advisors to do these calculations so he can determine policy.

The global economy is being taken down because of bad math.

This short piece by @AEI explains it succinctly. A must read.

The President’s advisors need to acknowledge their error before April 9th and make a course correction before the President makes a big mistake based on bad math.

[Pati McCandless @MccandlessPati]

@MAstronomers Thanks for posting - read about his life in Wonders all Around