Emmett Ruff

This is my personal (and health policy) account

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Let's be clear. Eli Lilly should apologize for increasing the price of insulin by over 1,200% since 1996 to $275 while it costs less than $10 to manufacture. The inventors of insulin sold their patents in 1923 for $1 to save lives, not to make Eli Lilly's CEO obscenely rich.

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

@kff time to update the map! 👏

[Fairness Project @FairnessProject]

🎉JUST IN: Tonight, South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid in the state. Now, over 40,000 South Dakotans previously without coverage will have access to affordable, lifesaving health care. Congratulations to our friends at @SDDecides for this incredible victory!

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

Important findings from CMMI’s Accountable Health Communities model!

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

In their new Forefront article, @KateAbowdJ, Natalia Barolin, @ChristineOgbue + @KatieVerlander from @CMSGov discuss bringing together key evaluation findings to date + promising practices that providers + payers can implement to address HRSNs. https://t.co/ifDHbw60Zy

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

Sixth and FINAL Supreme Court ruling of the day: The court dismisses a dispute over the Trump-era "public charge" immigration policy -- meaning SCOTUS opts not to weigh in on the merits. This would seem to dash red states' attempt to revive the policy.

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

@wontgottlieb @CHGO_Bulls @Bulls_Peck @BawlSports @mkhoops @CHGO_Sports Yes boy

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

Wish we had this level of urgency for BBB

[The Intercept @theintercept]

The legislation would send $500 million from the Foreign Military Financing program to Ukraine for 2022. It would also give Ukraine priority for excess defense equipment transfer and funds to counter Russian disinformation. https://t.co/RqYP5zmV6r

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

@kenklippenstein Classic

[KFF @KFF]

NEW: The pandemic has elevated the importance of addressing social determinants of health to improve health and reduce longstanding disparities in health and health care. Health programs like Medicaid can play a supporting role. https://t.co/diPlruipih

[Chiquita Brooks-LaSure @BrooksLaSureCMS]

#Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people and a step in the long road to achieving #HealthEquity by providing access to essential health care. Oklahoma is now a model for other states looking to expand health coverage to those who need it most. https://t.co/E6nYnp91aS

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

@JWeissfeld Maybe by 2030 it will be an 8-1 decision to uphold a public option!

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

The law of the land!!!

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the constitutional challenge to Obamacare in 7-2 opinion. The court tosses the lawsuit because the challengers do not have legal standing to sue. https://t.co/meuQgPE50Z

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

@KeatonCameronBu They’re not ready

[CMS Innovation Center @CMSinnovates]

A new guide from the Accountable Health Communities Model can help providers implement screening to identify and address health-related social needs (like food insecurity and housing instability) in a variety of clinical settings. Learn more: https://t.co/mPnTBpetsp

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

Red Gatorade!?

[Alex @775AC]

This is the Bernie campaign memo that conservatives are having a meltdown over lol

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

Foolishness

[Ben Wikler @benwikler]

UPDATE: the GOP-majority on Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee just nixed Dems' effort to expand BadgerCare/Medicaid.

Every Democrat voted in favor to expand. Every R: against.

[CMS Innovation Center @CMSinnovates]

The Accountable Health Communities Model participants are using community partnerships to address #SDOH. Learn about the strategies leveraged by Health Net of West Michigan here: https://t.co/T8zrcBWzjT

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

Accountability ≠ Justice #makiyahbryant
#AdamToledo
#DaunteWright

[Emmett Ruff @RealEmmettRuff]

This blog has some great state examples that can be useful for programs that address health-related social needs and want more sustainability

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

In their new blog, @SophiaTripoli, @FishmanEliot, Amber Hewitt, @RealEmmettRuff, and @carysanders of @FamiliesUSA and @CPEHN discuss how some states are developing #Medicaid #HealthEquity incentives in order to reform how care is financed and organized. https://t.co/XN10T82Id9