Steve Rixen

A health policy wonk who loves politics and sports. Also a devoted Liverpool FC, Red Sox and Vikings fan. Former NoDak and current Okie. Views are my own.

[Steve Rixen @YNWASteve]

Watching the opening ceremonies reminded me of our trip to Italy a couple of years ago. It was an amazing privilege and I fell in love with the food, the history, and the people. But this is a story about music (1/22)

[Steve Rixen @YNWASteve]

Boomer!!!

[Juliette Cubanski @jcubanski]

The 2026 Medicare Trustees report is out. Lots of important numbers in here, as always, but the one many people focus on is the year when the Part A trust fund reserves will be depleted: 2033, same as last year, but now 7 years away instead of 8. https://t.co/gYIbSiGU3X

[Steve Rixen @YNWASteve]

I’m so happy and relieved - the IDR Operations final rule is out at last!!!
https://t.co/7sdvD5Y3qH

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

What a journey we've been on with these two ❤️

[barry @BackseatsmanLFC]

Salah: I want the standards to remain high, Liverpool to play good football that the opposition fears, and to be regularly competing for trophies

English media: Drop him. This is a declaration of war. Fans will turn on him.

And they wonder why they're losing jobs to fan media.

[Ben Levine @BenLevine_]

Flying past the #storms that just hit #Enid Oklahoma. Nuts.

[Kopoholic @TheKopoholic]

⏮️THROWBACK:

David Moyes one day before facing Liverpool:
“Suarez dives a lot. He’s a cheater.”

Suarez’s celebration after scoring against Moyes’ Everton:

👇👇👇🤣🔴

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Relentless Robbo ❤️

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

In the best case scenario, Trump struck a deal to reopen a Strait that was open before the pointless war he started, with the IRGC demonstrating its control over the Strait and potentially extracting fees plus sanctions relief. Thousands of innocents - including hundreds of children - dead in Lebanon and Iran for no reason. U.S. troops killed and wounded. U.S. embassies and bases in the Middle East badly damaged. U.S. standing in the world obliterated. U.S. munitions badly depleted. Hundreds of billions spent. Prices up everywhere. More global economic fallout to come. Putin strengthened and enriched. Just a catastrophic situation even in the best of circumstances. A profoundly shameful episode in American history no matter what happens next.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

“Chicks dig the long ball” commercial. Glavine and Maddux train to become HR hitters

[Steve Rixen @YNWASteve]

Absentmindedly checked LinkedIn between sets at a punk show.

[Roger Clyne @azpeacemakers]

"Hell to Breakfast, the brand-new LP from Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers, is a Sonoran Desert fever dream set to rock and roll, mixing a vintage Peacemakers sound with new and refreshing lyrics on the group’s ninth studio album and first since 2017." https://t.co/uQiyuUnUIL

[Steve Rixen @YNWASteve]

One of most spectacular games I’ve ever watched….

[UEFA Europa League @EuropaLeague]

The Anfield roar 🔊

#UEL

[MedPAC @medicarepayment]

Get excited! MedPAC's March 2026 Report to Congress will be released on Thursday, March 12th at 12:00 PM. The report will be posted on our website here: https://t.co/OESkCH4pUZ

[Craig Palosky @CraigPalosky]

One of my favorite @KFF charts:

The 5% of the population who are sickest/most costly account for nearly half of the nation's overall health care spending:

https://t.co/4sngHF3SSt

[independent physician @independentMDs]

For physicians, 'Epic Fury' has an entirely different meaning

[Steve Rixen @YNWASteve]

@jcrowley413 You can only use paper maps on that section of road…

[U.S. CBO @USCBO]

CBO estimates that the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund's balance is exhausted in 2040. The balance generally increases through 2031, but spending begins to outstrip income in the following year. https://t.co/iOyUKdmdao

[Steve Rixen @YNWASteve]

@erjones07 I’m only slightly above average height and flying on a CRJ is torture. Try working on a laptop with non-existent seat pitch. Just straight t-Rexing it with your knees in your chest. It is brutal.

[Homer’s Best Bits @HomersBestBits]

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