Christina Ramsay

[Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale @yalehealthlab]

👋We’re the Health Care Affordability Lab at @Yale — a new initiative that pairs rigorous academic scholarship with strategic policy engagement to curb rising health care spending at every level of government.

Read more: https://t.co/khKVwdkB6F

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

In @BostonGlobe, @CarmelShachar, @seanmmcbride @ShannonMacDonMD discuss options, including:
-each state establishing several exceptions to licensure reqs
-the federal govt setting standards for state-issued telemedicine licenses (think drivers’ licenses).
https://t.co/jxAOWjuJG6

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

The pandemic created a telehealth boom.

And it's increasingly common for a patient in one state to seek a telemedicine visit with their doctor in another.

But the end of pandemic-era waivers of in-state licensure requirements may jeopardize this care.
https://t.co/jxAOWjuJG6

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

It's a tremendous & costly burden for physicians to be licensed in all 50 states.

The authors argue that state-by-state licensing creates an anticompetitive regulatory thicket, driving up prices and decreasing access for patients.

How could physician licensure law be improved?

[Reginald Williams @RW_Intl]

1/5 Cost-related problems are a barrier to accessing mental health care in the US and the needs are most acute for Black and Latino people #MentalHealthMonth https://t.co/wZHNRVMrV9

[Akeiisa Coleman @ACintheDC]

Mental health issues among youth have steadily risen in recent years, reaching what some consider to be crisis levels. While policymakers have developed a range of solutions to address this crisis, there is more we can do to support our youth. 🧵 #MentalHealthMonth

[Rachel Nuzum @raenuzum]

As the nation’s #behavioralhealth crisis grows, so too does bipartisan interest in building the effective & equitable infrastructure we need to meet it.
The time to take action is now.
Here are 4 policy areas where meaningful action is needed and achievable. #mentalHealthMonth

[Akeiisa Coleman @ACintheDC]

A new proposal from House Rs would add work requirements to #Medicaid. There’s lots of evidence from Arkansas, projections from other states & other programs on the efficacy of work reqs 🧵

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

Tune in now to hear from @mj_nathanson, @jwhite_health, Andrew Twinamatsiko, @josh_larosa, and @sabrinacorlette, moderated by @rachanadixit, on what 2023 has in store for federal health policy.

[Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfnd]

We're just getting started. Join us at the link below!

[Reginald Williams @RW_Intl]

Case Study: One Colorado managed care plan found a way to increase access to #mentalhealth & #substanceuse services by integrating behavioral health into #primarycare for Medicaid beneficiaries WITHOUT increasing overall health spending https://t.co/uLKVTD4Iez

[Katie Keith @Katie_Keith]

This is a terrific explanation of what's at stake in today's Supreme Court case known as Talevski. Oral argument will be *super* wonky.

But the Court is considering a foundational issue of whether states can be held accountable for violating laws on Medicaid and other programs.

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

Great article on the politics of Medicaid expansion in TX.

"Anything related to Medicaid expansion is “DOA with Abbott and Patrick,” Dunkelberg said. “There’s a very strict set of marching orders and they have nothing to do with analysis of potential impacts and facts.”"

[Public Health Watch @pubhealthwatch]

Many red states have expanded Medicaid coverage for poor residents. Why can’t Texas?

“There’s a very strict set of marching orders and they have nothing to do with analysis of potential impacts and facts.” New from @pubhealthwatch: https://t.co/c6J3sLBzyl

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

A recent @commonwealthfnd survey digs into the state of U.S. health insurance and offers recommendations for how Congress and the Administration can advance more affordable, comprehensive coverage:

https://t.co/KjX0jBuaod

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

Great piece by @DavidBlumenthal and @SaraCollins_ .

"In short, too many Americans are covered by health insurance with such huge cost barriers and exclusions that it’s coverage in name only."

[STAT @statnews]

Opinion: Millions of Americans have health insurance that isn’t ‘good enough’ https://t.co/lAtQbiBpLI

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

What can Congress do about it?

--curtail *prices*, which are higher in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world
--reduce medical debt by shrinking the deductibles in marketplace plans and lowering their out-of-pocket limits
--add an out-of-pocket maximum to traditional Medicare

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

Join @AllHealthPolicy at noon this Friday for a briefing on behavioral health and primary care integration. Learn about what it is, why it helps patients, and federal policy opportunities to better enable it.

Moderated by @commonwealthfnd's own @RW_Intl!

https://t.co/uKZ4dTFRMY

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Jamila Michener (@povertyscholar) is doing groundbreaking research on why marginalized people’s demands are often ignored.

What unifies her work is a desire to examine social programs like Medicaid or food stamps from the bottom up. #FuturePerfect50 https://t.co/PpaGZJsgQR

[Gretchen Jacobson @GretchJacob]

Medicare #OpenEnrollment time is here.
People on Medicare have 2 different coverage options - traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.

We asked beneficiaries 65+ which they chose, why & what resources helped them decide.
https://t.co/WqcmNdxrR7
Here's what they said:🧵

[Rachel Nuzum @raenuzum]

Updated models from @Alison_Galvani and @YaleSPH colleagues reinforce the value of vaccinating and boosting NOW. Again. https://t.co/a0F6fZlrZE

[Christina Ramsay @cyingramsay]

@povertyscholar and @TiffNFord offer specific recs and examples of how to center the voices of historically oppressed people in the policymaking process:

* share power
* build power
* differentiate voice
* institutionalize voice
* broaden voice

https://t.co/yBz8Btdzpp