Kat Jercich

Senior ed @modrnhealthcr, formerly @healthitnews, @rewirenewsgroup. Bylines @nytimes @washingtonpost @theadvocatemag. Queer and excitable. (she / they)

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

Chicago twitter, I found this tame female parakeet sitting on the bike path (!) (?!) between Oak Street and North Ave beaches yesterday afternoon. If someone you know is missing a budgie, contact CLEAR with proof of ownership

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

@karenbates I literally said "oh, no!" out loud when I read this. So sorry.

[David Grabowski @DavidCGrabowski]

The current challenge hospitals are experiencing in discharging patients to post-acute care is related to our fragmented payment system. As I told @alex_kacik @modrnhealthcr, "We need more of a unified approach to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement."
https://t.co/L34qvguQta

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

when I try to get into a story in Drupal but it's locked because I'm already in the story in Drupal

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

As someone who imprinted on Neal Stephenson at an impressionable age, I enjoyed @BrockEWTurner's deep dive into the use of VR in healthcare https://t.co/FS6mGAYlL0

[Megan Thielking @meggophone]

a fascinating look at the work of pathologists who study pregnancy loss, and the pressures they face post-Dobbs

by @elliepses https://t.co/3X3AMoSQpv

[Pam Belluck @PamBelluck]

CVS will sell abortion pills too. A spokeswoman tells me: "We plan to seek certification to dispense mifepristone where legally permissible."

[Jessica Silver-Greenberg 🕵🏻‍♀️ @jbsgreenberg]

🚨 NEW: NYU Langone's emergency room has been secretly allowing the rich, even those with minor complaints, to jump ahead of everyone else.

Meanwhile, the poor sometimes struggle to be seen.

@sarahkliff and I dug into this two-tiered system of care.
https://t.co/K5U3HKu1A5

[Nona Tepper @ntepper90]

Omnibill #healthcare provisions include:
✅Medicare rate cuts
✅Telehealth extension
✅Hospital-at-home/rural health
✅Medicaid redeterminations
✅Unwinding FMAP
✅988 hotline $$
✅Provider directories
...& more! Flag what you're interested in/I'm missing https://t.co/z0SHXZaEpL

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

This is a piece I'm sending to the Medicare eligibles in my life who might be confused about the absolute deluge of messaging they're getting right now.

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

If you're eligible for Medicare, chances are you're getting inundated with advertising about Advantage plans. I loved this look from @ntepper90 and @karahartnett about the uptick in marketing efforts and how CMS is cracking down https://t.co/HE7vl3acDD

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

"A handful of hospitals have responded to new laws or political pressure by scaling back their transgender care offerings." https://t.co/pA7J5bDPrW

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

*ICYMI*: #COVID19 contributed to
25% of maternal deaths in the first two years of the pandemic, with Black pregnant people experiencing a mortality rate nearly 3x higher than their white peers, according to an oversight report to Congress.

https://t.co/CLqAneCq3z

[Newhouse Wildlife Rescue @NewhouseRescue]

Nibi was found orphaned when she was only about two weeks old. Now she is five months old and thriving here at the rescue. Here is a picture of her the day she came in. #Babybeaver

[Is the Weather Weird? @itww_chicago]

❄️❄️ The weather in Chicago was weird today. It was 42ºF on average, colder than 92% of October 17 temperatures on record.

[Laura N. Rodríguez Presa @LAURA_N_ROD]

Chicago Marathon runners from Mexico gather in Millennium Park and dance Caballo Dorado.

[Ginger Christ @GChristCLE]

My last Modern Healthcare feature. ⬇️

[Eric Boodman @EricBoodman]

I wrote about the uncertainty of prenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities, and a mother in Tennessee who found herself in limbo when Roe was overturned.

She wouldn't get a more solid diagnosis until 18 weeks.

https://t.co/67bcHPYYeZ

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

"The odds of detecting a fever in Black patients using forehead thermometers was 26% lower than if an oral thermometer were used." https://t.co/L0hxhCPZQV

[Kat Jercich @KJercich]

do you live in D.C. and consider yourself a healthcare regulatory and policy nerd? come work with me! https://t.co/phl4B7EVRZ