Mike Naple

communications strategist | writer | politics, books📚, health care is two words, tv/film | chronically ill | Alum HHSGov44 | He/Him 🏳️‍🌈🦓 #pwd #FightOn✌🏻

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It's been two years since I was discharged from a nearly month-long hospitalization after a frightening and life-threatening medical scare brought a whole new meaning to spooky season. 🧵🎃🫁

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@HedgeyeEEvans The process can be annoying, I agree.

[Grace Panetta @grace_panetta]

Morrison would be the first former OBGYN who supports abortion rights to serve in the Senate (she was also the first in the House)

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Medicare drug negotiations never survived the Hillarycare or ACA health reform eras, but finally became law w/ the Inflation Reduction Act.

Health reform isn’t easy or quick & that makes it tough when voters are hungry for results. But it’s where we can & must build consensus.

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From the Hillarycare fight we got CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program).

From the Obama era: the ACA (pre-ex, EHBs, 26 yrs, MedEx & more).

From the Biden era: Medicare drug negotiations, APTCs, Medicare insulin cap.

Every Dem era advances the fight for universal coverage.

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Policy is championed in slogans and passed through negotiations. Getting wins in the next Congress and in the states that set us up for more big swings in 2029 will require a mix of both.

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News that ADULTS is getting renewed for a third season w/ 16 ep is a great reason to re-up @koblin’s reporting on FX’s “unusual experiment” to air a new “pilot” ep, to bring in fresh viewers & reintroduce the friend group dynamic at the heart of the show.
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@DaveCullen I’m intrigued by the narrative sweep, how much ground the book covers, and the human lens of the soldiers to examine the impacts and consequences of public policy decisions.

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Very excited about this pre-order

[Dave Cullen @DaveCullen]

I chose my 27th #VeteransDay working on my gay soldiers book to reveal the cover. Pre-order now everywhere—links at https://t.co/3kYzLZabn2.

This ended up dwarfing Columbine, and It’s the biggest thing I'll ever do in my life, or with my life. Short vid: https://t.co/PP3GTdmpWw

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@yosoymichael A very good thing!

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“Roseland Community Hospital, a safety-net institution in Chicago, said looming Medicaid cuts were among factors that prompted its bankruptcy filing this month.”

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From NYT piece on the Medicaid cuts:

“Safety-net hospitals with large numbers of Medicaid patients warn the financial losses will result in increases in charitable care and uncollected bills, which will shift higher costs to employers and patients with commercial insurance. ⬇️

[Christopher Rowland @CFRowland]

My latest from the @NYTimes business of health beat: Hospitals are racing to save Medicaid patients from coverage losses -- and protect their bottom lines https://t.co/llSnmQKLPV

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“Small rural hospitals, which already are operating on thin margins, could be forced to shed jobs and services like maternity wards.

[Addisu Demissie @ASDem]

If I had a Substack (don’t and won’t) I’d write something about how all these red state Democrats who won statewide last week have the ability to define what a “X state Democrat” is for a generation and that is among their most important political tasks for the next 4-6 years.

[The Medicaid Tea ☕️ @Medicaidtea]

The conversation is long overdue. From a healthcare financing perspective, Medicare for All raises important questions about federal spending, provider reimbursement and administrative costs. By 2028, we’d love to see candidates move beyond slogans and show Americans what reform would actually cost, save and deliver.

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So, the admin says it won’t change its approach to the outbreaks, even though RFK Jr. “has for years cast doubt on the safety and efficacy of the MMR vaccine.” Instead of switching gears, potentially losing status, they’re blaming close-knit communities🤷🏻‍♂️
https://t.co/KSLi0fiKWe

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MN Medicaid director John Connolly:

“While we have been bracing for some sort of disallowance, this amount is deeply concerning for the more than one million Minnesotans who depend on Medicaid & stands to perpetuate uncertainty across our state’s health & human services system.”

[Paige W. Cunningham @pw_cunningham]

NEW: The Trump administration has followed through on threats to strip Medicaid funding from Minnesota in its anti-fraud offensive. https://t.co/Yea0v43Xvv

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Just put ‘You’ve Got Mail” back in theaters during the holidays. People will go see it, and Fox Books still works as stand in for what’s happening today.

“Go to the mattresses!”

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

A ‘YOU’VE GOT MAIL’ remake is officially in the works.

(https://t.co/kmuyK7p6K2)

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Higher altitudes and my respiratory system don’t mix well. That’s just one side effect that people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) can face.

November is #PHAwarenessMonth, learn more about PH & my 10 years living with the diagnosis ⬇️ 🫁🫀💪🏻

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