M Van

Enjoys debating health policy while burning dinner to a crisp. I once wrote a haiku about MACRA.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

Uwe Reinhardt quote for the day: It's hard to defend the messy American health system, with its mixture of unbridled compassion and unbridled cruelty.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

Incredible game. Can't wait for the next four.

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Instant. Classic.

After being down by as much as 18 point, the Minnesota Lynx storm back to take Game 1 of the #WNBAFinals in overtime.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@briansherrodtv We take the kids to the stock show every year. But I was surprised to see this weekend's seating chart changed from blue to shades of brown. Is this some not so subtle colorism on their part?

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@visitdenver I'm a big fan of the stock show, but it seems #lowkeyracist that the seating chart changes from normal blue, to shades of brown for this weekend. With the dark brown seats farther away from the center of the ring where the light brown seats are. 😳

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@AshleyPorteeyo @CBSNewsColorado This is super cute. But also, why are the stock show seating charts showing light brown and dark brown seats for this weekend instead of the normal blue?

[Ady Barkan @AdyBarkan]

Hi all, this is Ady’s wife, Rachael. I’m devastated to share the news that Ady has died from complications of ALS. You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years. [1/4]

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@HelenHeinrich1 @Tinu An Airgami!

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@lizziechad @mitzpa Same! Added lace and beads for a Beetlejuice gathering. (Not pictured: wig tape and ear-saver for fit)

[Joan Alker @JoanAlker1]

Here's our latest tracking on outcomes by state for Medicaid renewals. A lot of light blue which is ex parte or passive renewals.

A lot of dark red is not good as that represents procedural terminations.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

HBD Medicaid and Medicare!! Who knew you would change the face of our nation so dramatically?!

[Chiquita Brooks-LaSure @BrooksLaSureCMS]

Happy 58th anniversary to @MedicareGov & @MedicaidGov! #OTD in 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare & Medicaid into law & presented Pres. Harry S. Truman with the very first Medicare card. Today, over 150 million people are covered by Medicare & Medicaid.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@the_transit_guy @perkja

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@steadirob @_apainfullife @flo_mask @Cults3D Following for exactly the same reason!

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@Jubilee4Jesus I've learned that some of the greatest moments of empathy and connection happen when we realize that our friend Awkward is also a friend to the person we just met, or our coworker, or cousin. It's pretty great.

[Nathaniel Minor @nbminor]

I also wanted to show the very human side of the policy choices Hancock and other powerful people have made and continue to make.

I met people in tiny apartments, busy street corners, sun, rain, to talk about relatives, friends, and their own experiences w/ traffic violence.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@chrisFnicholson @AndyKnny I've thought about exactly this several times over the years. Moving to cities means moving *towards* your chosen family.

The politics of moving to biological family is especially threatening to LGBTQ folks who've had kids.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@NikkoleHughes And sunglasses exist. 😎

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Surfers in Santa Cruz, California, have been victims of a crime at sea: boardjacking. The culprit is a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. Now wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend her. 🦦
https://t.co/csPjCmGs9g

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@drvwing Here is a hedgehog who feels for ya! (But also wants just a little ear massage please.)
Made ya smile.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@_LoneWolf_ @nickelpin

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@nickelpin These are great. Just give a verbal "attaboy" which doesn't always translate as well.

[M Van @MonicaVanB]

@TRyanGregory This is the kind of paper I have been exactly wondering about. Thanks for including kids in your list here.