Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one)

Speaker, Strategist, Facilitator, Moderator and Host @TheRuralImpact podcast! Find me and my bird photos on bsky.

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

The Power of Acknowledging the Taken-for-Granted: A 2025 Reflection https://t.co/MNdpXaAJlI via @LinkedIn

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

Okay all you folks out here listening to the latest sort of plan by @GOP - basically, put money on gov't issued debt cards for health care...the past is calling and so too is reality. It's exhausting. Listen to this episode of @jrovner What the Health for the smarts.

[julie rovner @jrovner]

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: @pw_cunningham, @JoanneKenen, and @shefalil on what GOP really wants to do on health care, plus @Avik on whether there's any hope for bipartisanship on such a divisive issue...
https://t.co/U2fkQU4u1z

[julie rovner @jrovner]

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: @pw_cunningham, @JoanneKenen, and @shefalil on what GOP really wants to do on health care, plus @Avik on whether there's any hope for bipartisanship on such a divisive issue...
https://t.co/U2fkQU4u1z

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

@GeBaiDC @DanCrenshawTX So simple, right? But it's not and here we go. Incredible.

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

@factpostnews Tell the people what books they cannot read, the food they cannot eat, the healthcare they cannot have, and now, what they cannot wear when they travel and to boot the mood, they're supposed to be in. Some small government right there. What a tool.

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

The "Let the people decide how much to pay for their care" has entered the building and I'm here to tell you, it's a ruse. It's a "watch this hand not the other move." The tactics of insurers are insufferable✔️. Fix that congress and while you're at it, extend the credits.

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

@jrovner Julie, I wonder if you anticipated this new 'bypass insurance' CTA. It's so illogical. I believe it's meant to get folks behind a plan that the U.S. as it stands today, simply can't make work, Concierge care, direct payment to providers is an option for wealthy folks.

[Larry Levitt @larry_levitt]

The trillion dollars in health care cuts passed by Republicans this year are backloaded and mostly won't take effect before the midterms. Letting enhanced ACA tax credits expire would take effect January 1, leading to big out-of-pocket premium increases and more people uninsured.

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

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[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

@larry_levitt We know that insurance companies have hospitals, patients and providers right where they want them, and while converting tax credits to a "debit card" of sorts sounds appealing, how this is unfolding is health care transformation as political theatre vs. thoughtful policy making.

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

This year I visited rural communities across Massachusetts, met outstanding people making positive and lasting change that began w/a federal grant that flowed to the state, then on to community & rural lives. Catch this wave! Join us on #NationalRuralHealthDay! 🔗👇#PowerofRural

[The Rural Impact! @TheRuralImpact]

Join @MRBImpact and our outstanding guests either in our virtual studio or on our YouTube channel! Reserve your seat and get ready for one heck of a conversation!
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET
🔗 Register: https://t.co/Bk8mme5lgZ
#powerofrural #RuralImpact

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

Rising above all the chaos this week is a day to recognize those who are doing the work and creating meaningful change in rural America. I'm so proud to be hosting this livestream event on @TheRuralImpact. Join us! https://t.co/dA9x3zJ9kl #poweofrural

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

Access to health care in 2026. Pick yourselves up one of these quickly. It may be all the access to care you have the way this is going. 🤬

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

There is so much vitriol here about food insecurity and nutrition assistance, shaming and blaming all the wrong people. Facts matter, I know on X they don't, but they still do matter in the real world where people face hunger every day. https://t.co/w3Ylb97v3b

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

November 2025, there's a lot of shift happening. I wrote this short piece about greed, need and food security in America. https://t.co/shOHashCjJ via @LinkedIn

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

Serious question. Why are any of us paying Federal Taxes? This Administration is collecting money to destroy the infrastructure that Americans have invested in for decades. They want to use your tax dollars to pay for opulence, arrogance, and serving the whim of billionaires.

[The Rural Impact! @TheRuralImpact]

NEW! Today, we focus on COMMUNITY and the power of finding common ground to address local needs. @MRBImpact welcomes Meredith Dean, Community Works Director @RurUrbBridge, to talk about how to build relationships and trust across political differences.
https://t.co/XhyD0UUNEG

[Michelle Rathman 🟧 (the real one) @MRBImpact]

Many thanks to @_OneCountry_ @HeidiHeitkamp and Joel Heitkamp for inviting me to join them for this episode of #HotDish Podcast. Anytime I have an opportunity to talk about #rural health, I'm 100% there!

[One Country Project @_OneCountry_]

"We have a lot of work ahead of us."

This week, healthcare expert Michelle Rathman joined the #HotDishPod to discuss the challenges rural Americans face accessing healthcare. Courageous conversations are vital in these times.

Tune in to the episode here: https://t.co/KMKypVezJl

[The Rural Impact! @TheRuralImpact]

@MRBImpact sat down with three experts from @GeorgetownCCF who laid out the facts and realities of the difficult challenges that lie ahead for states and the domino effect for health providers and patients.  

Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://t.co/wxf1D26tB7

[The Rural Impact! @TheRuralImpact]

"If we want something that any of our children can recognize as we move forward, then something has to change because, as outrage wins, hate begins to take over, logic is no longer important." @MRBImpact talks "Performative Outrage" https://t.co/IUOPlpvB66 special thanks @NARHC