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There’s an emergence of Medicare Advantage plans aggressively enrolling Veterans. (e.g., “Honor Plan, Patriot Plan”) Our new Health Affairs study highlights why we think this is a troubling trend leading to billions in wasteful federal spending. healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl… 🧵 1/5

I'm not sure which will be worse, EARLY TAVR or OPTION. Med science is for asking important questions--not designing trials to be positive My take on EARLY TAVR is up. It's quite sad. medscape.com/viewarticle/ea…

Some news for my colleagues ... please RT and share!! bostonglobe.com/2024/11/18/bus…

New in JAMA Psychiatry on private equity ownership of opioid treatment centers (fka methadone clinics) in US Led by David Zhu, we report on prevalence, geographic distribution, market concentration, and potentially strategic targeting of clinics by PE firms for acquisition. 1/x

Our new paper in @JAMA examines one of Medicare’s most substantial increases in primary care payments to date—can this new policy experiment, starting in 2025, make a meaningful difference for clinicians and patients alike? 1/x

Stellar new article by Hayden Rooke-Ley Barak Richman et al. Attending physician unions are on the rise, similar to resident physicians and other HCWs. Will be important to follow the impact of collective bargaining

Our new JAMA study finds that cold weather related deaths more than doubled from 1999 to 2022 in the US. Death rates were highest among elderly (≥75 years), Black, & American Indian or Alaska Native adults. Led by ⭐️ @LiuMichaelON BIDMC Smith Center jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

They are your neighbors—your nanny, the worker who harvested the strawberries on your table, the roofer who repaired your home, the cleaner who ensured your streets were clean after the snowstorm. They’ve paid taxes. They’re over 65. And there will be about 1 million of them by

The rapid growth of private equity in health care has attracted widespread attention & concern Our new JAMA study finds that when private equity takes over a hospital, patients' care experience significantly worsens. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Great WBUR piece by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey on our recent JAMA study led by Anjali Bhatla. bit.ly/40qZRuN “We have a fairly consistent narrative of what is happening when PE firms invest in hospitals, and the prognosis isn’t great" Yashaswini Singh, PhD wbur.org/news/2025/01/1…

How congruent are premedical course requirements across U.S. #MedSchools? A new study examines this: ow.ly/yN0k50UBqVc. #MedEd Ahmed Mukhtar Ahmed, MD

Yes, it really happened. Welcome to Los Angeles, Luka.

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So excited for this all-star intern crew to join us in June!! Huge congratulations on a fantastic and well-deserved #match2025! 🎉

The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFundin…

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…

Excited to be one of the presenters and discussants at this year's Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Annual Education Program! Register here for the 2025 MMS Annual Education Program on Friday, May 16: ow.ly/t4mg50Vt393

Medicare Advantage plans target veterans & justify high reimbursements with offering dental & vision benefits. But we find veterans in MA used these services with the same frequency as veterans in traditional Medicare. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…