A Jay Holmgren
@ajh.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UCSF. Digital health, economics, informatics. Michigander in California.
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We mourn the loss of Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., a leader in health policy and economics and the inaugural chair of the HPC.
“Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.
“Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.
HPC Statement on Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D. | Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
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masshpc.gov
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We mourn the loss of Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., a leader in health policy and economics and the inaugural chair of the HPC.
“Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.
“Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.
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I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social
We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly
#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky
uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social
We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly
#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky
uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...
Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Vacancies)
uscjobs.sc.edu
August 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social
We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly
#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky
uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social
We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly
#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky
uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...
Yea we can hire professors on merit - merit of how much drip you had on PhD graduation
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Yea we can hire professors on merit - merit of how much drip you had on PhD graduation
Lots of training to get Hobart not to eat sidewalk food but I can’t really blame him here
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Lots of training to get Hobart not to eat sidewalk food but I can’t really blame him here
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
feeling incredibly seen
My reading habits are also dichotomous:
- Dense 800 page non-fiction book which I read sporadically for a few months (partly because I have to stop and read relevant wikis).
- Fun space opera/fantasy series that I read one book/sitting
- Dense 800 page non-fiction book which I read sporadically for a few months (partly because I have to stop and read relevant wikis).
- Fun space opera/fantasy series that I read one book/sitting
December 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
feeling incredibly seen
Spent today finalizing reviews for a delayed study section and realized I've two-factor auth'd into eRA Commons 6 times today. Need Duo wrapped to tell me how much time I spend each year inputting 4 digit authentication codes sent to my phone.
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Spent today finalizing reviews for a delayed study section and realized I've two-factor auth'd into eRA Commons 6 times today. Need Duo wrapped to tell me how much time I spend each year inputting 4 digit authentication codes sent to my phone.
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this feels like the premise of a small-town-christmas hallmark movie plot
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this feels like the premise of a small-town-christmas hallmark movie plot
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If you let a member of the Trump admin come on your podcast to talk earnestly about the wonky good government in the weeds things they are doing, you are running a speculative fiction program that is about a hypothetical alternate universe. Yes this is a subtweet of the IFP guys.
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If you let a member of the Trump admin come on your podcast to talk earnestly about the wonky good government in the weeds things they are doing, you are running a speculative fiction program that is about a hypothetical alternate universe. Yes this is a subtweet of the IFP guys.
And everything is going great, then, right?
When it comes to economists, neither Republicans nor Democrats are their biggest fans. Find out why: www.vox.com/politics/472...
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
And everything is going great, then, right?
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"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
Exhibit #3425635 why "charts indexed to a specific year" are often frustrating to try to interpret!
this chart is a bit weird because it *really* matters which year you set as your baseline.
if you reindex to 2020 instead of 2021, you get that, with the exception of shelter, wages have kept pace with essentials.
if you reindex to 2020 instead of 2021, you get that, with the exception of shelter, wages have kept pace with essentials.
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Exhibit #3425635 why "charts indexed to a specific year" are often frustrating to try to interpret!
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"are you enjoying duo mobile" does a hamburger enjoy being made of quarks. does a fish enjoy linear time. does the mountain enjoy the first taste of a cup of hot chocolate when you get back to the ski lodge. your question means nothing to me. i couldn't enjoy duo mobile even if i tried
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"are you enjoying duo mobile" does a hamburger enjoy being made of quarks. does a fish enjoy linear time. does the mountain enjoy the first taste of a cup of hot chocolate when you get back to the ski lodge. your question means nothing to me. i couldn't enjoy duo mobile even if i tried
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this is why quantitative social scientists, the perfect balance of both worlds, should be in charge of everything.
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
this is why quantitative social scientists, the perfect balance of both worlds, should be in charge of everything.
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It’s tiresome and repetitive but I think it may be imperative every time fascism tells this fundamentally antisemitic lie that every Jew who knows even a bit of what’s what—I know a bit—says explicitly “this isn’t for me. It’s against me & everyone human.”
Statement from U.S. AG Pam Bondi:
“Today’s settlement marks another victory in the Trump Administration’s fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and put merit first…
“Today’s settlement marks another victory in the Trump Administration’s fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and put merit first…
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It’s tiresome and repetitive but I think it may be imperative every time fascism tells this fundamentally antisemitic lie that every Jew who knows even a bit of what’s what—I know a bit—says explicitly “this isn’t for me. It’s against me & everyone human.”
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🚨New Paper🚨 US doctors are paid very different amounts for treating different patients—even when providing identical services.
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Payments to Physician Practices and Incentives to Serve Different Racial and Ethnic Groups
This study measures disparities across patient racial and ethnic groups in per-visit payment to physician practices from health insurers and other sources, adjusted for visit content, geographic marke...
jamanetwork.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨New Paper🚨 US doctors are paid very different amounts for treating different patients—even when providing identical services.
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
How much less are physicians paid for treating non-White patients?
In @jamahealthforum.com, we offer the 1st national estimates. (1/7)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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If you would rather live in Boston than Chicago you are an idiot
Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you would rather live in Boston than Chicago you are an idiot
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Brown University’s Division of Biology and Medicine is seeking a teaching track faculty member to teach courses in statistics and AI for its graduate programs as well as contribute to a new Master’s in Health Informatics program. Application Deadline: January 15, 2026. apply.interfolio.com/176254
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November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Brown University’s Division of Biology and Medicine is seeking a teaching track faculty member to teach courses in statistics and AI for its graduate programs as well as contribute to a new Master’s in Health Informatics program. Application Deadline: January 15, 2026. apply.interfolio.com/176254
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It's a bad time to be in the knowledge production business, Exhibit 9,341.
Update on the state of the job market courtesy of a nudge by @gottliebecon.bsky.social
It's bad!
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It's bad!
paulgp.com/2025/11/24/j...
Economics Job Market Update: November 2025 - A Historic Low
paulgp.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's a bad time to be in the knowledge production business, Exhibit 9,341.
Insane for the pseudo-academic exposed for pretty severe plagiarism to lecture someone on ethics for the violation of… having a twitter account.
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Insane for the pseudo-academic exposed for pretty severe plagiarism to lecture someone on ethics for the violation of… having a twitter account.
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I think this is mostly San Francisco finally shrugging off the pandemic, but it is *really* funny that rent prices in San Francisco shot up *immediately* after the city banned RealPage and other algorithmic price setting software.
My pre trends are incredible!
My pre trends are incredible!
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I think this is mostly San Francisco finally shrugging off the pandemic, but it is *really* funny that rent prices in San Francisco shot up *immediately* after the city banned RealPage and other algorithmic price setting software.
My pre trends are incredible!
My pre trends are incredible!
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Some thoughts on optimizing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, co-authored with some of my favorite scholars @hneprash.bsky.social, @michaelannica.bsky.social, and @egolberstein.bsky.social, and supported by @commonwealthfund.org
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
Rethinking Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage
Prior authorization can help encourage the efficient use of health care resources in Medicare Advantage, but there should be limits on when it’s required.
www.commonwealthfund.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Some thoughts on optimizing prior authorization in Medicare Advantage, co-authored with some of my favorite scholars @hneprash.bsky.social, @michaelannica.bsky.social, and @egolberstein.bsky.social, and supported by @commonwealthfund.org
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/re...
THINGS HAPPEN?!
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
THINGS HAPPEN?!