Stanford University Faculty, Venture Partner New Enterprise Associates
NBC Medical Contributor and Obama Policy Alum
🧵 What’s "Budget Reconciliation"?
It’s Congress’s turbo button for passing $$$ bills with just 51 Senate votes (no 60 needed!) Used for tax cuts, healthcare, climate ⚡ #BudgetReconciliation
Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.
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Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.
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CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
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@drkavitapatel.bsky.social joins @anacabrera.bsky.social to explain more.
www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
But it’s hard to believe these results match this individual- at a minimum I do believe he has benefited from modern science given his medication regimen which is pretty aggressive for cholesterol
so he is indeed a product of modern research/ science - how long that will last in the us - who knows?
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it’s never to late to vaccinate
Cuts fund $4.5T tax breaks (corporate rate drops 21%→15%)
Debt ceiling raised by $4T
But GOP Reps in CA/TX/PA districts warn: 30% of Medicaid recipients are Hispanic → rural clinics close
$500B cut to federal pensions → Retirees lose $300+/month
Student loan forgiveness at risk:
→ 500k+ borrowers could see relief reversed1
→ Pell Grants slashed (cuts to Education Committee)
$230B cut to Agriculture Committee (runs SNAP)
Impact: 42M+ Americans face:
→ Stricter income caps (e.g., family of 4 earning >$40k loses benefits)
→ Reduced monthly benefits (avg. $6/day/person → $4.75)
Real world examples 🔍 #BudgetCuts
$2.3T reduction over 10 years could force states to:
→ Drop dental/vision coverage 💊
→ Close rural hospitals (200+ at risk)
→ Kick 15M+ off rolls via work requirements
details here: docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/...
“Cut $X from healthcare” or “Raise $Y via taxes.”
But not HOW to do it. Today this is what passed the House:
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🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT
i haven’t felt this level of pain and stress for our country in a long time - i will make sure to step up and do more frequent posts and will talk to @vinguptamd.bsky.social about something more organized
bottom line- we got you
note the theme of working for affordable+better healthcare - all great ideas but just one problem/ you need people in agencies who have faith in leaders and real leaders. not sure we have any of those
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Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.
Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating
With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson