Harold Pollack
@haroldpollack.bsky.social
University of Chicago Professor. Posts are my own. Reposts do not imply endorsements. Oh--Pay your credit card off in full every month. That's the best risk-free,-tax-free investment available on Planet Earth.
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I would think this is a Waiver/State specific question. I’m most familiar with NC…this might fit into the Community Navigator service definition, if the counseling was provided to the beneficiary (caregiver could also attend). But it’d need to be part of a care plan, etc.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I would think this is a Waiver/State specific question. I’m most familiar with NC…this might fit into the Community Navigator service definition, if the counseling was provided to the beneficiary (caregiver could also attend). But it’d need to be part of a care plan, etc.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Neil Young really should have won the Oscar for Philadelphia. I still tear up when I hear that song played.
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Neil Young really should have won the Oscar for Philadelphia. I still tear up when I hear that song played.
Query for followers familiar with Medicaid 1915(c) IDD waivers: If a social worker/other provider holds a counseling session to assist an older-adult caregiver with caregiver/guardianship transition issues, is this a reimbursable service?
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Query for followers familiar with Medicaid 1915(c) IDD waivers: If a social worker/other provider holds a counseling session to assist an older-adult caregiver with caregiver/guardianship transition issues, is this a reimbursable service?
An irony of my life is my physical resemblance to subway vigilante Bernard Goetz. I was sometimes confused for him in late-1980s NY. Pondering the new book about the case, I'm reminded once again: Hurt people hurt people.
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
An irony of my life is my physical resemblance to subway vigilante Bernard Goetz. I was sometimes confused for him in late-1980s NY. Pondering the new book about the case, I'm reminded once again: Hurt people hurt people.
State-year-level Data Distress Call over the period 2000-2022: Do any followers have data for (a) naloxone access law; (b) the presence of PDMP; (c) HCV prevalence? A bird photography mug is on offer here....
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
State-year-level Data Distress Call over the period 2000-2022: Do any followers have data for (a) naloxone access law; (b) the presence of PDMP; (c) HCV prevalence? A bird photography mug is on offer here....
My commentary in JAMA Network Open: The continuing partisan divide in the opioid epidemic. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The Continuing Partisan Divide in the Opioid Epidemic
McGinty and colleagues1 set out to investigate how US residents view the opioid overdose epidemic, how US residents view persons who live with opioid use disorders, and how our society might best addr...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:52 AM
My commentary in JAMA Network Open: The continuing partisan divide in the opioid epidemic. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Great minds......
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Great minds......
On the Cumulative Power of Human Ingenuity
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On the Cumulative Power of Human Ingenuity
And the destructive force of human stupidity
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January 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
On the Cumulative Power of Human Ingenuity
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At Goldhammer brings it.... arthurgoldhammer356783.substack.com/p/donalds-de...
Donald's Deadly Sins
The Melding of Irrationality with Blackguardry
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December 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
At Goldhammer brings it.... arthurgoldhammer356783.substack.com/p/donalds-de...
Mitt romney, making sense || www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
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December 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Mitt romney, making sense || www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
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Thomas Statchen @haroldpollack.bsky.social Amanda Abraham, Christina Andrews, and Colleen Grogan examine Section 1115 waivers concerning substance use disorder. They examine the timeline of waiver reform and assess how well the SUD waivers are working. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Section 1115 Substance Use Disorder Waivers: Opportunities and Limitations | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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December 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thomas Statchen @haroldpollack.bsky.social Amanda Abraham, Christina Andrews, and Colleen Grogan examine Section 1115 waivers concerning substance use disorder. They examine the timeline of waiver reform and assess how well the SUD waivers are working. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Today I cancelled my stepmom's Sunday NYT subscription, officially in my dad's name, I've been renewing that for 20yrs. At 94, my stepmom no longer reads the paper. The holidays can be a bittersweet time. We note the empty seats at the table, and we see so many other realities of human aging.
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today I cancelled my stepmom's Sunday NYT subscription, officially in my dad's name, I've been renewing that for 20yrs. At 94, my stepmom no longer reads the paper. The holidays can be a bittersweet time. We note the empty seats at the table, and we see so many other realities of human aging.
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Medicaid waivers to address health-related social needs (HRSN) are under threat due to federal spending cuts, guidance rescinding HRSN language, and executive orders criminalizing homelessness, says @haroldpollack.bsky.social in a new Milbank Quarterly Opinion.
Medicaid’s Essential Investments to Address Health-Related Social Needs | Milbank Memorial Fund
nsider the story of John Miller, a fictionalized Chicagoan, who lives with a serious mental illness and co-occurring addiction disorders. He recently left a psychiatric inpatient facility. Estranged ...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Medicaid waivers to address health-related social needs (HRSN) are under threat due to federal spending cuts, guidance rescinding HRSN language, and executive orders criminalizing homelessness, says @haroldpollack.bsky.social in a new Milbank Quarterly Opinion.
your wellkome.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
your wellkome.
Prooreading posts is apparently for the little peop3le......
Concerning esults reported by Nagler et al: 59% of Americans are neutral/display some degree of support for cutting funds for work that "provides the foundational knowledge about how the natural world works, which might lead to future discoveries about human health www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Public Concern about Threats to Public Health and Science Remains Modest | Milbank Memorial Fund
US adults’ awareness of actions threatening public health and science declined between March and September 2025, according to a new survey.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Prooreading posts is apparently for the little peop3le......
Concerning esults reported by Nagler et al: 59% of Americans are neutral/display some degree of support for cutting funds for work that "provides the foundational knowledge about how the natural world works, which might lead to future discoveries about human health www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Public Concern about Threats to Public Health and Science Remains Modest | Milbank Memorial Fund
US adults’ awareness of actions threatening public health and science declined between March and September 2025, according to a new survey.
www.milbank.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Concerning esults reported by Nagler et al: 59% of Americans are neutral/display some degree of support for cutting funds for work that "provides the foundational knowledge about how the natural world works, which might lead to future discoveries about human health www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
My most recent column in Milbank Quarterly Opinion. Medicaid’s Essential Investments to Address Health-Related Social Needs www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Medicaid’s Essential Investments to Address Health-Related Social Needs | Milbank Memorial Fund
nsider the story of John Miller, a fictionalized Chicagoan, who lives with a serious mental illness and co-occurring addiction disorders. He recently left a psychiatric inpatient facility. Estranged ...
www.milbank.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My most recent column in Milbank Quarterly Opinion. Medicaid’s Essential Investments to Address Health-Related Social Needs www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Listening to a podcast where Jon Stewart is saying that the ACA is just subsidies to insurance companies. That’s akin to saying that SNAP is just subsidies to supermarkets.
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Listening to a podcast where Jon Stewart is saying that the ACA is just subsidies to insurance companies. That’s akin to saying that SNAP is just subsidies to supermarkets.
I asked @veppol.bsky.social about the keys. She hasn't seen them. She did suggest that you look in your pants pockets from yesterday. Apparently, you've made that slip before.
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I asked @veppol.bsky.social about the keys. She hasn't seen them. She did suggest that you look in your pants pockets from yesterday. Apparently, you've made that slip before.
Racing to my train today, I pulled over halfway there with an "oh-f***k" realization: I forgot my phone. Just then, I looked up to see @veppol.bsky.social pull up behind, the phone in hand. Those of us blessed in this life to have folk who have our backs need to earn this out.
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Racing to my train today, I pulled over halfway there with an "oh-f***k" realization: I forgot my phone. Just then, I looked up to see @veppol.bsky.social pull up behind, the phone in hand. Those of us blessed in this life to have folk who have our backs need to earn this out.