H Lanthorn
@hlanthorn.bsky.social
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@DignityxProject
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🚨 New research 🚨 "Interventions To Automate Medicaid Renewals Reduce Procedural Denials And Increase Coverage," published in Health Affairs from authors @pamherd.bsky.social @giannella.bsky.social, me, @lukef.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social
Full paper: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Full paper: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Interventions To Automate Medicaid Renewals Reduce Procedural Denials And Increase Coverage | Health Affairs Journal
Burdensome Medicaid renewal processes are a known source of coverage loss among eligible people. In spring 2023, the pause in Medicaid disenrollment resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency...
www.healthaffairs.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🚨 New research 🚨 "Interventions To Automate Medicaid Renewals Reduce Procedural Denials And Increase Coverage," published in Health Affairs from authors @pamherd.bsky.social @giannella.bsky.social, me, @lukef.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social
Full paper: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
Full paper: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
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"As we know, vaccines don't save lives; vaccinations do. Vaccines sitting on shelves don't protect anyone."
Read the #OpEd from @hlanthorn.bsky.social Heather Mercer, and @aradultimmdoc.medsky.social, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117447?trw=no
Read the #OpEd from @hlanthorn.bsky.social Heather Mercer, and @aradultimmdoc.medsky.social, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117447?trw=no
Opinion | Make Vaccination Make Sense to Patients
Here's how to help people consistently choose protection
www.medpagetoday.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"As we know, vaccines don't save lives; vaccinations do. Vaccines sitting on shelves don't protect anyone."
Read the #OpEd from @hlanthorn.bsky.social Heather Mercer, and @aradultimmdoc.medsky.social, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117447?trw=no
Read the #OpEd from @hlanthorn.bsky.social Heather Mercer, and @aradultimmdoc.medsky.social, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/117447?trw=no
Lost my cousin today (09/10/01). Scuba accident. Just a memory for people processing every day stuff on the eve of something 'bigger.' It matters and your loss is seen.
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Lost my cousin today (09/10/01). Scuba accident. Just a memory for people processing every day stuff on the eve of something 'bigger.' It matters and your loss is seen.
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this reminds me that i think people would be less interested in “raw milk” if we called it “poop milk” or “shit milk”
My big problem with the phrase “granola fascism” is that granola is delicious as hell, granola does not deserve to be catching strays like this. “Raw milk fascism” is more appropriate. Thank you.
September 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
this reminds me that i think people would be less interested in “raw milk” if we called it “poop milk” or “shit milk”
I would like to understand more (polling, otherwise) the merits of being a 'no' from the outset versus claiming to be 'duped' later.
September 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I would like to understand more (polling, otherwise) the merits of being a 'no' from the outset versus claiming to be 'duped' later.
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We ask: "What can be done, given the current administration’s vigorous efforts to undermine vaccination?"
We suggest 4 priorities:
1. Congressional leaders must recognize they were misled in supporting RFK Jr. He must resign or be fired. Congress can hold hearings & investigate his actions.
2/5
We suggest 4 priorities:
1. Congressional leaders must recognize they were misled in supporting RFK Jr. He must resign or be fired. Congress can hold hearings & investigate his actions.
2/5
![First, those leaders in the Congress who purportedly were to serve as
guardrails for Sec. Kennedy need to acknowledge they were misled and
withdraw their support from his dangerous policies. They should listen
to Doctors for America, which says that Sec. Kennedy is “unfit to serve as
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary” and “has used his position
to advance health misinformation, dismantle public health services, and
undermine HHS’s mission to “to enhance the health and well-being of all
Americans.”” [28] Doctors for America and the American Public Health
Association are both calling for RFK Jr. to resign or be fired [27,29].
Congress can hold hearings and investigate RFK Jr.’s actions, and pass
legislation correcting the worst of Mr. Kennedy’s actions—or at least
resolutions calling them out.
References:
[27] Zhou F, Jatlaoui TC, Leidner AJ, Carter RJ, Dong X, Santoli JM, et al. Health and economic benefits of routine childhood immunizations in the era of the vaccines for children program - United States, 1994-2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73(310):682–5.
[28] Doctors for America. Statement Release: Doctors for America calls for the resignation or removal of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. https://doctorsforamerica.org/statement-release-rfk-resignation/; April 15, 2025.
[29] American Public Health Association. Secretary Kennedy and his policies are a danger to the public’s health. https://www.apha.org/news-and-media/news-releases/apha-news-releases/secretary-kennedy-and-his-policies-are-a-danger-tothepublic’s-health; April 9, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nuqrjelqx4a2ewqzvwekhuro/bafkreie4ksqesmy6u33lwj5sv6jtdrmjfznx5ixvzk4sp5waloy72ukl4u@jpeg)
August 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We ask: "What can be done, given the current administration’s vigorous efforts to undermine vaccination?"
We suggest 4 priorities:
1. Congressional leaders must recognize they were misled in supporting RFK Jr. He must resign or be fired. Congress can hold hearings & investigate his actions.
2/5
We suggest 4 priorities:
1. Congressional leaders must recognize they were misled in supporting RFK Jr. He must resign or be fired. Congress can hold hearings & investigate his actions.
2/5
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Any Econ PhD students at Harvard (or elsewhere in the U.S.) worried about visa status, the @iies.su.se has openings for PhD students who have completed their coursework and are at the dissertation stage, starting in the fall. Apply here:
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Work with us - Institute for International Economic Studies
Are you interested in applying for a job at Stockholm University?
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May 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Any Econ PhD students at Harvard (or elsewhere in the U.S.) worried about visa status, the @iies.su.se has openings for PhD students who have completed their coursework and are at the dissertation stage, starting in the fall. Apply here:
www.su.se/institute-fo...
www.su.se/institute-fo...
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Reminder that the term “peer review” was introduced precisely to avoid political meddling in funding decisions
Cancelling research grants that were peer reviewed, recommended & awarded because it threatens the current regime’s political agenda is the real infringement of our rights + a violation of the NSF’s duty to honor contracts & ethically manage public funds appropriated by the US Congress. 12/
April 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Reminder that the term “peer review” was introduced precisely to avoid political meddling in funding decisions
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Aside from the bigger picture, I’m not sure where Cassidy gets the idea that “states are supposed to pay 40%.”
FMAP is calculated according to a formula in statute, which enforces a floor of 50% and a ceiling of 83% match.
Louisiana is only paying 32 cents on the dollar.
FMAP is calculated according to a formula in statute, which enforces a floor of 50% and a ceiling of 83% match.
Louisiana is only paying 32 cents on the dollar.
Senator Cassidy comes out for enormous cuts to Medicaid.
Not surprising given that he helped write the Graham-Cassidy Medicaid destruction plan in 2017.
Expect to see more of this from Rs - but don’t be fooled: cutting money to states to run Medicaid means people lose coverage and benefits.
Not surprising given that he helped write the Graham-Cassidy Medicaid destruction plan in 2017.
Expect to see more of this from Rs - but don’t be fooled: cutting money to states to run Medicaid means people lose coverage and benefits.
April 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Aside from the bigger picture, I’m not sure where Cassidy gets the idea that “states are supposed to pay 40%.”
FMAP is calculated according to a formula in statute, which enforces a floor of 50% and a ceiling of 83% match.
Louisiana is only paying 32 cents on the dollar.
FMAP is calculated according to a formula in statute, which enforces a floor of 50% and a ceiling of 83% match.
Louisiana is only paying 32 cents on the dollar.
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There are different ways in which honesty can be understood and what people consider to be the truth.
One approach relies on evidence and is concerned with the state of the world.
The other approach relies on intuition and is concerned with sincere expression of belief.
4/n
One approach relies on evidence and is concerned with the state of the world.
The other approach relies on intuition and is concerned with sincere expression of belief.
4/n
April 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
There are different ways in which honesty can be understood and what people consider to be the truth.
One approach relies on evidence and is concerned with the state of the world.
The other approach relies on intuition and is concerned with sincere expression of belief.
4/n
One approach relies on evidence and is concerned with the state of the world.
The other approach relies on intuition and is concerned with sincere expression of belief.
4/n
Is anyone studying improvements in grad student mental health as a result of having AI to 'talk through' your thesis with?It'd be a rough diff-in-diff but my working H1 is that it is quite helpful in a lonesome process. I had to bribe @johnquattrochi.bsky.social et al with beer to listen! ;-)
April 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Is anyone studying improvements in grad student mental health as a result of having AI to 'talk through' your thesis with?It'd be a rough diff-in-diff but my working H1 is that it is quite helpful in a lonesome process. I had to bribe @johnquattrochi.bsky.social et al with beer to listen! ;-)
Should probably prioritize re-watching Tombstone tonight over all else.
April 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Should probably prioritize re-watching Tombstone tonight over all else.
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In an #OpEd, Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH, and Heather Lanthorn, ScD, MPH (@hlanthorn.bsky.social), warn Gerald Parker, DVM, PhD, of H5N1's risks, urging state and local health departments to build trust with the public through expertise, transparency, and honesty.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | To the Pandemic Czar: Are We Prepared to Talk About Bird Flu?
Effective communication across all levels of government is as important as a vaccine
www.medpagetoday.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
In an #OpEd, Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH, and Heather Lanthorn, ScD, MPH (@hlanthorn.bsky.social), warn Gerald Parker, DVM, PhD, of H5N1's risks, urging state and local health departments to build trust with the public through expertise, transparency, and honesty.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
I don't want to be in the position of defending Leana Wen... but the idea that only people who work in clinical or academic medicine can 'do' public health is also infuriating.
Routine reminder that Leana Wen’s masters degree is in economics, not public health. She hasn’t worked in clinical or academic medicine in over a decade. (She is 42.)
At this point, probably better if we just got rid of the entire WaPo opinion section.
March 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I don't want to be in the position of defending Leana Wen... but the idea that only people who work in clinical or academic medicine can 'do' public health is also infuriating.
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If you’re a federal worker and you feel it prudent to respond to the Musk/Trump demand for an accounting of your work last week, this tool could be quite helpful.
Empower your voice in the federal workforce. Let FedAid.info help you convey the impact of your work effectively. #Empowerment #FederalEmployment
FedAid: Honor Your Work
A free tool for civil servants to describe their work with clarity and purpose.
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February 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you’re a federal worker and you feel it prudent to respond to the Musk/Trump demand for an accounting of your work last week, this tool could be quite helpful.
Team: some schools, or departments, of public health, do actually focus on policy and even politics.
Check out what is happening in your very own school!
Check out what is happening in your very own school!
February 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Team: some schools, or departments, of public health, do actually focus on policy and even politics.
Check out what is happening in your very own school!
Check out what is happening in your very own school!
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Please don't ask whether some real or hypothetical event "would make you more or less likely to support [CANDIDATE]" -- it prompts people to share their preeixsting feelings on the event/person, produces misleading results, overestimates impact and makes me personally sad
When gauging public reactions to the latest controversy, it's important not to conduct or share misleading polls. Our new paper in Public Opinion Quarterly is a template for how to (and how not to) poll about the effect of political developments.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Please don't ask whether some real or hypothetical event "would make you more or less likely to support [CANDIDATE]" -- it prompts people to share their preeixsting feelings on the event/person, produces misleading results, overestimates impact and makes me personally sad
It's giving Cabaret.
February 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It's giving Cabaret.
I hate yesterday Heather who snoozed 10+ emails to today so much
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I hate yesterday Heather who snoozed 10+ emails to today so much
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Seriously. I’m just finishing up the touches on a sprawling talk showing how our 10+ years of research reveals the participatory dynamics of right wing media and he just … goes on Fox News and blurts out the punchline.
February 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Seriously. I’m just finishing up the touches on a sprawling talk showing how our 10+ years of research reveals the participatory dynamics of right wing media and he just … goes on Fox News and blurts out the punchline.
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„Anyone who has studied science under the Nazis, as I did for my book Serving the Reich, cannot fail to be dismayed and alarmed at the parallels in the response so far of scientific institutions and academies to the purges and abuses of power following Trump’s executive orders“ 🧪
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
www.chemistryworld.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
„Anyone who has studied science under the Nazis, as I did for my book Serving the Reich, cannot fail to be dismayed and alarmed at the parallels in the response so far of scientific institutions and academies to the purges and abuses of power following Trump’s executive orders“ 🧪
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So for every $1 in NIH funding to Alabama, there is $2.35 in economic activity supported. That’s a 135% ROI.
Some people might see that as a good a thing.
Some people might see that as a good a thing.
February 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
So for every $1 in NIH funding to Alabama, there is $2.35 in economic activity supported. That’s a 135% ROI.
Some people might see that as a good a thing.
Some people might see that as a good a thing.
Who do I know who is focused on #ruralhealth in the US? Let's (re)connect!
February 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Who do I know who is focused on #ruralhealth in the US? Let's (re)connect!
Let them eat internet.
February 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Let them eat internet.
I am not convinced "soft power" branding has resonance with those making decisions.
One thing I see missing from almost every argument about saving PEPFAR and USAID more generally is why it _must_ be government and not the private sector to carry out these functions.
One thing I see missing from almost every argument about saving PEPFAR and USAID more generally is why it _must_ be government and not the private sector to carry out these functions.
February 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I am not convinced "soft power" branding has resonance with those making decisions.
One thing I see missing from almost every argument about saving PEPFAR and USAID more generally is why it _must_ be government and not the private sector to carry out these functions.
One thing I see missing from almost every argument about saving PEPFAR and USAID more generally is why it _must_ be government and not the private sector to carry out these functions.