Kerry Dooley Young
@kdooleyyoung.bsky.social
I write about the promise and practice of medicine, with an emphasis on business. Ask me why Medicare policies, FDA regulations matter. Happily freelancing.
When you start looking into an issue for a freelance assignment and find there was a somewhat obscure but fairly recent FDA docket opened, with a ton of relevant comments....
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August 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
When you start looking into an issue for a freelance assignment and find there was a somewhat obscure but fairly recent FDA docket opened, with a ton of relevant comments....
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Sure seems time to examine the purpose of health insurance if this is correct: "Both Humana and CVS’ Aetna, for example, made changes last year designed to drive away 10% of their least profitable Medicare Advantage members."
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In health insurers’ race to offload unprofitable members, winners begin to emerge
If you’ve followed health insurance earnings lately, you might be experiencing some whiplash. But some lessons about the industry have also emerged.
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August 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sure seems time to examine the purpose of health insurance if this is correct: "Both Humana and CVS’ Aetna, for example, made changes last year designed to drive away 10% of their least profitable Medicare Advantage members."
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Makary's first day as FDA commissioner began with employees in tears, learning they had lost their jobs from security guards. A press release introducing him linked to a media office that, after broad layoffs, no longer exists.
Inside the FDA and Tuesday's layoffs: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/f...
Inside the FDA and Tuesday's layoffs: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/f...
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gets off to a bruising start as agency is wracked by layoffs
Sweeping cuts pose a challenge to Makary, and give him a chance to reshape the FDA.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Makary's first day as FDA commissioner began with employees in tears, learning they had lost their jobs from security guards. A press release introducing him linked to a media office that, after broad layoffs, no longer exists.
Inside the FDA and Tuesday's layoffs: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/f...
Inside the FDA and Tuesday's layoffs: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/f...
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
Lovely Christmas/Hanukkah gift from @axios.com am newsletter -- an appropriately optimistic take on the United States. www.axios.com/2024/12/25/c...
Behind the Curtain — Our holiday gift: Hope
By many measures, there's never been a better time to be alive in America.
www.axios.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Lovely Christmas/Hanukkah gift from @axios.com am newsletter -- an appropriately optimistic take on the United States. www.axios.com/2024/12/25/c...
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November 21, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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Relevant to everyone on the platform! Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here’s why www.statnews.com/2024/11/21/b... via @statnews @katiepalmer.bsky.social
Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here's why
#MedTwitter is migrating en masse from X to Bluesky, suddenly making it an essential hub for scientific discourse. Here's why.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Relevant to everyone on the platform! Bluesky is the new destination for X/Twitter’s health and science community. Here’s why www.statnews.com/2024/11/21/b... via @statnews @katiepalmer.bsky.social
There's been a lot of hope (and some hype) about using #AI to help more people spot #melanoma earlier. Why is it taking so long to make zippy skincheck apps for consumers and primary care folks to use? Some answers provided here. wb.md/3OKRUtE
August 23, 2023 at 3:37 AM
There's been a lot of hope (and some hype) about using #AI to help more people spot #melanoma earlier. Why is it taking so long to make zippy skincheck apps for consumers and primary care folks to use? Some answers provided here. wb.md/3OKRUtE