Sinsi Hernández-Cancio 🇵🇷✊🏼🏳️🌈
@sinsipuede.bsky.social
Boricua, progressive, feminist health policy nerd passionate about health equity, social justice, the Oxford comma, and my kid. Oh, and growing food is my therapy & cooking for people is my love language.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Thanks for noticing.
November 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Thanks for noticing.
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Wonderful news out of CMS - 5 new state Medicaid waiver amendments -> CO, HI, MN, NY, PA <- were approved that will keep kids (and some adults!) covered longer via continuous eligibility. Aka without having to reapply. This is what leadership on health looks like!
www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approvals in Five States that will Keep Eligible Children and Adults Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP | CMS
Building upon its commitment to expand health care coverage and ensure continuity of care, today the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Cente...
www.cms.gov
November 18, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Wonderful news out of CMS - 5 new state Medicaid waiver amendments -> CO, HI, MN, NY, PA <- were approved that will keep kids (and some adults!) covered longer via continuous eligibility. Aka without having to reapply. This is what leadership on health looks like!
www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...
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It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!
November 16, 2024 at 3:22 PM
It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!
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Well, this gets it exactly right, doesn’t it?
November 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Well, this gets it exactly right, doesn’t it?
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Not only is he an AIDS minimizer, he denies that the HIV virus causes AIDS. (He thinks poppers do, and that Fauci “made up” HIV.)
He also thinks wi-fi causes cancer and there are secret chemicals in our water supply nobody will tell you about turning children trans (which he doesn’t think is real).
He also thinks wi-fi causes cancer and there are secret chemicals in our water supply nobody will tell you about turning children trans (which he doesn’t think is real).
“”100% of the people who died — the first thousand who had AIDS were people who were addicted to poppers,” Kennedy (falsely) told an audience of supporters in a video posted by the watchdog social media account PatriotTakes in 2023.”
Just a Reminder That RFK Jr. Thinks Poppers Cause AIDS
Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also has claimed that chemicals in water turn kids gay and refers to puberty blockers as “castration drugs.”
www.them.us
November 15, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Not only is he an AIDS minimizer, he denies that the HIV virus causes AIDS. (He thinks poppers do, and that Fauci “made up” HIV.)
He also thinks wi-fi causes cancer and there are secret chemicals in our water supply nobody will tell you about turning children trans (which he doesn’t think is real).
He also thinks wi-fi causes cancer and there are secret chemicals in our water supply nobody will tell you about turning children trans (which he doesn’t think is real).
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One policy now in the 🎯? Enhanced tax credits that help with marketplace coverage. In some places, close to 1/2 of adults get them. Without (GOP) action to extend beyond Dec '25, 5M ppl would be uninsured within 2 yrs + some red states hit particularly hard.
www.americanprogress.org/article/2024...
www.americanprogress.org/article/2024...
2024 Affordable Care Act Marketplace Plan Selections by Congressional District
A new CAP interactive explores the proportion of nonelderly people who made federally facilitated marketplace plan selections during the 2024 open enrollment period by congressional district. Without ...
www.americanprogress.org
November 15, 2024 at 8:23 PM
One policy now in the 🎯? Enhanced tax credits that help with marketplace coverage. In some places, close to 1/2 of adults get them. Without (GOP) action to extend beyond Dec '25, 5M ppl would be uninsured within 2 yrs + some red states hit particularly hard.
www.americanprogress.org/article/2024...
www.americanprogress.org/article/2024...
What the actual F??!!! As if infectious diseases plan on giving US a break!
RFK Jr., nominee for HHS, said we should stop infectious disease research for eight years:
“I’m gonna say to NIH scientists, God bless you all. Thank you for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
“I’m gonna say to NIH scientists, God bless you all. Thank you for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
RFK Jr. comes ‘home’ to his anti-vaccine group, commits to ‘a break’ for U.S. infectious disease research
He has suggested without evidence that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit to neglect chronic conditions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM
What the actual F??!!! As if infectious diseases plan on giving US a break!
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“RFK Jr. isnt gonna ban vaccines. He’s only changing the guidelines!”
Even if that were true (it’s not) health insurance companies base their pricing on these guidelines.
Meaning, if he says that certain vaccines aren’t NEEDED, your insurance will not pay for them.
Even if that were true (it’s not) health insurance companies base their pricing on these guidelines.
Meaning, if he says that certain vaccines aren’t NEEDED, your insurance will not pay for them.
November 15, 2024 at 1:52 PM
“RFK Jr. isnt gonna ban vaccines. He’s only changing the guidelines!”
Even if that were true (it’s not) health insurance companies base their pricing on these guidelines.
Meaning, if he says that certain vaccines aren’t NEEDED, your insurance will not pay for them.
Even if that were true (it’s not) health insurance companies base their pricing on these guidelines.
Meaning, if he says that certain vaccines aren’t NEEDED, your insurance will not pay for them.
November 15, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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A good reminder that abortion is health care period.
A Kentucky woman who's 7 weeks pregnant is challenging the state's abortion ban for the very valid reason that she simply doesn't want to be pregnant (from Monday)
apnews.com/article/abor...
apnews.com/article/abor...
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky's near-total ban
A pregnant woman has filed a lawsuit seeking the right to an abortion in Kentucky. It's the latest challenge to the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
apnews.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:47 PM
A good reminder that abortion is health care period.
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“Vaccines don’t work”. What’s that, shitbird? I can’t hear you over the sound of science.
November 15, 2024 at 1:01 AM
“Vaccines don’t work”. What’s that, shitbird? I can’t hear you over the sound of science.
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The United States has oligarchs now.
Not merely rich people with more personal influence on politics than poorer people have, but a few extremely rich people closely connected to the national leader who act in government-like roles despite never being elected or nominated to any official position.
Not merely rich people with more personal influence on politics than poorer people have, but a few extremely rich people closely connected to the national leader who act in government-like roles despite never being elected or nominated to any official position.
Breaking News: Elon Musk, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran’s UN ambassador to discuss defusing Iranian-U.S. tensions during the next Trump term, two Iranian officials said.
Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say
The tech billionaire, a top adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, was reported to have discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2024 at 10:03 PM
The United States has oligarchs now.
Not merely rich people with more personal influence on politics than poorer people have, but a few extremely rich people closely connected to the national leader who act in government-like roles despite never being elected or nominated to any official position.
Not merely rich people with more personal influence on politics than poorer people have, but a few extremely rich people closely connected to the national leader who act in government-like roles despite never being elected or nominated to any official position.
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cartoon of the day
November 15, 2024 at 7:53 AM
cartoon of the day
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I’m in a group chat with some colleagues in public health and honestly, it’s just us saying,
“Fuck.”
“Fuck fuck fuck.”
“Fuck.”
“Fuck.”
“Fuck fuck fuck.”
“Fuck.”
November 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I’m in a group chat with some colleagues in public health and honestly, it’s just us saying,
“Fuck.”
“Fuck fuck fuck.”
“Fuck.”
“Fuck.”
“Fuck fuck fuck.”
“Fuck.”
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she started a haka to tear up their proposed changes to the indigenous treaties bill and the whole thing got pushed out what a legend
November 14, 2024 at 11:46 AM
she started a haka to tear up their proposed changes to the indigenous treaties bill and the whole thing got pushed out what a legend
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Please do not fucking say in the media that RFK Jr is “skeptical” of vaccines. He is against them, full stop. Don’t be cute with his bullshit
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Please do not fucking say in the media that RFK Jr is “skeptical” of vaccines. He is against them, full stop. Don’t be cute with his bullshit
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US preterm birth rate was 10.4% in 2023 w significant racial disparities, receiving a D+ from @marchofdimes.bsky.social for the 3rd straight yr.
Many challenges are secondary to maternal care deserts which will only worsen as ob/gyns leave states without reproductive freedom.
Many challenges are secondary to maternal care deserts which will only worsen as ob/gyns leave states without reproductive freedom.
November 14, 2024 at 8:35 PM
US preterm birth rate was 10.4% in 2023 w significant racial disparities, receiving a D+ from @marchofdimes.bsky.social for the 3rd straight yr.
Many challenges are secondary to maternal care deserts which will only worsen as ob/gyns leave states without reproductive freedom.
Many challenges are secondary to maternal care deserts which will only worsen as ob/gyns leave states without reproductive freedom.
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Some thoughts:
1. Many, many Secs of HHS (including Biden’s) are lawyers
1a. But almost all have had executive experience, including most w/experience overseeing some aspect of a state health system
2. No secretaries of HHS are perfect
2b. But to my knowledge none have been labeled as …
1. Many, many Secs of HHS (including Biden’s) are lawyers
1a. But almost all have had executive experience, including most w/experience overseeing some aspect of a state health system
2. No secretaries of HHS are perfect
2b. But to my knowledge none have been labeled as …
November 14, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Some thoughts:
1. Many, many Secs of HHS (including Biden’s) are lawyers
1a. But almost all have had executive experience, including most w/experience overseeing some aspect of a state health system
2. No secretaries of HHS are perfect
2b. But to my knowledge none have been labeled as …
1. Many, many Secs of HHS (including Biden’s) are lawyers
1a. But almost all have had executive experience, including most w/experience overseeing some aspect of a state health system
2. No secretaries of HHS are perfect
2b. But to my knowledge none have been labeled as …
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Trust isn't broken because public health experts oversimplified their recommendations. Trust is broken because policymakers' efforts to do healthcare for-profit have left the system underfunded and understaffed to the point where it has undermined the dignity of those who give and receive care.
November 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Trust isn't broken because public health experts oversimplified their recommendations. Trust is broken because policymakers' efforts to do healthcare for-profit have left the system underfunded and understaffed to the point where it has undermined the dignity of those who give and receive care.
HOLY SH!T
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
HOLY SH!T
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it's nice to be on a site where the bugs and errors are because of rapid growth due to it being nice place to be rather than the rancid decision-making of a blood emerald manchild
November 15, 2024 at 3:52 AM
it's nice to be on a site where the bugs and errors are because of rapid growth due to it being nice place to be rather than the rancid decision-making of a blood emerald manchild
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between anti-abortion extremists and rfk the trump administration seems to be a targeted effort to increase maternal and early childhood mortality
November 14, 2024 at 10:02 PM
between anti-abortion extremists and rfk the trump administration seems to be a targeted effort to increase maternal and early childhood mortality
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Me too, Room, me too.
November 14, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Me too, Room, me too.