SSN Central PA
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Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network. Promoting policy-minded and public-facing academic work across central and western PA. Co-leaders: @cmwitko.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social.
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As I wrote in @medpagetoday.com, if we're meant to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, we need boots. America's safety net (e.g. Medicaid) is the boots, and the additional changes headed Medicaid's way will further undercut the security of vulnerable patients. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | Cutting Medicaid Funding Isn't the Only Worrisome Change to the Program
Restrictions on demonstration projects will further hinder access to care
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July 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As I wrote in @medpagetoday.com, if we're meant to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, we need boots. America's safety net (e.g. Medicaid) is the boots, and the additional changes headed Medicaid's way will further undercut the security of vulnerable patients. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Sobering analysis of Trump’s first 100 days for healthcare by @scottlgreer.bsky.social Jarman, Kulikoff and my Central PA SSN codirector @mirandayaver.bsky.social
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Trump's second presidency begins: evaluating effects on the US health system
The first hundred days of the second Trump administration was unprecedented, with the administration taking remarkably aggressive, often questionably …
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July 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Sobering analysis of Trump’s first 100 days for healthcare by @scottlgreer.bsky.social Jarman, Kulikoff and my Central PA SSN codirector @mirandayaver.bsky.social
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Kreitzer and Sweet-Cushman have a great summary of the research here. I am not joking in the least when I say it's easier to detect instructor gender than teaching or learning in evals. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Evaluating Student Evaluations of Teaching: a Review of Measurement and Equity Bias in SETs and Recommendations for Ethical Reform - Journal of Academic Ethics
Student evaluations of teaching are ubiquitous in the academe as a metric for assessing teaching and frequently used in critical personnel decisions. Yet, there is ample evidence documenting both meas...
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July 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Kreitzer and Sweet-Cushman have a great summary of the research here. I am not joking in the least when I say it's easier to detect instructor gender than teaching or learning in evals. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Will democratic backsliding lead to outmigration from US or from particularly backsliding states to others within the US? Yeah, I think so.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Will democratic backsliding lead to outmigration from US or from particularly backsliding states to others within the US? Yeah, I think so.
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My MSNBC debut, on the rising ACA premiums. The Trump Admin is letting the Biden Admin's enhanced subsidies expire, making marketplace ins prohibitively expensive (so younger/healthier people will drop out, leaving the rest costlier to insure), & tariffs aren't helping. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Republicans are trying to turn their attacks on Obamacare into self-fulfilling prophecies
For those who buy insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act, premiums are about to get much more expensive.
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July 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My MSNBC debut, on the rising ACA premiums. The Trump Admin is letting the Biden Admin's enhanced subsidies expire, making marketplace ins prohibitively expensive (so younger/healthier people will drop out, leaving the rest costlier to insure), & tariffs aren't helping. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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📢The Senate Finance Committee released its "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," with major #Medicaid changes from the House version. For reporters covering what these proposed changes could mean for healthcare access & public health, these experts are available. ⤵️
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June 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
📢The Senate Finance Committee released its "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," with major #Medicaid changes from the House version. For reporters covering what these proposed changes could mean for healthcare access & public health, these experts are available. ⤵️
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🔗 Connect: scholars.org/features-exp...
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"Republicans are being very selective in the budget numbers they highlight. They claim that almost all Americans will receive a tax cut. What they don’t mention is how huge those tax cuts will be for the rich compared to everyone else," — @chris-howard.bsky.social in this @pilotonline.com op-ed. ⤵️
Column: Republican budget has a few big winners, many losers
Virginians must make their voices heard if they want a smarter, fairer budget from Washington, William & Mary professor Christopher Howard writes in a guest column.
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June 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Republicans are being very selective in the budget numbers they highlight. They claim that almost all Americans will receive a tax cut. What they don’t mention is how huge those tax cuts will be for the rich compared to everyone else," — @chris-howard.bsky.social in this @pilotonline.com op-ed. ⤵️
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Thanks Miranda and thanks @scholars.org for the help getting this placed. This is indeed a big, very bad, bill.
Great op-ed by my friend and @scholars.org chapter co-leader @cmwitko.bsky.social. Give it a read, and call your members of Congress to oppose the not-so-beautiful bill. www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
Trump’s “big, bad bill” helps millionaires and hurts working families| Opinion
Trump's budget bill puts major tax breaks for millionaires on our kids’ and grandkids’ credit cards, while giving relatively fewer benefits to hard working families.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Thanks Miranda and thanks @scholars.org for the help getting this placed. This is indeed a big, very bad, bill.
Miranda Yaver, co-leader of the Central PA chapter of @scholars.org, spoke with Newsweek about the public health challenges under RFK Jr. "This trust will be difficult to rebuild, especially as we see the continued hollowing out of the public health bureaucracy. www.newsweek.com/rfk-maha-rep...
Everything new in RFK Jr's MAHA proposal
"The trust issues are quite far-reaching" and impact public perception towards health-based changes across the U.S., a health professor told Newsweek.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Miranda Yaver, co-leader of the Central PA chapter of @scholars.org, spoke with Newsweek about the public health challenges under RFK Jr. "This trust will be difficult to rebuild, especially as we see the continued hollowing out of the public health bureaucracy. www.newsweek.com/rfk-maha-rep...
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I spoke with Newsweek about how RFK Jr./MAHA have quickly eroded trust in health communications and data, and why that's especially dangerous in the setting of vaccines. www.newsweek.com/rfk-maha-rep...
Everything new in RFK Jr's MAHA proposal
"The trust issues are quite far-reaching" and impact public perception towards health-based changes across the U.S., a health professor told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I spoke with Newsweek about how RFK Jr./MAHA have quickly eroded trust in health communications and data, and why that's especially dangerous in the setting of vaccines. www.newsweek.com/rfk-maha-rep...
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📢 The House has passed the #BigBeautifulBill, introducing several proposed changes to #Medicaid. For reporters covering these proposals and their potential impact, the following experts are available for comment. ⤵️🧵
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May 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
📢 The House has passed the #BigBeautifulBill, introducing several proposed changes to #Medicaid. For reporters covering these proposals and their potential impact, the following experts are available for comment. ⤵️🧵
🔗 Connect: scholars.org/features/exp...
🔗 Connect: scholars.org/features/exp...
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May 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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#Tariffs are promoted as a way to protect American workers—but do they work? In this No Jargon podcast ep, Erica Owen (University of Pittsburgh) discusses the shifts in U.S. #tradepolicy under #Trump & the effects they’re having on businesses, workers & consumers.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/4k0RfmD
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/4k0RfmD
February 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#Tariffs are promoted as a way to protect American workers—but do they work? In this No Jargon podcast ep, Erica Owen (University of Pittsburgh) discusses the shifts in U.S. #tradepolicy under #Trump & the effects they’re having on businesses, workers & consumers.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/4k0RfmD
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/4k0RfmD
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I wrote this based on my JHPPL article on inequitable administrative burdens of appealing coverage denials, incorporating a new interview I did with a doc who reviews claims for a major insurer and who said, "We’re told denying things is OK because people can appeal" www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/h...
‘Rationing by inconvenience’: Health insurers count on customers not appealing denials
Call it “rationing by inconvenience”: Health insurers save money when customers are too exhausted to bother appealing denials.
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January 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I wrote this based on my JHPPL article on inequitable administrative burdens of appealing coverage denials, incorporating a new interview I did with a doc who reviews claims for a major insurer and who said, "We’re told denying things is OK because people can appeal" www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/h...
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#Trump has bold plans for a second term in office, but how feasible are they? In this No Jargon podcast episode, @donmoyn.bsky.social helps separates fact from fiction to explore what Trump’s plans could mean for the future of the country.
Listen now: buff.ly/4j17MXh
Listen now: buff.ly/4j17MXh
January 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#Trump has bold plans for a second term in office, but how feasible are they? In this No Jargon podcast episode, @donmoyn.bsky.social helps separates fact from fiction to explore what Trump’s plans could mean for the future of the country.
Listen now: buff.ly/4j17MXh
Listen now: buff.ly/4j17MXh
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Excited & honored to lead the Scholars Strategy Network! A wonderful organization, uniquely prepared for this moment, w/37 chapters nationwide!
A distinguished scholar of public policy, @smettler.bsky.social's career reflects a deep, decades-long commitment to bridging the gap between academic research and public policy, making her particularly well-positioned to guide SSN’s next phase.
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January 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Excited & honored to lead the Scholars Strategy Network! A wonderful organization, uniquely prepared for this moment, w/37 chapters nationwide!
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I have a new op-ed in The Hill on a less discussed aspect of the health insurance coverage delays and denials we've been talking about the last several weeks, and why ERISA reform is needed to deliver the health insurer accountability that these conditions demand. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
This nightmare delay and denial shows why patients need a bill of rights
Reform didn’t come in time for Frank Wurzbacher, but it might help to prevent future tragedies.
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January 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I have a new op-ed in The Hill on a less discussed aspect of the health insurance coverage delays and denials we've been talking about the last several weeks, and why ERISA reform is needed to deliver the health insurer accountability that these conditions demand. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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Blog post on research with Toby Heinrich on how self interest and knowledge of AI shape preferences for AI regulation
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Some of the biggest @3streamsblog.bsky.social posts of 2024: @cmwitko.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/peo...
People With More Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prefer Stronger Regulation of the…
New experimental evidence suggests as more people learn about AI, support will grow for new regulations
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December 27, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Blog post on research with Toby Heinrich on how self interest and knowledge of AI shape preferences for AI regulation
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@mirandayaver.bsky.social highlights the large scope of health insurance coverage denials (36% of survey respondents, most of whom experience multiple denials) & how insurers' reliance on AI in claim processing can exacerbate this health policy problem (lawsuits allege 90% reversal rate on appeal!).
Time flew by so we didn’t get a chance to discuss the administrative burdens of appealing, but this is the link to my discussion with Michel Martin on NPR Morning Edition this morning on the scope of insurance coverage denials and how AI is exacerbating this problem. www.npr.org/2024/12/11/n...
Examining the factors that play into the high rate of insurance denials
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Miranda Yaver, a health policy scholar at the University of Pittsburgh, who offers insights into the high rate of denied health insurance claims.
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December 11, 2024 at 3:46 PM
@mirandayaver.bsky.social highlights the large scope of health insurance coverage denials (36% of survey respondents, most of whom experience multiple denials) & how insurers' reliance on AI in claim processing can exacerbate this health policy problem (lawsuits allege 90% reversal rate on appeal!).
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If you are interested in the work of a group of engaged policy scholars in Central and Western PA, give us a follow!
Hello! We are the Central PA chapter of @scholars.org, co-led by @cmwitko.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social. We'll be posting updates about our members' work (ranging from health policy to inequality to labor and more), and stay tuned for updates about a spring health policy event!
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December 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
If you are interested in the work of a group of engaged policy scholars in Central and Western PA, give us a follow!
Hello! We are the Central PA chapter of @scholars.org, co-led by @cmwitko.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social. We'll be posting updates about our members' work (ranging from health policy to inequality to labor and more), and stay tuned for updates about a spring health policy event!
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December 10, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Hello! We are the Central PA chapter of @scholars.org, co-led by @cmwitko.bsky.social and @mirandayaver.bsky.social. We'll be posting updates about our members' work (ranging from health policy to inequality to labor and more), and stay tuned for updates about a spring health policy event!