Karen Davis

@kedavis24.bsky.social

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Public health and health policy, cats, gymnastics.
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Karen Davis is a former president of The Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and social policy issues. Davis is an economist, with a career in public policy and research. Before joining The Commonwealth Fund, she served as chairman of the Department of Health Policy and Management at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where she also held an appointment as professor of economics. She served as deputy assistant secretary for health policy in the Department of Health and Human Services from 1977 to 1980, becoming the first woman to head a U.S. public health service agency. .. more

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Feb 27

It’s a wild time to be a health policy nerd who also has a master’s in international security policy.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 15h

How do cats always know the worst times to get sick, and then get sick at those exact moments?

Reposted by Karen Davis, Kevin Carey, David Darmofal

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 4d

So much I could say, but I’ll just say she convinced her caucus to vote for something they hated and knew they’d lose their jobs over, on the promise that it’d be amended in some unknown way later through reconciliation. Nearly 40 million people have health insurance because of her. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 6d

this is the piece I have wanted to read for ages about the 'inflammation' boogeyman www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

The Inflammation Gap

www.theatlantic.com

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 11d

One of the things I enjoy the most about working in rural health is the wide range of attire worn by rural health conference attendees. It’s hard to go too formal or too casual.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 13d

Adult female friendships >>>>>>

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 15d

NBC and the SEC Network can learn something from the NFL by changing the camera angle when there’s an injury during gymnastics meets!

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 16d

[me at the vet] here’s all my money, i don’t care, whatever it takes, do u need more

[me at my dr] a $20 copay, that’s outrageous

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 20d

Look at those precious little nuggets!

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 22d

Happy I actually get to watch my birds today. Though, with how the season has gone, I’m not sure this is actually a good thing.

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 24d

A fed program is promising $50B to reshape rural health care, sparking fierce state competition. Will rural hospitals or new tech companies get the money? #DigitalDivide #Rural @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-health-fund-medicaid-cuts-hospitals-cms-maha/

States Jostle Over $50B Rural Health Fund as Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Trigger Scramble - KFF Health News

States are battling for their piece of $50 billion in federal rural health funding, but it’s not just hospitals vying for the money. Tech startups and policy demands are raising the stakes as Medicaid...

kffhealthnews.org

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25d

Polycystic ovary syndrome affects about 1 out of every 10 women of reproductive age worldwide.

Yet it is often underfunded and under the radar, making it common for women to suffer major discomfort before learning they have the condition.

This hormone condition affects millions of women but is often misdiagnosed

Polycystic ovary syndrome affects millions of women worldwide, causing reproductive and metabolic issues, but often goes misdiagnosed due to lack of awareness and funding.

www.washingtonpost.com

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 28d

Holiday season flights are so freaking expensive 😭

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · Oct 12

A lack of child care is the single biggest economic factor holding back rural Minnesota, according to reports from the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Greater Minnesota has half the child care capacity it had in 2000, a 2022 report from the center shows.

This Minnesota county is on the verge of losing its only child care center

Officials in the town of Slayton worry about a lack of day care affecting the local workforce and economy. It’s a stark example of a crisis playing out across rural Minnesota.

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 10

Here I was thinking it was the offense that was the problem...

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 10

I need a positive distraction and…I don’t think this game will be it.

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · Oct 8

ICYMI: You're not alone if you're having trouble finding a Covid shot for your child.

A lot of factors are at play. Access through the Vaccines for Children program should open up now that the acting CDC director finally approved the CDC vaccine panel's recommendations, but other barriers remain.

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

www.nytimes.com

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Oct 7

This game is wild!

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Oct 7

In cool autoimmune disorder news www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

www.nature.com

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Oct 3

yes i post about politics and taylor swift and sports and muppets. get you a girl who’s a human junk drawer.

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Scott Bregman @sbregman87.bsky.social · Sep 30

Dulcy Caylor soars past Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson to earn ticket to Jakarta Worlds. www.olympics.com/en/news/dulc...

Dulcy Caylor wins USA Gymnastics selection event, books ticket to World Championships in Jakarta

The newcomer was solid across all four events to overcome veterans Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson

www.olympics.com

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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · Sep 30

TrumpRx program promises discounts of 40-85% for Americans buying drugs directly from manufacturers

White House fact sheet says discounts are off list prices

Pfizer’s Xeljanz list price = $6,073/month

40% discount = $3,643/month

@dusetzinas.bsky.social: “How is this a reasonable cash price?”

TrumpRx prescription drug discounts
Eucrisa- dermatitis - 80% discount
Duavee- osteoporosis- 85% discount
Zavzpret- migraine - 50% discount
Xeljanz- rheumatoid arthritis - 40% discount

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 21

Logging off for a few days.

As always, Go Birds! 🦅

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 19

I’m too tired to coherently put my thoughts together. But general yelling is the vibe.

a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .

ALT: a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

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MPR News @mprnews.org · Sep 19

🐻 The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 will be revealed on Monday, when fans will see where familiar names of past champions, such as 128 Grazer, 480 Otis and 747 — aka Bear Force One, estimated to weigh a whopping 1,400 pounds — stack up against new challengers.

📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service