Kevin Griffith
@assumenormality.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Health Policy at Vanderbilt w/ expertise in access to care, Medicaid, Veterans' health. Formerly Boston University, Department of Defense, US Army (CIV). Views are my own. #HealthEconomics #PublicHealth
Raccoon jackpot
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Raccoon jackpot
So much for the Hatch Act
October 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
So much for the Hatch Act
So much for the Hatch Act
October 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
So much for the Hatch Act
The best part of household surveying is we get to meet the cats
September 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The best part of household surveying is we get to meet the cats
File under: physicians also respond to payment incentives
The % of hernias recorded as >3 cm increased by 12.9% when CMS started paying more for them
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The % of hernias recorded as >3 cm increased by 12.9% when CMS started paying more for them
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
August 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
File under: physicians also respond to payment incentives
The % of hernias recorded as >3 cm increased by 12.9% when CMS started paying more for them
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The % of hernias recorded as >3 cm increased by 12.9% when CMS started paying more for them
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
August 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Why is my alarm app attacking me
August 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Why is my alarm app attacking me
Happy birthday, America! 🦅🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy birthday, America! 🦅🇺🇸
Review times for Health Services Research have gone down dramatically in recent years!
June 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Review times for Health Services Research have gone down dramatically in recent years!
What lifts @haroldpollack.bsky.social? All the great new research at #ASHEcon2025!
June 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What lifts @haroldpollack.bsky.social? All the great new research at #ASHEcon2025!
I will crash the entire electrical grid before I set my A/C to 78
June 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I will crash the entire electrical grid before I set my A/C to 78
New qualitative work by Fatima Rahim (U of Utah/Salt Lake VA) showing benefits of VA vs. private opioid treatment programs in terms of access and quality.
Costs higher at VA due to better paid staff + more comprehensive services
#ARM25
Costs higher at VA due to better paid staff + more comprehensive services
#ARM25
June 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
New qualitative work by Fatima Rahim (U of Utah/Salt Lake VA) showing benefits of VA vs. private opioid treatment programs in terms of access and quality.
Costs higher at VA due to better paid staff + more comprehensive services
#ARM25
Costs higher at VA due to better paid staff + more comprehensive services
#ARM25
Got TWO notices of award today so I bought some lotto tickets and made an extra $10
May 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Got TWO notices of award today so I bought some lotto tickets and made an extra $10
Got TWO notices of award today so I bought some lotto tickets and made an extra $10
May 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Got TWO notices of award today so I bought some lotto tickets and made an extra $10
🚨The 21st Century Cures Act required patients to be notified of new test results immediately when ready
We showed the proportion of patients who:
1) Messaged their providers increased 4.5%
2) Made new appointments increased 2.1%
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
We showed the proportion of patients who:
1) Messaged their providers increased 4.5%
2) Made new appointments increased 2.1%
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
May 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🚨The 21st Century Cures Act required patients to be notified of new test results immediately when ready
We showed the proportion of patients who:
1) Messaged their providers increased 4.5%
2) Made new appointments increased 2.1%
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
We showed the proportion of patients who:
1) Messaged their providers increased 4.5%
2) Made new appointments increased 2.1%
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Happy to be a signatory to this open letter, calling on universities and their institutional review boards to stop infantilizing research participants and allow them to receive adequate compensation for their time.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
May 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy to be a signatory to this open letter, calling on universities and their institutional review boards to stop infantilizing research participants and allow them to receive adequate compensation for their time.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Guardian Building, Detroit
May 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Guardian Building, Detroit
I regret to inform you it's not, anything you can ferment can be distilled, and this will ferment with some added sugar and water
May 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I regret to inform you it's not, anything you can ferment can be distilled, and this will ferment with some added sugar and water
Research shows Empirical Doritos causes a statistically significant increase in bad life choices
May 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Research shows Empirical Doritos causes a statistically significant increase in bad life choices
Returning to the most cosmopolitan city in the world for the first time since 2020
May 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Returning to the most cosmopolitan city in the world for the first time since 2020
Getting this demotivational poster for my office
April 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Getting this demotivational poster for my office
I'm looking for a benefactor and a few good men
April 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I'm looking for a benefactor and a few good men