Barak Richman
@barakrichman.bsky.social
Professor at GW Law, areas include health policy, competition law, & institutional economics. Philly sports fan. Family of 5.
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New open-access on FirstView: "ERISA and the Failure of Employers to Perform Their Fiduciary Duties: Evidence from a Survey of Health Plan Administrators" by @barakrichman.bsky.social , Amy Monahan, Jeffrey Pfeffer, and Sara Singer.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New open-access on FirstView: "ERISA and the Failure of Employers to Perform Their Fiduciary Duties: Evidence from a Survey of Health Plan Administrators" by @barakrichman.bsky.social , Amy Monahan, Jeffrey Pfeffer, and Sara Singer.
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Angie Moreschi and her team did a terrific job with this. youtu.be/dRhiDXbSau8?...
Hospitals Suing Patients for Medical Debt
YouTube video by Spotlight on America
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August 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Angie Moreschi and her team did a terrific job with this. youtu.be/dRhiDXbSau8?...
It’s out! I’m so grateful to have a coauthor who is both a deep thinker and also one who dives into the weeds of a problem.
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Medical Staff Bylaws and Shared Governance
This Viewpoint discusses the rise in the proportion of US physicians formally employed by hospitals and health care systems; highlights ways in which medical staff bylaws promote physicians’ roles in ...
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July 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It’s out! I’m so grateful to have a coauthor who is both a deep thinker and also one who dives into the weeds of a problem.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
How does the changing nature of work and employment shape health outcomes? (events.nationalacademies.org/45002_06-202...)
Structural Drivers of Population Health Exploring Relevant Policy Domains — Exploring Labor Policy and Population Health: A Workshop
Register for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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June 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
How does the changing nature of work and employment shape health outcomes? (events.nationalacademies.org/45002_06-202...)
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Pretty impressive work by the Republican House to pass a budget bill that both takes health insurance away from 10.9 million people AND increases the national debt by 2.4 trillion dollars. Today’s GOP: less health and more debt!
June 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Pretty impressive work by the Republican House to pass a budget bill that both takes health insurance away from 10.9 million people AND increases the national debt by 2.4 trillion dollars. Today’s GOP: less health and more debt!
A review that offers a window into the current moment. And it contains this gem: “No one, I suspect, can fully process the cavalcade of absurdities and atrocities that make up each day’s news cycle. But art can help.”
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Opinion | From the Creator of ‘Succession,’ a Delicious Satire of the Tech Right
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May 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A review that offers a window into the current moment. And it contains this gem: “No one, I suspect, can fully process the cavalcade of absurdities and atrocities that make up each day’s news cycle. But art can help.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/o...
Some action in Congress on healthcare competition policy? Yes! Some thoughts and opportunities. www.promarket.org/2025/04/03/n...
Now Is the Time To Correct Residency Match and (Especially) Other Competition Issues in the Physician Market - ProMarket
Barak Richman writes that the recently announced investigation of the House Judiciary subcommittee for antitrust into the residency match antitrust exemption presents an opportunity to investigate bro...
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April 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Some action in Congress on healthcare competition policy? Yes! Some thoughts and opportunities. www.promarket.org/2025/04/03/n...
Great article but omitted two things: Amy is an amazing coauthor and a deeply insightful scholar.
Prof. Amy Monhanan and co-author, @barakrichman.bsky.social research the impact regulatory scrutiny could have on employer-provided health plans. We discuss their research and a new article forthcoming in the Yale Journal of Regulation in the latest edition of MN Law magazine: z.umn.edu/a4nx
January 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Great article but omitted two things: Amy is an amazing coauthor and a deeply insightful scholar.
North Carolina is so fortunate to have @rosehoban.bsky.social
Really important reporting.
Really important reporting.
Many folks reached out about last week's directives from the government to federally-supported scientists. Not everyone is going on record, grateful for public comments by @drstarbird.bsky.social @peiferlabunc.bsky.social @barakrichman.bsky.social www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/01/27/n...
New Trump directive to federal health & research agencies could hit NC in the pocketbook
President Trump issued a directive temporarily halting communications, meetings and purchases related to federal health care research grants.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
North Carolina is so fortunate to have @rosehoban.bsky.social
Really important reporting.
Really important reporting.
In a brief arguing that an appeals court should send the dispute over Jack Smith's report back to Judge Aileen Cannon for a hearing, the Trumpworld legal team cited reader comments on a NYT article (hoping the report will leak). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Taking the law seriously would really require employers, who are spending half the health care dollars in the country, to spend that money in very different ways.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices - KFF Health News
As criticism of pharmacy benefit managers heats up, fear of lawsuits is driving some big employers to drop the “Big Three” PBMs — or force them to change.
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December 18, 2024 at 8:27 PM
“Taking the law seriously would really require employers, who are spending half the health care dollars in the country, to spend that money in very different ways.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Terrific and important article by KHN’s Art Allen. ERISA is designed to facilitate competition, to overcome the costs of intermediaries.
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How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices - KFF Health News
As criticism of pharmacy benefit managers heats up, fear of lawsuits is driving some big employers to drop the “Big Three” PBMs — or force them to change.
kffhealthnews.org
December 18, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Terrific and important article by KHN’s Art Allen. ERISA is designed to facilitate competition, to overcome the costs of intermediaries.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
My first post on Blue Sky! Great news from NC, where Dev Sangvai was just named the next Secretary of DHHS. Dev is an outstanding choice! www.wral.com/story/stein-...
Stein announces Cabinet picks to lead North Carolina's efforts on environment and more
There are 11 state agencies in the governor's Cabinet, including the departments of Transportation, Public Safety, Health and Human Services and Commerce. Gov.-elect Josh Stein on Monday announced his...
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December 16, 2024 at 11:28 PM
My first post on Blue Sky! Great news from NC, where Dev Sangvai was just named the next Secretary of DHHS. Dev is an outstanding choice! www.wral.com/story/stein-...