Stacie Dusetzina
@dusetzinas.bsky.social
Health services researcher at Vanderbilt Health Policy. Avid coffee drinker, investigator of drug policies & prices. RT not an endorsement. Opinions are mine.
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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Unbelievable. NIH has posted 6 open NIH directorships in the middle of a shutdown. What a circus. And an opportunity for more cronyism from RFKJr and Bhattacharya. hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Unbelievable. NIH has posted 6 open NIH directorships in the middle of a shutdown. What a circus. And an opportunity for more cronyism from RFKJr and Bhattacharya. hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
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The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
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ICER #WeeklyView: Obesity public meeting, paying for value for obesity meds, & responses to ICER’s Launch Price and Access Report conta.cc/4nLPYAy
ICER Weekly View: Obesity public meeting, paying for value for obesity meds, & responses to ICER’s Launch Price and Access Report
Email from Institute for Clinical and Economic Review ICER Weekly View View as Webpage Sign up for ICER's Weekly View Newsletter Weekly View November 7, 2025 From the desk of ICER Communications Goo
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November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
ICER #WeeklyView: Obesity public meeting, paying for value for obesity meds, & responses to ICER’s Launch Price and Access Report conta.cc/4nLPYAy
So excited!
The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque. n.pr/4oT3Sl9
In 'Pluribus,' isolation is the price of a frictionless life
The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
So excited!
A few thoughts from me on that big GLP-1 news today!
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The potential impact of lowering the cost of weight loss drugs
Millions of Americans will soon have direct access to popular weight-loss drugs at far lower prices than they pay now. That’s due to a deal announced between President Trump and pharmaceutical giants ...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A few thoughts from me on that big GLP-1 news today!
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Personally, I do things not because they’re easy, but because I incorrectly thought they’d be easy
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Personally, I do things not because they’re easy, but because I incorrectly thought they’d be easy
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Merkley, Wyden pressure CMS over Medicare provider directory www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/merkl...
Merkley, Wyden pressure CMS over Medicare provider directory
Leading Democrats are pressing the Trump administration over the launch of Medicare's new provider directory tool. | Leading Democrats are pressing the Trump administration over the launch of Medicare...
www.fiercehealthcare.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Merkley, Wyden pressure CMS over Medicare provider directory www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/merkl...
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FAA may cancel thousands of flights over shutdown
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FAA may cancel thousands of flights over shutdown | CNN
Nick Daniels, President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, says the government shutdown is majorly affecting air travel.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
FAA may cancel thousands of flights over shutdown
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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Our new study is published today in @bmj.com!
We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
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We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
1/
cc: @dusetzinas.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Provider billing margin and cancer treatment selection: population based cohort study
Objective To estimate the association between the billing (profit) margin and clinical benefit of cancer treatments and use by oncologists.
Design Retrospective population based cohort study
Setting...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our new study is published today in @bmj.com!
We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
1/
cc: @dusetzinas.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
1/
cc: @dusetzinas.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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"Privately funded basic biomedical R&D is only viable when the market for it is good, and we didn't know it was going to be bad." - one of the people most likely to be able to tell whether the market was going to be good or not
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Privately funded basic biomedical R&D is only viable when the market for it is good, and we didn't know it was going to be bad." - one of the people most likely to be able to tell whether the market was going to be good or not
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if u do not have anything nice to say well sometimes u are not wrong
June 8, 2023 at 1:42 PM
if u do not have anything nice to say well sometimes u are not wrong
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It's also Godzilla day so I will temper the existential dread with this...
![[Picture of Godzilla]
Saying "my life stinks" when things go wrong is self deprecating, defeatist, and fills you with sadness.
Saying "this isn't the life Godzilla wants for me" is motivating, makes you think about Godzilla, and reminds you that Godzilla cares about you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tcvpjkdcsdotgvcgdf6epyoe/bafkreiagmce7qafbayxvctr45bo7fazbatozvc4nn5cm55cvjye4fvayj4@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's also Godzilla day so I will temper the existential dread with this...
There is no way I would give up my potato stash for trick or treaters. Do what you must, my friends, but I defend the potato stash.
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There is no way I would give up my potato stash for trick or treaters. Do what you must, my friends, but I defend the potato stash.
Genius. I am going as this for all future Halloweens and on NYE.
One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.
I never made it out of the House.
I never made it out of the House.
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Genius. I am going as this for all future Halloweens and on NYE.
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he thinks they’re for petting 🥺
October 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM
he thinks they’re for petting 🥺
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The costs of insurance plans are now visible at Healthcare.gov, and we scooped last week that the benchmark premium is spiking 30%.
We're looking to tell the stories of Americans facing soaring insurance costs. You can share your experiences here: thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/obamac...
We're looking to tell the stories of Americans facing soaring insurance costs. You can share your experiences here: thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/obamac...
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The costs of insurance plans are now visible at Healthcare.gov, and we scooped last week that the benchmark premium is spiking 30%.
We're looking to tell the stories of Americans facing soaring insurance costs. You can share your experiences here: thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/obamac...
We're looking to tell the stories of Americans facing soaring insurance costs. You can share your experiences here: thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/obamac...
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Sticker shock for ACA recipients:
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Americans Are Getting a Look at Next Year’s ACA Premiums and Many Don’t Like It
Many Affordable Care Act enrollees could pay hundreds of dollars more if they stick with their health plans.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sticker shock for ACA recipients:
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Clint and Cindy Kittrell, Oregon: $305/month --> $2,500/month.
Chad and Tara Smith, Idaho: $710/month --> $1,000/month.
Jessica Bunger, Florida: New premiums quadruple to $1,100/month. "I’ve never felt so powerless in my life"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson share.google/SwZgHHMRJY9v...
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson share.google/SwZgHHMRJY9v...
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the obsession with "retirement" as some sort of natural end state to a life of productive work is ridiculous, another symptom of millennial entitlement skewing public opinion. instead, consider taking "microretirements" throughout your career, perhaps between 12am-6am
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
the obsession with "retirement" as some sort of natural end state to a life of productive work is ridiculous, another symptom of millennial entitlement skewing public opinion. instead, consider taking "microretirements" throughout your career, perhaps between 12am-6am
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Want to do research on home care, assisted living, and nursing home workers, but are having trouble finding info about the policies that affect them?
Look no further! The AWARD Network Data Compendium has data for you!
Learn more in our new JAMDA article.
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Look no further! The AWARD Network Data Compendium has data for you!
Learn more in our new JAMDA article.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Want to do research on home care, assisted living, and nursing home workers, but are having trouble finding info about the policies that affect them?
Look no further! The AWARD Network Data Compendium has data for you!
Learn more in our new JAMDA article.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Look no further! The AWARD Network Data Compendium has data for you!
Learn more in our new JAMDA article.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”