Emma Weil
@eiweil.bsky.social
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senior policy analyst @ upturn.org
senior policy analyst @ upturn.org
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1/ NEW: Read our new report, “Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight for Medicaid Home Care.” We show how automated eligibility determinations are political tools that draw a subjective line between who is deserving and undeserving of getting care in their home. www.upturn.org/work/calcula...
October 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
1/ NEW: Read our new report, “Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight for Medicaid Home Care.” We show how automated eligibility determinations are political tools that draw a subjective line between who is deserving and undeserving of getting care in their home. www.upturn.org/work/calcula...
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If you haven’t read this Associated Press story about a Texas woman repeatedly refused treatment for her ectopic pregnancy, please take a minute.
apnews.com/article/abor...
apnews.com/article/abor...
Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds
A federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.
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June 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you haven’t read this Associated Press story about a Texas woman repeatedly refused treatment for her ectopic pregnancy, please take a minute.
apnews.com/article/abor...
apnews.com/article/abor...
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About one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage & there are no legal standards or universal guidelines for how people should dispose of fetal remains. Yet, time & again, people face criminal charges for this:
Georgia Police Jailed Woman for Miscarriage and Performed Autopsy on Her Miscarried Fetus
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March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
About one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage & there are no legal standards or universal guidelines for how people should dispose of fetal remains. Yet, time & again, people face criminal charges for this:
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Check out the latest episode of @citationspod.bsky.social. Who knew talking about tech dystopia could be so fun!
In all seriousness, grateful to Citations Needed for helping us make sense of the current moment we're living in. We talk about the grift of AI and the real harms it enables.
In all seriousness, grateful to Citations Needed for helping us make sense of the current moment we're living in. We talk about the grift of AI and the real harms it enables.
In Ep 217, "A.I. Mysticism as Responsibility-Evasion PR Tactic," we detail the rise of AI-washing––an increasingly popular media trope that helps those in power avoid responsibility by blaming rogue tech for insurance claim denials, war crimes and rising rents.
w/ guest @stevenrenderos.bsky.social
w/ guest @stevenrenderos.bsky.social
Episode 217: A.I. Mysticism as Responsibility-Evasion PR Tactic
“Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza,” laments the Washington Post. “Hospitals Are Reporting More Insurance Denials. Is AI Driving Them?,” reports Newsweek. “AI Raising the
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March 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Check out the latest episode of @citationspod.bsky.social. Who knew talking about tech dystopia could be so fun!
In all seriousness, grateful to Citations Needed for helping us make sense of the current moment we're living in. We talk about the grift of AI and the real harms it enables.
In all seriousness, grateful to Citations Needed for helping us make sense of the current moment we're living in. We talk about the grift of AI and the real harms it enables.
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I have more on EMTALA at the newsletter but please make sure people know about this:
March 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I have more on EMTALA at the newsletter but please make sure people know about this:
700,000 people at risk of losing health insurance in New Jersey alone from Medicaid/Medicare budget cuts & work requirements! I grew up in NJ on Medicaid (NJ Family Care) and that is how I was able to get a diagnosis for my autoimmune disease as a teenager nj.gov/humanservice...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
700,000 people at risk of losing health insurance in New Jersey alone from Medicaid/Medicare budget cuts & work requirements! I grew up in NJ on Medicaid (NJ Family Care) and that is how I was able to get a diagnosis for my autoimmune disease as a teenager nj.gov/humanservice...
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Tens of thousands of federal employees and contractors have lost their jobs in recent weeks. As a result, many of these workers and their families may now be navigating a loss of job-based health insurance. Here are a few tips for people in this challenging situation.
February 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Tens of thousands of federal employees and contractors have lost their jobs in recent weeks. As a result, many of these workers and their families may now be navigating a loss of job-based health insurance. Here are a few tips for people in this challenging situation.