This looks so interesting!

Damn! I don’t think I’ve fallen for one before. It’s a good one, at least.

I did! Thank you so much for saying that, very appreciated.

That was supposed to be a reply to ciggysmoke’s comment, btw.

I love this way of describing a specific type of behavior. May I borrow it for my students? Not everyone wants to be loud, and it doesn’t suit every person’s best skill set, either.

Doesn’t really answer your question as to why it isn’t better, though. Probably a combination of price setting patterns, general lack of regard for insured people, suspicion of motives, stuff like that. The ACA open season was shortened to discourage people from enrolling, I think.

If I remember correctly, annual open enrollment for employer plans was required for preferential tax treatment purposes. You had to give all relevant employees a chance to know what their options were and time to make choices. There are labor regs, tax regs, maybe HIPAA regs all premised on it.

I hate that you made me snort/laugh out loud with that one.

Thank you for this, super helpful.

She did a TikTok where she read it aloud. Was painful to watch. She is such a smart, formidable and kind woman.

So excited to use this!

That’s so good!

This looks great! May I shamelessly self promote an adjacent article I wrote a few years ago that contexualizes how medical necessity sits within a broader power imbalance? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Adding, I had to go to NYC for a procedure because no one could do it in Columbia SC. And had to wait months.

Pretty much everyone who has to access healthcare has to wait, if they are lucky enough to either have a doctor or find a qualified provider who is taking new patients. I like the data in this set because it is pretty straightforward. assets.ctfassets.net/4f3rgqwzdznj...

That is an awesome article, but I thought I saw someone refer to claims denials as a form of medical violence,that’s the framing that’s blowing my mind right now, so clean and comprehensive. I might have actually made the leap myself, just wanted to be careful I wasn’t short changing someone else.

There’s a framing I’ve seen about too that I think is brilliant, wish I knew who did the original work, where claims denials, etc. are acknowledged as a form of medical violence.

I’m not surprised by the numbers, but once people hear more about private equity, they get really mad. I think it goes to the top of blame for people who know about it.

That’s really scary stuff. Also, her thesis sounds amazing.