Liz Mitchell
@lizstat.bsky.social
PhD candidate at Emory in health services research and health policy focused on medication access and Medicare. Previously Duke-Margolis
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Over 7M people with Medicare spend more than 10% of income on Part B premiums.
The reconciliation bill could add to the total by canceling changes to make it easier for low income beneficiaries to get financial help with premiums and cost sharing. on.kff.org/45EKVws
The reconciliation bill could add to the total by canceling changes to make it easier for low income beneficiaries to get financial help with premiums and cost sharing. on.kff.org/45EKVws
June 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Over 7M people with Medicare spend more than 10% of income on Part B premiums.
The reconciliation bill could add to the total by canceling changes to make it easier for low income beneficiaries to get financial help with premiums and cost sharing. on.kff.org/45EKVws
The reconciliation bill could add to the total by canceling changes to make it easier for low income beneficiaries to get financial help with premiums and cost sharing. on.kff.org/45EKVws
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Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
How important is help with drug costs? For dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, it saves lives.
How important is help with drug costs? For dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, it saves lives.
Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | NEJM
A total of 14 million Medicare beneficiaries receive the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which reduces cost sharing in Medicare Part D. Losing the LIS may impede medication access and affect mortality. U...
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May 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
How important is help with drug costs? For dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, it saves lives.
How important is help with drug costs? For dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries, it saves lives.
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Let me help you with this title @politico.com. "Kennedy lays off thousands of public servants focused on improving the nation's health."
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POLITICO Pro: Kennedy lays off thousands across the health bureaucracy
Overnight notices hit civil service leaders as well as the rank and file.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Let me help you with this title @politico.com. "Kennedy lays off thousands of public servants focused on improving the nation's health."
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Today, RFK Jr. is "axing 10,000 full-time employees spread across departments tasked with responding to disease outbreaks, approving new drugs, providing insurance for the poorest Americans and more." On top of 10K HHS employees who've already been driven out.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department
The changes would reshape the nation’s health agencies and close regional offices.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today, RFK Jr. is "axing 10,000 full-time employees spread across departments tasked with responding to disease outbreaks, approving new drugs, providing insurance for the poorest Americans and more." On top of 10K HHS employees who've already been driven out.
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Seems to me what we’re seeing across the federal government are the dividends being paid from years of adopting market language to talk about public goods. Run government like a business? Businesses exist to make profit. Government exists to serve the people. We’re about to see the difference now.
March 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Seems to me what we’re seeing across the federal government are the dividends being paid from years of adopting market language to talk about public goods. Run government like a business? Businesses exist to make profit. Government exists to serve the people. We’re about to see the difference now.