Megan B. Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH
@meganbcole.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ BU SPH | Medicaid policy. Health insurance. Health care delivery. FQHCs.
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My new blog on preliminary Congressional Budget Office estimates of the #Medicaid cuts & overall coverage effects under the current version of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill. They confirm the cuts are even more draconian than under the House-passed bill: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/06/29/c...
Congressional Budget Office Confirms Senate Republican Reconciliation Bill’s Medicaid Cuts Are More Draconian than the House-Passed Bill
In the late evening of Saturday, June 28th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued preliminary estimates of the current version of the Senate Republican budget reconciliation bill now being d…
ccf.georgetown.edu
June 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My new blog on preliminary Congressional Budget Office estimates of the #Medicaid cuts & overall coverage effects under the current version of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill. They confirm the cuts are even more draconian than under the House-passed bill: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/06/29/c...
Reposted by Megan B. Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH
Exclusive: Days after a federal judge ordered the restoration of more than a thousand biomedical research grants, the NIH is halting further terminations of grants.
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NIH halts grant terminations ‘effective immediately,’ email says
The National Institutes of Health is halting further terminations of research grants, an internal email shows
www.statnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Exclusive: Days after a federal judge ordered the restoration of more than a thousand biomedical research grants, the NIH is halting further terminations of grants.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/n...
Reposted by Megan B. Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH
@CMSGov issued new guidance about monitoring Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. States will no longer have to report quarterly but rather once a year -- and can submit 6 months after.
This will reduce transparency into a key aspect of Medicaid policy.
www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/sec...
This will reduce transparency into a key aspect of Medicaid policy.
www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/sec...
www.medicaid.gov
June 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
@CMSGov issued new guidance about monitoring Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. States will no longer have to report quarterly but rather once a year -- and can submit 6 months after.
This will reduce transparency into a key aspect of Medicaid policy.
www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/sec...
This will reduce transparency into a key aspect of Medicaid policy.
www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/sec...
Reposted by Megan B. Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH
NEW at @thebulwark.com
Why the Republican Medicaid cuts are even worse than you've heard
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Why the Republican Medicaid cuts are even worse than you've heard
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The GOP Medicaid Cuts Are a Big F*cking Deal
7.6 million newly uninsured, and that’s not even the whole story.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
NEW at @thebulwark.com
Why the Republican Medicaid cuts are even worse than you've heard
www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-republ...
Why the Republican Medicaid cuts are even worse than you've heard
www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-republ...
Reposted by Megan B. Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH
They're not work requirements, they're work REPORTING requirements.
@mmilleradams.bsky.social and I explain why the difference matters
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@mmilleradams.bsky.social and I explain why the difference matters
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Opinion | The Republican plan to bury Medicaid recipients in paperwork
Proposed work requirements for aid won’t create jobs, but they will kick the working poor off health care.
wapo.st
May 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
They're not work requirements, they're work REPORTING requirements.
@mmilleradams.bsky.social and I explain why the difference matters
wapo.st/4klmVlX
@mmilleradams.bsky.social and I explain why the difference matters
wapo.st/4klmVlX
Looking forward to participating in today's @bostonglobe.com Health Equity Summit, where health leaders, medical experts, journalists, and community advocates will engage in critical conversations on reducing disparities and fostering more inclusive care.
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Health Equity Summit
Join us on Wednesday, May 14 at Boston Globe Media’s 2025 Health Equity Summit, where we will bring together health system leaders, medical experts, journalists, and community advocates for a day of crucial conversations around reducing disparities and advancing more inclusive care.The summit’s programming will consist of dynamic discussions and expert-led panels that dive into the work being done across the region's healthcare systems to ensure a more equitable future for all. Attendees will engage with journalists shaping the narrative and the experts driving change in their respective industries.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Looking forward to participating in today's @bostonglobe.com Health Equity Summit, where health leaders, medical experts, journalists, and community advocates will engage in critical conversations on reducing disparities and fostering more inclusive care.
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Today we marched for our democracy, our science, our human rights, our constitutional rights, our social safety net, our universities, our research, our economy, our essential government functions, and their future #handsoff
April 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Today we marched for our democracy, our science, our human rights, our constitutional rights, our social safety net, our universities, our research, our economy, our essential government functions, and their future #handsoff