Jimm Murray
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Jimm Murray
@pokeywy.bsky.social
34 years Wyoming Dept of Health - EMS, public health. Past Board member/Chairman, NREMT.
retired, Omaha area.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
December 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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As Teton County residents stare down a steep rise in health care costs with ACA subsidies ending, one doctor warns the ripple effect could further pinch Jackson's hospital. UW is warning foreign employees about holiday travel. Drones are irritating Buffalo residents.
Local Lookout: Health care reckoning | UW issues travel warning | Dustup over drones - WyoFile
Jacksonites react as end looms for health care subsidiesKHOL, 89.1 FMDr. Bruce Hayse says the Affordable Care Act has been a "huge boon" for his patients,
wyofile.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits
Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month.
www.wowt.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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An important discussion on how voting rights are in trouble with ‪@rickhasen.bsky.social‬ and @jenrubin.bsky.social
The courts are chipping away at the Voting Rights Act: Expert Richard Hasen explains
"This is nothing less than a major wrecking ball through the entire premise of voting rights."
contrarian.substack.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Medicaid cuts in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" could cost the state nearly 200 jobs and $14.6 million in disposable personal income annually, a new report finds.

"The impacts start in the health care sector, but they really spread throughout the entire economy," a co-author said.
Medicaid cuts will shrink Wyoming’s economy by $140M over five years, study finds - WyoFile
Nonpartisan report forecasts job losses across multiple sectors due to federal cuts in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’
wyofile.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Appreciation this week, and every week. Thanks.
May 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Public health officials around Nebraska are feeling disappointment and defeat after the sudden cancellation of nearly $100 million worth of federal grants. See part of the grant termination order below. Read the full story 🔗 buff.ly/WvCstNz
Story by Joshua Shimkus.
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mahatma Gandhi
March 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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New at FFP: DOGE, the cost-cutting team headed by Elon Musk, has canceled the leases on buildings where Nebraska farmers meet with federal workers, where western Nebraskans get tax help and where tourists to Valentine learn about the Niobrara River. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/5uFMcSy
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance. It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover honest criticism." ~ Dag Hammarskjold
February 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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This Research Friday we are talking about clinical judgment and how YOUR feedback shaped the new examinations - and the results may surprise you.

Read the Results: brnw.ch/Feb21
Watch and Learn: brnw.ch/21wQS9l

#NREMT #EMS #EMT #Paramedic #research
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February 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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February 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Midwest farmers fear economic fallout as Trump’s shifting tariff policies reignite trade tensions with key partners. Many worry that new trade wars will further disrupt global markets. @mcorderos.bsky.social reports for @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:
President Trump’s tariffs bring return of uncertainty for America’s farmers - Investigate Midwest
Bob Hemesath has spent his entire life on his Northeast Iowa farm, raising corn and hogs alongside his brother. His business depends on open global markets and stable trade agreements. But under…
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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From flight paramedic to wilderness medicine, the International Board of Specialty Certifications (IBSC) offers a range of advanced certifications for paramedics. Hear how these specialized credentials came to be, driven by the needs of the EMS community.
#IBSC #EMS #NREMT #podcast #EMT #interview
February 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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What exactly is Mobile Integrated Health? Dr. Alex Ulintz explains how this evolving field is redefining EMS roles, focusing on community collaboration and addressing unmet needs. Tune in to the full Registry Insider podcast for more.
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#EMS #podcast #community #healthcare
youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Without congressional approval or constitutional authority, the richest man in the world has taken over payroll of the US government.

How is this not a coup?
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Stay in your own lane. We don't ask a physician to present a brief to the court.
New at FFP: In Nebraska — and only Nebraska — when a doctor doesn’t declare a cause of death, the task falls to the county attorney. Over the past 15 years, the unattended autopsy rate has dropped by about half, and some families have been left wondering. Read more 🔗 https://buff.ly/42AJL3i
January 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
stay strong.
January 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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If you’re an EMS instructor wondering about using your teaching hours for recertification, here’s the scoop: Teaching is treated just like attending a course—one hour of instruction equals one hour of credit, provided they’re state or CAPCE approved.

#NREMT #EMS #FAQ
January 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."

Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.
NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing
NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM