ClearHealthCosts
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Finding out what health care costs can seem impossible. We’re here to help. Founded: @jpinderhealth. @chcosts.bsky.social [email protected] 914-552-9876
Joined March 2011
Our CEO, @JPinderHealth, did a TED talk that went on the @TEDTalks front page! Watch it here.
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More therapists have things to say about what they describe as a drop in Psychology Today referrals. New, on the blog.
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More therapists are coming to us with observations about declining Psychology Today directory referrals for clients.
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Need a new hearing aid? What's it going to cost you? Here's what you need to know, new on the blog by the amazing Katherine Bouton at Smart Hearing.
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How much does a hearing aid cost? Good question. Here's what you need to know to find out the definitive answer.
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We keep hearing that ICE is asking for therapy records. Here's what you need to know. New, on the blog.
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We have been hearing about ICE requests for therapy notes. Here are some data points -- and what you need to know.
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More than 60 CEOS of Minnesota-based companies just put out an open letter “With yesterday’s tragic news, we are calling for an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions.” https://t.co/J4fr25dvlq
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Heard about those new AI powered hearing aids? There's a lot of hype. Here's what you need to know. New, on the blog, from the amazing @katherinebouton
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A new AI-powered hearing aid tackles the longstanding problem of noise that harms the ability to hear conversations.
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Even amid a government shutdown, the Trump administration is working to publish its new proposed regulation that would make two hugely consequential changes to the Social Security Administration’s disability system, according to four SSA officials. https://t.co/aj9rEFqdYC
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Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of...
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This is another not nice thread, and it's about reproductive health, so if that's a trigger, please stop reading here. Seriously. This one gets really depressing. 🧵⚕️❤️🩹
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Only in healthcare will the biggest insurance companies in the country negotiate a price for services that is worse than any Joe Schmo can walk in off the street and get for cash That tells you how screwed up our healthcare finances are @RepMTG @SenWarren @SenTedCruz
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“The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that “the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens” is threatening “the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.”
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U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.
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@LazarusLong13 How a neuroscientist solved the mystery of his own long COVID https://t.co/ZOhUZxgztK
youcanknowthings.com
When Jeff Yau started having strange symptoms after his COVID-19 infection – numbness, tingling, and shaking – he experienced what thousands of others with long COVID have found: answers were hard to...
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Donald Trump’s reaction to any American who is facing higher premiums or a loss of coverage is “go fuck yourself.”
“Go fuck yourself” – the actual White House response to Democrats fighting to lower your health care costs. Just wow. https://t.co/g42wcIoOXJ
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Behold: The End Game
National Bureau of Economic Research finds approx 1.4M excess deaths among Americans 25 and older between 2020-2023 due to COVID, saving Social Security over $200 Billion. ‘Social Security financial health improved due to excess deaths, driven primarily by the premature death.’
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Last week I saw someone write about how 6 year olds have never heard of Covid even though they've had it at least five times here. So this week I asked school children of all ages about Covid. Some of what they said blew me away, especially the older teenagers. 🧵
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Have you tried to get a Covid vaccine? It's a mess out there. New, on the blog.
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People trying to get a Covid vaccine report that there's often a lot of confusion, frustration and refusals-- and yet sometimes they succeed.
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My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.
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BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips https://t.co/v1WkNf3FFx
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Powerful article in the @nytimes on the hidden impact Medicaid cuts will have on home care. https://t.co/Z88K8vpwfX
nytimes.com
Medicaid pays for most of the in-home care that lets disabled Americans live independently. Will coming cuts put that care in jeopardy?
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This has to be one of the most insane stories of the week. Venus returns to tennis….for the health insurance! https://t.co/uhsHB9O8qs Venus Williams returned to tennis for the health insurance — even after earning $42 million - MarketWatch
marketwatch.com
The tennis star’s comeback wasn’t about trophies. It was about health insurance, she said.
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Sharing this email from the insurance company for transparency. Insurers are not medical providers yet they’re dictating when I can operate based on arbitrary policies. This delay isn’t just frustrating. It’s harmful to my patient. Insurance should not be allowed to practice
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