I thought health economics deserved its own. let me know what I missed! No shade meant for any of these papers, of course. #healthecon. Original source of comic:

RT @ProfEmilyOster: Responding to RFK Jr is like wack-a-mole but here's today's: vaccines do not increase autism by 1135%. .

RT @besttrousers: 95% of people who lost coverage when Arkansas instituted "work requirements" had jobs. You have to look at what policies….

RT @Arnold_Ventures: Our nation is facing a deep fiscal crisis. Instead of responsibly addressing it, the Senate advanced one of the larges….

I am looking forward to future work on this project to explore enrollee retention and satisfaction in the plans and heterogeneous enrollment effects. We are grateful for funding from @Arnold_Ventures that supports this work!.

Interestingly, these plans look quite different from non-giveback plans. They tend to have higher cost-sharing and attract enrollees with much lower risk scores. But they offer other supplemental benefits at similar rates (e.g., nutrition benefits).

We estimate that hundreds of millions are attributable to this benefit per month in 2024. Further, we find that the introduction of the giveback has a substantial effect on plan enrollment, with enrollment increasing >30% following the offer.

In MA, enrollees still pay Part B premiums even when a plan is "free." This can be $100s per month. Increasingly, plans have been using rebate dollars to "give back" Part B premiums to enrollees in their plans. This is becoming common, with ~19% of plans offering this benefit.

New paper out with @andrew_andersn, @Laura_J_Samuel, and @Kalit23 in @JAMAHealthForum on "Medicare Advantage Part B Premium Givebacks and Enrollment". @BSPH_HPM @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JHUNursing @JHU_HBHI . More below.

RT @Brendan_Duke: My very hot take: CBO is basically the most functional component of the legislative branch. The staff are super smart,….

RT @ysingh_phd: I am honored to be named a 2025 @aspenideas Health Fellow, joining a diverse group of leaders from around the world who are….

RT @JHSPH_CMAP: 🎉 Congrats to PhD student @SarahClarkHend1 for winning a Best Student Poster Award at #ARM25! @AcademyHealth. Her research….

RT @ProfEmilyOster: The fake AI citations in the MAHA report are obviously embarrassing. But worse is what this says about how they are eva….

RT @JAMAHealthForum: SNAP work requirements caused immediate coverage losses but reversing them did not boost enrollment. .

RT @MattAFiedler: Two other closing notes. First, while reporting of invalid diagnoses is part of why risk scores are higher in MA, more in….

RT @MattAFiedler: Important step from CMS to begin conducting risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audits for *all* MA contracts each yea….

RT @TheFIREorg: BREAKING: FIRE statement on Trump administration revoking Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification. The….

RT @itaisher: This administration is so corrupt. The government should not target specific private institutions just to score political po….

RT @JHSPH_CMAP: 🎉 Congrats to @andrew_andersn & @CatherineEttman receiving a Nexus Research Award for CLIMB Higher: Addressing Mental Heal….

RT @JosephPolitano: Trump with tariffs

RT @MayorBMScott: Last month there were five homicides in Baltimore. That's the lowest number of homicides recorded in a single month — e….