Heather Gold, PhD

Amendment targeting Medicaid expansion won't get a Senate vote Sen. Rick Scott's effort ran into serious GOP opposition.

Oh wow, Rick Scott's FMAP amendment — the one functionally eviscerating Medicaid expansion — won't even make it to the floor.

I assumed it didn't have the votes, but this means Republican leadership thinks downside political risk of getting votes for the amendment on the record is too high to bear.

HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk - KFF Health News The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.

A team of workers at the CDC monitored the safety of birth control for millions of women with underlying health conditions. Then HHS fired them. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

False headlines were more believed by folks with more trust in AI #SMDM25 Prof Val Reyna

Guess it’s time to re-engage with this app. #SMDM25 Society for Medical Decision Making starts Sunday in Ann Arbor. Best meeting of the year!

And I’m standing up, contacting my legislators about how destructive this is.

If you are a public servant (government/academic/research, etc.) or working on topics that are specifically under attack, I just want to say my heart is with you. Your work is valuable. You are valuable.

Say hi to Toto

Search for starter packs - bunches of folks who post on topic areas of interest - and you can follow all/some of them

Ladapo is dangerous for public health. There. I said it

Presenting new work at Am Coll Rheumatology Convergence in DC today - patient reported outcomes in patients w #lupus, chronic pain. 10:30am

Maybe if we start calling our body parts gun-sounding names like “revulva” or “shooterus” the GOP will stop trying to regulate them.

Relying on Collins and Murkowski to stand between Republicans and the degradation of American health is not a sustainable policy solution

Population Health Science Scholars Program | NYU Langone Health NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Population Health Science Scholars Program offers a doctoral or postdoctoral in population health science.

Last chance! We have one slot left in our incredible post-doc program to start July, 2025. Want to come work with amazing NYU faculty, interact with fellow scholars of all disciplines, and get a free master's degree if desired? Apply now! MD/DO/DDS/NP/PhD/etc all welcome. med.nyu.edu/departments-...

Excited for terrific science and my favorite meeting @smdmd.bsky.social Boston starting Sunday, Society for Medical Decision Making #SMDM24

So many great opportunities to work with us at the University of Colorado School of Medicine!
: bioethics asst prof: cu.taleo.net/careersectio... geriatrics & economics asst prof: cu.taleo.net/careersectio... DM me w/ ?s and share w mentees please

Variation in Procedural Denials of Medicaid Eligibility Before the COVID-19 Pandemic Explore the latest in national and global health policy, including health care pricing, delivery, access, quality, safety, equity, and reform.

As redeterminations of Medicaid eligibility have resumed, millions have lost coverage for solely procedural reasons.

We FOIA'd CMS to understand how common procedural denials were prior to the pandemic.

🧵 (w/ caveats) on our new work @JAMAHealthForum: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#SMDM23 session on integration of decision analysis & policy implementation

In policy implementation, important to account for time lags, implementation costs & alternative impl scenarios for better cost-effectiveness analyses -N Smith