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Zach Levin

@zachlevin.bsky.social

Economist @ Federal Trade Commission (all opinions my own!) β€’ Passionate about dogs, hospitals, and jorts β€’ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ www.zacharylevin.me

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Anyone have a good source for how interprovider payment happens in global capitation? For example: if you’re a PCP with Blue Cross HMO global capitation and your patient needs an MRI, how is the reimbursement amount negotiated?

25.02.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lola says β€œgive me the treat in your hand already” and also Happy Valentine’s Day!

14.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This would be an interesting descriptive exercise if anyone has the data (which sadly I don't)!

13.02.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Do we know what percent of people actually meet their deductible in marketplace plans? I know there are papers on overall spending among ACA enrollees.

13.02.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think there's a threshold (which maybe even bronze plans surpass) where the deductible is so high it's almost passing risk on from the insurer to the provider (in the sense that they will probably not recoup the full deductible if someone has a major procedure).

13.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A bad influence since childhood ...

02.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just tag La La Land next time

28.01.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

90% of job interviews would legitimately be enhanced by a discussion of olive oil.

28.01.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rob Reiner Once Played a Congressman on Television
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Rob Reiner will be remembered for his many, many accomplishments but I would be remiss if I didn't point out the time he played a Congressman at an anti-trust hearing!

15.12.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"You can ignore your therapist, quit your SSRIs, and just take up journaling!" is content I expect from TikTok not the New York Times, but here we are ...

12.12.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come work with me! #EconJobMarket

04.12.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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24.11.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had a claim denied by Aetna but joke’s on them because I’m a health economist on furlough. Bet they’ve never seen an appeal with a β€œmethods” section before.

17.10.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 390    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Hey, I've heard of this program!

14.10.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Highmark now offers reanimation benefits!

10.10.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

can confirm

06.06.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to see my PCP (primary care pastry)

22.05.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@avs.bsky.social better?

08.05.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Forgive me father, for I have put ketchup on a hot dog"

08.05.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Deep dish communion wafers.

08.05.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's true but my posts are for the ill-informed masses.

08.05.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Chicago Pope means we're getting deep dish communion wafers!

08.05.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Must be an Ohio State fan.

27.04.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A nice by-product of tariff discourse has been discovering one of my favorite undergrad economics professors is on this site (the incomparably brilliant @kclausing.bsky.social).

03.04.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh so sorry! I’ll let you know if I hear of anything!

01.04.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AOL warned us of the dangers of logging on. It would play for us the screams of the damned. But we didn’t listen. We didn’t listen.

27.02.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6950    πŸ” 1659    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 38

β€œThe kind of majority achieved only by Ozempic”

20.01.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Twitch but for memes!

19.01.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hearing a lot about TikTok lately, thinking of finally downloading it and signing up for an account.

19.01.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are also provisions in the list of items to increase taxation of university endowments!

17.01.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0