A great idea.

Excited to see how this evolves.

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In the real world, workers' pay isn't stuck at February 2020 level.

For most Americans, pay has risen substantially more than prices since pre-pandemic: real (i.e., inflation adjusted) wages have grown.

Ignoring that is malpractice.

Middle class Americans live in the richest country on earth at a time of unprecedented global prosperity and have let online ragebait convince themselves that they are living through awful historical circumstances.

slowboring.com/p/were-living-…

On the possibility of a Mississippi Medicaid expansion:
axios.com/2024/04/11/mis…

Findings highlight PE's multiple arbitrage strategy (1+ 1 = 3). By combining small add-on practices that trade at lower valuation multiples into a large platform that can command $$$$ due to⬆️ mkt share, PE can profit simply thru differences in asset valuation w/o value creation

Very helpful to document how much consolidation is being driven by PE rollups & that sales are near always to another PE investor.

Also fuels some questions about whether there are limits to this strategy and its long-term viability that we discuss here:

brookings.edu/articles/priva…

How to not be taken seriously by public policy researchers in policy discussions:

1) Reject that costly policies entail tradeoffs (because of scarcity)

or

2) Judge claims solely on the basis of who is making those claims, rather than the quality of arguments/analysis.

(1/3)

HHS.gov arbitration for surprise billing resolution is proving to be a major mistake. A flood of cases & high prices that will lead to an *increase* in premiums.

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Important work

Randomized trial, in partnership with one of the largest coordinators of medical debt relief

Null effects on financial outcomes is in contrast to positive effects of debt relief found in other contexts (student loans, mortgages)

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“we find no impact of debt relief on credit access, utilization, and financial distress on average. Second, we estimate that debt relief causes a moderate but statistically significant reduction in payment of existing medical bills.”

nber.org/papers/w32315?…

This, from Tara Bannow, speaks to the need to incorporate coverage requirements into ambulance surprise billing protections.

I'd expect a similar insurer response to ground amb protections, particularly if prices are mandated far above today's rates (as recent state laws do).