I participated in 2016 and it was a great experience. Happy to answer questions about the program!

The Medicaid Insights Colloquium (MIC) invites #Medicaid leaders to ‘take the MIC’ to highlight current #MedicaidResearch and key topics in #MedicaidPolicy Launches April 6 with Ben Sommers! Sessions are free, but RSVP is required Learn More: bit.ly/3tSGlpL

🧵Thread on the infant formula shortage situation, which feels like a slow-moving train wreck. First, retail stock has been rocky for months. It was already bad over the holidays, then a big recall + plant shutdown in Feb. made it worse. Great viz here Erin/Datasembly:

Our new report on state All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs), led by @KGCarman, is out. The report covers history, use cases, and characteristics of APCDs. A great resource for states interested in developing APCDs or researchers who want to use this data! aspe.hhs.gov/reports/all-pa…

Do you know an educator or school advisor who can guide a team of students in making an engaging and relevant drug prevention video? Winning teams will receive $1,000. Encourage them to enter the Project ALERT contest: projectalert.com/contest

As the director of the RAND's Summer Associate Program, I'm excited to invite all doctoral students interested in affecting change through policy research to APPLY TODAY. I look forward to getting to know all of you. Deadline: Dec 1 rand.org/jobs/summer-as…

WESTERN PA 🆘 Hundreds of mail-in ballots have been reported as incorrectly dated. If you submitted a mail-in ballot in Allegheny County, please make sure your name isn’t on this list. Having the wrong or no date means your ballot won’t count. alleghenycounty.us/elections/inco…

Off to #ARM23! Stop by my poster Sunday on linking Medicaid and birth certificate data to advance maternal health. academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/…

Administrative claims are a valuable data source for studying maternal health disparities, but come with pitfalls that researchers should avoid. In our new Women'sHealthIssues paper, Toyya Pujol and I outline these pitfalls and propose some practical solutions. authors.elsevier.com/a/1j07n_Nt3mIg…