Ashwin Patel (@ashwinpatel) 's Twitter Profile
Ashwin Patel

@ashwinpatel

Tweets about delivering better health at scale (guided by research) | physician economist | exit'd @inquisithealth | now building @PyxHealth

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Founding a start-up takes courage. But so does working at one, investing in one, or even hiring one! Many hands and minds must come together to make something out of nothing.

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Cancer treatments save lives...but often wreak havoc in the process. Patients are then left dealing with the aftermath alone. Some really amazing folks are looking to change that... and we get to help 🙂 lnkd.in/g-aw8Zpz

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I'll be in San Francisco next week during the JPM conference. 🚀 If you're in town and interested in learning more about InquisitHealth or would like to explore ways to collaborate, please DM me. Would be great to meet in-person! #communityhealthworkers…lnkd.in/eSe6SWYY

Susannah Fox (@susannahfox) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#PeerHealthAdvice -> scientific advancement This is wonderful news for citizen science + the millions of people living with a #raredisease

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Peers helped Medicare members at home, addressed SDoH barriers & activated healthy behaviors. The result: high engagement, better member experience & significant improvements in BP control! ✅✅✅ lnkd.in/eje2c9Bk

Deedy (@deedydas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HUGE Immigration News for International Entrepreneurs!! If you own 10%+ of a US startup entity founded <5yrs ago with $264k+ of funding, you+spouses of up to 3 co-founders can come work in the US for 2.5yrs with renewal to 5yrs. Startups globally can now come build in SF! 1/5

HUGE Immigration News for International Entrepreneurs!!

If you own 10%+ of a US startup entity founded &lt;5yrs ago with $264k+ of funding, you+spouses of up to 3 co-founders can come work in the US for 2.5yrs with renewal to 5yrs.

Startups globally can now come build in SF!

1/5
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Sports is more than a game. New research shows that attending live sporting events is associated with greater meaning and satisfaction -- and less loneliness. Collective effervescence? Community in crowds? A shared enemy like the Phillies? #SportsScience #MentalHealth

Sports is more than a game.

New research shows that attending live sporting events is associated with greater meaning and satisfaction -- and less loneliness. 

Collective effervescence? Community in crowds? A shared enemy like the Phillies?

#SportsScience #MentalHealth
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For health plans launching their 2026 Benefit Design, this is a must-read paper: "The Health Costs of Cost-Sharing." Here's my summary: [Note: it's very impressive whenever top-tier pure econ journals like QJE (Quarterly Journal of Economics) publish health econ papers

For health plans launching their 2026 Benefit Design, this is a must-read paper: "The Health Costs of Cost-Sharing."

Here's my summary:

[Note: it's very impressive whenever top-tier pure econ journals like QJE (Quarterly Journal of Economics) publish health econ papers
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Research at hospitals, universities, & even companies will change dramatically if the indirect rate goes all the way down to 15%!! 🤯— this’ll have HUGE ripple effects: - ↗️ intended effect: saves $$$ - ↘️ unintended effect: less R&D Practically, changing this for future

Research at hospitals, universities, &amp; even companies will change dramatically if the indirect rate goes all the way down to 15%!! 🤯— this’ll have HUGE ripple effects: 

- ↗️ intended effect: saves $$$
- ↘️ unintended effect: less R&amp;D

Practically, changing this for future
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How health plans avoid member abrasion: → Bombard members with longer surveys → Create IVR mazes with longer wait times → Ignore SDoH + assume no barriers to care → Design confusing + harder-to-use benefits → Make every interaction more scripted → Call + message (until

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India is a tremendous healthcare market where need >> >supply, but penetrating this market requires truly appreciating what makes it different. Great breakdown of important differences ⤵️

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JAMA Psychiatry, 2025: Machine learning is not (yet) ready to predict the onset of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Few interesting points: ✅ (1) Schizophrenia prediction outperformed bipolar prediction. Why? Schizophrenia onset is often much more uniform, while bipolar

JAMA Psychiatry, 2025: Machine learning is not (yet) ready to predict the onset of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Few interesting points:

✅ (1) Schizophrenia prediction outperformed bipolar prediction.

Why? Schizophrenia onset is often much more uniform, while bipolar