Kasia Lipska
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Kasia Lipska
@klipskaMD
Endocrinologist at Yale. Diabetes outcomes researcher.
Beigetreten Ekim 2015
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@klipskaMD Any chance I can trouble you for a non-paywalled version for my eyes only? Very interested to read this! 💙
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Recent policies to cap out-of-pocket payments, require rebates on price hikes, & allow government negotiation. From CalRx to federal legislation, the fight for affordable medications! diabetesjournals.org/care/article-a…
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@Kidfears99 Lessons From Insulin: Policy Prescriptions for Affordable Diabetes and Obesity Medications diabetesjournals.org/care/article-a…
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Lessons From Insulin: Policy Prescriptions for Affordable Diabetes and Obesity Medications diabetesjournals.org/care/article-a…
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Friends, colleagues, alumni, please help me spread the word! Applications for the @NationalCSP are due July 15th. Training physicians/PhD nurses to advance health and healthcare for patients and communities through scholarship and action. More info here: nationalcsp.org/apply


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So proud of @DavidHJiang for leading this improving work reimagining quality measurement in #diabetes.
We must focus on all domains of quality - effectiveness, equity, efficiency, safety, timeliness - to ensure optimal care & outcomes for all.
Health Affairs@Health_Affairs
3️⃣ @MayoClinic's David Jiang and coauthors propose the adoption of new quality measures and modernization of existing ones.,arguing for alignment of measures with the six domains of quality as defined by the National Academy of Medicine. #DiabetesAndHealth bit.ly/3A6DHRU
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Honored to work with @BayleeBakkila and @SanjaybMDPhD on this study. Copay caps are important but $35 per month may still be out of reach to many low income families.
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Catastrophic Spending On Insulin In The United States, 2017–18 | Health Affairs Journal healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…
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Cohort study finds multi-morbidity (esp in young people), prior #hypoglycemia, & #diabetes meds are strongly associated with severe hypoglycemia needing ED/hospital care ja.ma/2x2FSIf @RozalinaMD @klipskaMD @nilaydshah1
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New in @JAMAInternalMed "Expensive Insulin—The Epicenter of a Large, Life-Threatening Problem" by @drnallypants @klipskaMD; points out issues in existing out of pocket studies that cause under-estimation of problem jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… #insulin4all
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"This study's finding -- that people may be getting drugs in unregulated places -- is a symptom of a failing system. #Insulin & other drugs need to be more affordable for patients," Dr. Kasia Lipska said in usnews.com/news/health-ne…
@usnews @klipskaMD @YaleMed #YaleEndocrinology

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Expensive Insulin—The Epicenter of a Large, Life-Threatening Problem ja.ma/3002kNZ led by Laura Nally. #insulin4all #t1international
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@Kidfears99 We are seeing patients via telehealth or doing phone calls at the Yale Diabetes Center for all routine visits.
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Reminder that passing #insulin4all legislation NOW is a critical response to #COVID19. Our chapter has seen a huge increase in needs for insulin, diabetes related supplies, and healthcare. Lack of access and high costs were an issue before and have now been magnified.
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MY GOD: Today’s numbers (March 28, 2020) for Rikers just released by Legal Aid Society. Outbreak spreading exponentially. Now up to 132. The *infection rate is by far the highest in the world.* This is only getting worse. @NYGovCuomo: Release those you promised to release & more.

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Introducing the ‘Grandparents’ Academy’ — A way to tap the wisdom and knowledge of our elders and keep our children from losing their minds. (My latest in the NYT) nytimes.com/2020/03/26/opi…
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Great opportunity to share comments on how the federal govt could do more for people with diabetes: regulations.gov/document?D=HHS…
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On the 4th day of Christmas, my true {evidence sleuthing, critically appraising, unconflicted} L❤️VE gave to meeeeee (& you): challenge the idolatry of the surrogate marker!
See Yukdin @klipskaMD @vmontori bmj.com/content/343/bm…
#ebm #meded #FOAMed @BCCFP
@UBCMeds @UBCDFP
Therapeutics Initiative (TI)@Drug_Evidence
Day 4🎄#TI12daysEBM☃️ ❓this statement: “Lowering LDL is always good” If a study shows high LDL ↗️ CV risk, it doesn't mean lowering it is a good idea. Beware surrogate markers! More: bit.ly/2AHRIpt #cholesterol #statins #surrogatemarkers #TIEvidence #DrugEvidence
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Benefits and harms of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes bmj.com/content/367/bm…
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@leoebrown Yes! Check out work of T1international t1international.com/access-survey/
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