Kat Jercich

Chicago twitter, I found this tame female parakeet sitting on the bike path (!) (?!) between Oak Street and North Ave beaches yesterday afternoon. If someone you know is missing a budgie, contact CLEAR with proof of ownership

@karenbates I literally said "oh, no!" out loud when I read this. So sorry.

It was a good run—21years—but it’s just about done. Tough economic realities meant NPR had to let go of some 100 employees. I was among that number. I am sad that I won’t be working with some of the fabulous people who make NPR. But I am grateful to have work that meant so much.

The current challenge hospitals are experiencing in discharging patients to post-acute care is related to our fragmented payment system. As I told @alex_kacik @modrnhealthcr, "We need more of a unified approach to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement." modernhealthcare.com/post-acute-car…

when I try to get into a story in Drupal but it's locked because I'm already in the story in Drupal

As someone who imprinted on Neal Stephenson at an impressionable age, I enjoyed @BrockEWTurner's deep dive into the use of VR in healthcare modernhealthcare.com/digital-health…

a fascinating look at the work of pathologists who study pregnancy loss, and the pressures they face post-Dobbs by @elliepses statnews.com/2023/01/19/mis…

CVS will sell abortion pills too. A spokeswoman tells me: "We plan to seek certification to dispense mifepristone where legally permissible."

🚨 NEW: NYU Langone's emergency room has been secretly allowing the rich, even those with minor complaints, to jump ahead of everyone else. Meanwhile, the poor sometimes struggle to be seen. @sarahkliff and I dug into this two-tiered system of care. nytimes.com/2022/12/22/hea…

Omnibill #healthcare provisions include: ✅Medicare rate cuts ✅Telehealth extension ✅Hospital-at-home/rural health ✅Medicaid redeterminations ✅Unwinding FMAP ✅988 hotline $$ ✅Provider directories ...& more! Flag what you're interested in/I'm missing bit.ly/3PJSRlY

This is a piece I'm sending to the Medicare eligibles in my life who might be confused about the absolute deluge of messaging they're getting right now.

If you're eligible for Medicare, chances are you're getting inundated with advertising about Advantage plans. I loved this look from @ntepper90 and @karahartnett about the uptick in marketing efforts and how CMS is cracking down modernhealthcare.com/insurance/medi…

"A handful of hospitals have responded to new laws or political pressure by scaling back their transgender care offerings." modernhealthcare.com/providers/prov…

*ICYMI*: #COVID19 contributed to 25% of maternal deaths in the first two years of the pandemic, with Black pregnant people experiencing a mortality rate nearly 3x higher than their white peers, according to an oversight report to Congress. axios.com/2022/10/19/cov…

Nibi was found orphaned when she was only about two weeks old. Now she is five months old and thriving here at the rescue. Here is a picture of her the day she came in. #Babybeaver

❄️❄️ The weather in Chicago was weird today. It was 42ºF on average, colder than 92% of October 17 temperatures on record.

Chicago Marathon runners from Mexico gather in Millennium Park and dance Caballo Dorado.

My last Modern Healthcare feature. ⬇️

I wrote about the uncertainty of prenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities, and a mother in Tennessee who found herself in limbo when Roe was overturned. She wouldn't get a more solid diagnosis until 18 weeks. statnews.com/2022/09/29/abo…

"The odds of detecting a fever in Black patients using forehead thermometers was 26% lower than if an oral thermometer were used." modernhealthcare.com/providers/bias…