Nico Lewine
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Heavy screen use might create a vicious cycle for young kids. New data: the more time 3.5-year-olds spent on tablets, the more angry outbursts they had at age 4.5... and the more they used tablets at 5.5. Digital soothing is not a substitute for teaching emotion regulation.
Scoop: federal officials are investigating a potential $2 billion Medicare fraud scheme, involving misused data from hundreds of thousands of patients. Alleged fraud centers on mysterious spike in urinary catheter bills. With @LaurenWeberHP @dtkeating. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Breaking: On top of unwinding millions of Floridians will have to create a new account next week online. My blog explains: Florida’s Rolling Out a New Medicaid/SNAP Eligibility System Next Week – Throwing Gas on the Unwinding Fire ccf.georgetown.edu/2023/11/29/flo… via @GeorgetownCCF
CBO estimates that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI’s) activities increased federal spending between 2011 and 2020 and will also increase it, by $1.3 billion, from 2021 to 2030. In 2010, CBO projected that CMMI would produce savings. cbo.gov/publication/59…
Seattle Police officer Daniel Auderer cackled in response to the death of Jaanhavi Kandula, a young Indian exchange student, after she was run over by a police vehicle. And he said her life "had limited value." Working people need to demand an independent, public investigation into this outrage. But it's not surprising that, according to @dubseatv, Auderer has been the subject of 18 investigations, not one of them having resulted in him being fired, let alone facing legal consequences. He's far from an exception in police departments nationwide — under both Democrats & Republicans — which use excessive force with impunity, especially against the poor, those facing mental health challenges, women, and marginalized communities. The so-called Office of Professional Accountability has singularly failed to hold Seattle Police accountable — cops overseeing cops will never work. We need independently elected community oversight with full powers over the police. But to win this, working people will need to organize independently of the Democratic Party.
Sherry Glied and Thomas D'Aunno on why we should not rely on health systems to address social determinants of health: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…
