Ryan Levi

This is one of my favorite stories I've done with @tradeoffspod. Please take some time to listen to Lee's story and how policymakers are trying to help people like him.

The sheer breadth and necessity of Hannah Natanson’s reporting on the federal workforce over the past year just can’t be overstated. So many people have taken risks to allow her to reveal important information that the country wouldn’t otherwise know. And now her phone and laptops have been seized by the FBI.

🩺 Is it safe to use #AI to help diagnose me? 🩺 @DhruvKhullar, a physician at @WeillCornell and contributing writer at @NewYorker, told @tradeoffspod 3️⃣ key things he thinks every patient, nurse and doctor should know about AI. tradeoffs.org/2025/10/30/sho…

Come work with me @tradeoffspod! We're looking for a reporter/producer who knows health policy and is passionate about audio storytelling. Applications accepted through 10/19. More details and apply here: tradeoffs.org/reporter-produ…

BREAKING: A judge has blocked the Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and ordered that it keep getting Medicaid funds. apnews.com/article/planne…

Latest for @AP: ICE officials will have access to all 79 million Medicaid enrollees' personal data, including addresses and ethnicities, according to an extraordinary agreement signed on Monday. w/ @kimberlykindy apnews.com/article/immigr…

This week on @tradeoffspod, we look at all the ways the federal government is making it harder for transgender people to get health care. And an Alabama family talks about how anti-trans policies have made their lives harder. “It's really scary." tradeoffs.org/2025/07/17/tra…

People often describe the big health care lobbies as all-powerful. But they were largely ineffective this time.

Tradeoffs reporters @_melaevans & @ryan_levi are at @aspenideas to talk with health policy leaders about the future of health policy research. We’ll be asking them the big questions, and we want to bring you along, too. What do you want to know? #aspenideashealth

Day 1 of #AspenIdeasHealth ends with a lookback at how the ACA was made with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former HHS Secretaries Sylvia Burwell and Kathleen Sebelius. @aspenideas @tradeoffspod

At #AspenIdeasHealth opening session, Atul Gawande just made a pitch for community primary care as a way to improve health outcomes in the U.S. @tradeoffspod dove deep on the research, opportunities and challenges behind this model. @aspenideas tradeoffs.org/2024/06/06/nei…

Looking forward to talking health policy and big ideas the next few days at @aspenideas. If you're here too, don't be a stranger! #AspenIdeasHealth

"The court found that Tennessee’s law restricting certain medical treatments for trans minors does not violate the [Constitution] — a finding that experts worry will set new precedent for how transgender people can be treated under the U.S. Constitution." 19thnews.org/2025/06/suprem…

If you're a D.C. Library user, be aware: @dcpl says it is likely going to have to reduce opening hours at neighborhood branches, from the current 61 hours a week to 40 hours. Branches would also go from being open seven days a week to five days.

This move is effective July 17, so the Press 3 option for 988 will still be active for the next month.

As expected, the Trump administration has shut down the special suicide prevention and crisis lifeline option for LGBTQ+ young people.

I talked all things Trump vs. Harvard on today’s episode of @USATODAY’s podcast The Excerpt. Listen here! art19.com/shows/5-things…

It’s a go — GM Randy Clarke and Metro Board Member Valerie Santos use credit cards to swipe into the Metro

By deleting a few imp words from the E&C bill, the reconciliation bill the Hse Rules cmte is likely to advance creates an unconscionable decision for states: end health coverage for lawfully residing immigrant kids & pregnant adults or face steep federal Medicaid $ cuts.

How do you solve a chronic disease crisis? It depends on what you care about most. That's what RFK Jr. will have to decide soon. Our new project splits the nation's health into 9 "priorities." Choose your adventure based on your top concerns. Dive in: statnews.com/2025/05/20/ken…

And you can learn A LOT more about the 100+ communities sending unarmed teams to mental health crises instead of law enforcement in @tradeoffspod's series The Fifth Branch. tradeoffs.org/thefifthbranch

Lee wrote a great piece about this for @CalMatters that I highly recommend you check out as well. calmatters.org/health/mental-…

“Mental illness is not a crime” has become a rallying cry for improving the treatment of people in crisis. @tradeoffspod talked with journalist Lee Romney about why a few CA sheriffs are now refusing to respond to some mental health calls. tradeoffs.org/2025/05/15/wha…