Stephanie Argetsinger

💸Health care costs after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are similar for adults with type 2 #diabetes. Read more below ⤵️ @KristinaHLewis @sqa_BUSPH @davearterburn @healthpolicyDPM @deptpopmed healio.com/news/endocrino…

New today from @harvardmed and @CDCgov: Out-of-Pocket #insulin caps save health care costs but do not increase use: ow.ly/9FaC50R4hG4

#HPI, #Duke, #WakeForest and #KPWA researchers compared the impact of SG and RYGB on overall and diabetes-specific health care costs among patients with type 2 diabetes. Read what they found here: bit.ly/4bOlGrR

#HPI and #Duke researchers found that lower-income patients with diabetes had significantly less acute, preventable complication days after being switched to a PDL benefit. Read about the full study here: buff.ly/49r7wes #NEXTD #diabetes #PDL #healthpolicy

Online now in @JAMAHealthForum: A team of current and former @DeptPopMed investigators sought insight into how delays in #cardiovasculardisease (CVD) care during the #COVID19 #pandemic may have had longer term impacts on CVD outcomes. buff.ly/47mapvz

Come check out our work on how high deductible health plans impact clinical milestones in caring for folks with addiction! #ARM2022

If you are attending the @AcademyHealth #ARM22 on Sunday, be sure to check out, and vote for, ‘Impact of Switches to Lower Deductible Plan on Diabetes Patients’ in the ‘Best Poster Nominations’ section of the poster hall at 2:15-3:15pm!

Thread (1/8): Could type of weight loss surgery impact patients’ risk of ending up in the ED or hospital? New paper with @KristinaHLewis in @AnnalsofSurgery compares acute care utilization and costs in patients receiving sleeve (SG) vs bypass (RYGB). journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY! @DeptPopMed @HealthPolicyDPM is hiring a SAS Programmer/Analyst to join our team. See description to apply! harvardpilgrim.taleo.net/careersection/…

Congratulations to collaborators @KristinaHLewis, @davearterburn, Adolfo Fernandez & @HealthPolicyDPM authors Katherine Callaway, Fang Zhang, @sqa_BUSPH, @jamieWallace921, @drossdeg, & @Jwharam on their new publication!

.@Jwharam of @harvardmed presents on Both Vulnerable And Less Vulnerable Women In High-Deductible Health Plans Experienced Delayed #breastcancer Care: "Lower income groups almost exclusively experienced adverse outcomes." #hcconsumer healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137…

The South Carolina Senate blocked legislation that would have outlawed nearly all abortions in the state early Friday morning after a Democratic filibuster #PM760 thehill.com/homenews/state…

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Eighty percent of the farm bill’s spending is on nutrition programs — but House Republicans want to start making work requirements harsher to benefit from these programs, which will lead to an increase in food insecurity #PM760 vox.com/2018/4/25/1726… via @voxdotcom

It feels like our country might actually be moving toward comprehensive health system reform. The Dems are moving beyond single-payer or bust- but how to convince the GOP to take on health care again? #pm760 vox.com/policy-and-pol… via @voxdotcom

The Trump administration will shift federal funding aimed at reducing teen pregnancy rates to programs that teach abstinence. Abstinence-only education has proven to be ineffective and students should have access to comprehensive sex education #PM760 thehill.com/policy/healthc…

The new Trump administration health insurance rule eliminates “simple choice plans” that made it easier for consumers to compare health plans on value #PM760 commonwealthfund.org/publications/b…

U.S. District Judge William Young upholds Massachusetts assault weapons ban. #PM760 thehill.com/regulation/cou…

Framingham, Natick, Hudson & Ashland have launched a pilot program to provide the public with Narcan for free #PM760 hudson.wickedlocal.com/news/20180402/…

#PM760 This is wildly problematic and takes away key data needed to make quality policies twitter.com/annagorman/sta…