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Bridget Early

@birdy.bsky.social
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she/her | opinions are my own | regulatory reporter at Modern Healthcare | Signal: bridget.40

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nonatc.bsky.social @nonatc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
On Nov. 6, share prices for $UNH, $HUM and $CVS, the Medicare Advantage market share leaders, jumped a collective 10.9%. Seven months later, their value is down 38.1%, largely driven by $UNH's downfall. www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-pol... w/ @birdy.bsky.social
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Medicare Advantage sector’s hopes dashed as Trump keeps up pressure
Health insurance stocks soared when President Donald Trump won last year. The Medicare Advantage world is less bullish now.
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Oriana Pawlyk @oriana0214.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has barred its employees from participating in a host of advisory committees intended to help come up with solutions to issues facing the aviation industry.
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
My lovely colleague Nona Tepper is here!! Please give her a follow for top-tier insurance coverage @nonatc.bsky.social ⭐️
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Modern Healthcare is on Bluesky! Give us a follow @modernhealthcare.bsky.social & add us to your lists :)
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Axios @axios.com · 16/12/2024
Trump called himself a "big believer" in the polio vaccine today but said he's not a fan of mandates. "You're not going to lose the polio vaccine."
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Polio vaccine isn't going anywhere, Trump says
"You're not going to lose the polio vaccine," Trump said during a press conference Monday. "That's not gonna happen."
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Brock E.W. Turner @brockewturner.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Online hate against insurers continues to mount following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Its prompted several large insurers to remove staff pages or photos of executives from their websites. Important read from Nona Tepper! www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/br...
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UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing unleashes rage against insurers
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing could prompt health insurers to change how they communicate with members about claims denials, experts say.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 04/12/2024
BREAKING: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City Wednesday morning, the NYPD said bloom.bg/4f5Ieou
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Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
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The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
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Michael McAuliff @mcauliff.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Belatedly, here's today's look at Dr. Oz's penchant for promoting Medicare Advantage and healthcare businesses he's invested in to give folks clues to his possible priorities running CMS. BTW, no response from Team Trump on possible conflicts of interest. $$ www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-pol...
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CMS pick Dr. Oz touts Medicare Advantage, invests in healthcare
Mehmet Oz, Trump's pick for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, owns healthcare stocks, promotes Medicare Advantage and criticizes the ACA.
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
@maya-goldman.bsky.social has arrived the party can officially start!!! Everyone give her a follow :)
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Bob Herman @bobjherman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
RFK Jr. wants to reduce the American Medical Association's role in determining what Medicare pays for medical services. For those who follow billing codes and the RUC, big scoop from @rachelcohrs.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2024/11/20/r...
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RFK Jr. is exploring a plan to upend Medicare’s physician payments system
The idea would reduce the role played by the American Medical Association in determining how much doctors get paid
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The MA and Part D rule has cleared OMB, folks. Good morning!
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
That's what I'm talking about, DC
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz for CMS administrator:
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
RFK has been outspoken about his priorities for agencies such as NIH, CDC and FDA, but his goals for CMS are a black box, and that’s making the healthcare world uneasy. Here’s the latest from my colleague @mcauliff.bsky.social and I: www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-pol...
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Washington healthcare world steels itself for RFK Jr.’s HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., best known for public health conspiracy theories and misinformation, doesn't have much of a record on the rest of healthcare.
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WIRED @wired.com · 14/11/2024
NEW: Legislation that would bar the United States government from spying on journalists—except under rare, specific circumstances—is currently stalled in Congress. Now, with only weeks left to legislate, press advocates are urging Senate Democrats to pass the bill, known as the PRESS Act.
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Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism
The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.
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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
New: What RFK Jr. wants from Washington www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
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What RFK Jr. wants from Washington
Food additives, pesticides and vaccines are on his “Make America Healthy Again” hit list.
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NPR @npr.org · 14/11/2024
JUST IN: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.
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Trump picks RFK Jr. for health role
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.
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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Happy 85th birthday Wendy Carlos, who revolutionised the synth with Bob Moog, made electronic music before Eno & Kraftwerk, & composed scores for Tron, Clockwork Orange and The Shining. A trans icon, Carlos gave few interviews but this BBC one features her beloved cat www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ca...
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Michael McAuliff @mcauliff.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
You can guess Arrington is talking about Medicaid, and probably ACA subsidies. For Medicare, he's really big on site-neutral payments, which could save something like $140 billion, depending on particulars. Gotta subscribe, but here's today's story on that: www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-pol...
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Congress eyes 'site-neutral' pay bills for lame-duck session
Congress is back, and hospitals are in for a fight as lawmakers look to curb Medicare spending by limiting facility fees for outpatient services.
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Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Pregnant or recently pregnant women are likelier to be murdered than die from medical causes. www.axios.com/2024/11/13/h...
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Homicide found to be top cause of maternal death
Pregnant women or those who've given birth in the past year are likelier to be murdered than die from medical causes.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/11/2024
The universe is expanding. But how fast? Why is this happening? And what will be the universe’s ultimate fate? New observations of distant galaxies have intensified a debate that scientists call the Hubble Tension.
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The ultimate cosmic question: How fast is the universe expanding?
New observations of distant galaxies have intensified a debate that scientists call the Hubble Tension.
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
reconnecting with my Twitter mutuals
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
rate limit drove me back to check on bsky how’s everyone doin over here
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12/06/2023
Boat captain twice ambushed by pod of orcas says "they knew exactly what they are doing" www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/boating-ca…
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Boat captain twice ambushed by pod of orcas says "they knew exactly what they are doing"
Video of the captain's latest encounters shows orcas "biting off both rudders" of his yacht, with one of the whales seen swimming around with a piece of the rudder in its mouth.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/05/2023
Iconic singer Tina Turner has died news.sky.com/story/tina-turner-dies…
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 23/05/2023
been thinking about it a lot and we should go back to being primordial soup
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 18/05/2023
Petitioning Spotify to remove the option to hide what youre listening to, show me your tunes you cowards
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Bridget Early @birdy.bsky.social · 15/05/2023
First skeet is dedicated to @oriana.bsky.social for letting me in, what’s cookin
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