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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🚨 REMINDER: Cornell Health Policy Center summer internship applications are due Sunday, February 1st! Brooks School undergraduates and Weill Cornell Medicine graduate students with an interest in health policy research and translation are encouraged to apply. 🔗 More details:

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Interns - Cornell Health Policy Center

The Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC) summer internship program facilitates mentorship with CHPC faculty and helps students improve their policy analysis, writing, and professional skills through…

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

📍 A new study by Dr. Yuhua Bao finds that drug use-associated infective endocarditis patients who left via patient-directed discharge (PDD) had lower post-discharge antibiotic fill rates and higher 30-day readmission rates compared to non-PDD patients. 👉 Read the full paper here:

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450. Antibiotic Fills and Readmissions After Patient-Directed Discharge in Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis: A National Medicaid Study

AbstractBackground. Antibiotic strategies for drug use–associated infective endocarditis (DUA-IE) continue to evolve, but limited real-world data exist reg

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

📌 Nearly 9 in 10 U.S. adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem, with striking agreement across political lines, according to a new national survey by CHPC faculty researchers. 📰 A recent U.S. News & World Report article synthesizes the study’s key findings: buff.ly/V4ICKlM

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

⭐️ CHPC faculty member and Chair of Ob-Gyn at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Laura Riley was featured on Good Morning America to discuss a new study that finds acetaminophen safe during pregnancy. We are proud to see our faculty contributing to evidence-based public health guidance. 🎥

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Study finds Tylenol safe during pregnancy

A major new study finds acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is safe during pregnancy. Last fall, President Trump and HHS Secretary RFK Jr. urged limits many experts called misguided.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

📌 The Cornell Health Policy Center is seeking students from the Cornell Brooks School and Weill Cornell Medicine for a 10-week (400-hour requirement) health policy internship for summer 2026. Applications are due February 1, 2026. 🔗 Please refer to our website for details!

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Interns - Cornell Health Policy Center

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

📣 CHPC is pleased to welcome Lindsey Vuolo, JD, MPH, as policy director! Lindsey will lead CHPC’s policy dissemination and engagement work and execute the Center’s health policy and engagement projects. Prior to CHPC, Lindsey led the policy work at Partnership to End Addiction.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

⭐️ We are honored that CHPC center director Dr. Dhruv Khullar was selected to deliver the keynote address at the Medicare Rights Center 2025 annual benefit. 🎤 To hear Dr. Khullar discuss the future of Medicare and American health care, click here:

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The Future of Medicare and American Health Care | 2025 Annual Benefit Keynote with Dr. Dhruv Khullar

Dr. Dhruv Khullar—physician, researcher, and nationally recognized voice on health care policy—delivers the keynote address at the Medicare Rights Center’s 2025 Annual Benefit. In this timely and…

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Charley Willison on receiving a Cornell Center for Social Sciences seed grant! Dr. Willison will serve as the principal investigator for her project: “Using Public Safety to Solve Social Problems: Local Politics, Devolution & the Case of Homelessness.”

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

💊 Dr. Pragya Kakani has a paper out in the Journal of Health Economics titled "The impact of vertical integration on health care delivery and costs: Evidence from physician–pharmacy integration." 🔗 Read the full article here: buff.ly/iencFGv

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the Cornell Health Policy Center! We are grateful to our network for a collaborative and impactful 2025, and we look forward to a fantastic 2026!

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

📢 CHPC faculty member and Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Robert "Tyler" Braun, has a new paper out in JAMA Health Forum titled "Private Equity Acquisitions of Home Health Agencies." 👉 Read the full article here: buff.ly/hbpv0rX

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

✍️ Dr. Colleen Carey, a CHPC faculty member and Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Cornell University, has a new viewpoint piece out in JAMA titled "Real-World Evidence for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations." 👉 Read the full article here: buff.ly/xHfvZPJ

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Real-World Evidence for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

This Viewpoint discusses how real-world evidence studies could help the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services align spending with value in their drug price negotiations.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

⭐️ Congratulations to CHPC faculty member Dr. Jiani Yu for being selected to the 2026 cohort of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Editorial Fellowship! Fellows work with the JAMA editorial team to learn about editorial decision-making & enhance skills in scientific communication.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

📍Dr. Hye-Young "Arian" Jung, CHPC faculty and Associate Professor in Weill Cornell’s Department of Population Health Sciences, has a new publication out in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: "Medicare Advantage Enrollment in Nursing Homes: 2010–2023." 👉 Read here: buff.ly/IergsMC

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

📌 CHPC leadership Dr. Beth McGinty, Dr. Will Schpero, & Weill Cornell Medical student Michael Liu have a piece out in Health Affairs Scholar: "Regional changes in inpatient psychiatric bed capacity and availability of alternative psychiatric services, 2012-2022" 👉 Read here:

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Regional changes in inpatient psychiatric bed capacity and availability of alternative psychiatric services, 2012-2022

AbstractIntroduction. The US faces a growing mismatch between demand for inpatient psychiatric care and available capacity. Little is known about the chara

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🚨📝 New Cornell Health Policy Center memo out now! This brief titled “Trends in U.S. Nursing Home Ownership and Impacts on Quality of Care” synthesizes four studies on nursing home ownership by CHPC faculty members Dr. Mark Unruh, Dr. Robert Tyler Braun, & colleagues. Read here: buff.ly/clUa3eO

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

📣 Join us TODAY for a Cornell Health Policy Center Speaker Series event: "Physician Decision-Making and the Marketing of Prescription Drugs," featuring Andrew H. Martin. 🗓️ Monday, December 1st | 11:40 AM-12:55 PM EST 🔗 Register for Zoom: buff.ly/MTnYiOJ

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

📝 CHPC co-director Dr. Beth McGinty and faculty member Dr. Sallie Permar have a perspective piece out in the New England Journal of Medicine titled, "Medicaid Cuts and U.S. Children’s Health — Fixing a Broken System." 👉 Read the full piece here:

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Medicaid Cuts and U.S. Children’s Health — Fixing a Broken System | NEJM

Children in the United States have faced rising rates of various health problems in recent years. New federal legislation could cause additional harm.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🎤 Join us for an upcoming Cornell Health Policy Center Speaker Series event: "Physician Decision-Making and the Marketing of Prescription Drugs," featuring Andrew H. Martin, MBA. 🗓️ Monday, December 1st | 11:40 AM-12:55 PM EST 👉 Register for Zoom: buff.ly/t4OD65G

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📌 Dr. Sarah Gutkind, Postdoctoral Associate in Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, and colleagues have a paper out in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine: "Racial and ethnic disparities in prehospital restraint use and sedation." 🔗 Read full publication: buff.ly/du5hJx8

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

📌 Between-program variation explains 38.6–48.3% of variation in take home methadone delivery. 👉 That's a key takeaway from "Developing and validating measures of take-home methadone with administrative data," a new paper by CHPC faculty member Dr. Yuhua Bao. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/eH0Ecrl

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

🫀 Dr. Jiani Yu has a paper out in JAMA Internal Medicine titled, "Mobile Integrated Health vs a Transitions of Care Coordinator for Patients Discharged After Heart Failure." 🔗 Read the full publication here: buff.ly/28CGyy9

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

⭐️ Dr. Allison Ju-Chen Hu, Kristen Underhill, & Yuhua Bao have a paper out in Health Affairs titled "State Laws Banning Prior Authorization For Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Increased Substantially, 2015–23." 👉 Read the CHERISH summary: buff.ly/xc2iXWa 🔗 Read publication: buff.ly/AH6mwyp

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Pilot Grant Analysis Examines Prior Authorization Trends for MOUD in Private Insurance

Researchers observed a positive trend towards removing prior authorization requirements for MOUD.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🚨 NEW Cornell Health Policy Insight Panel results released! In this survey, health policy experts were asked to weigh in on Medicare Advantage. For key takeaways and trends, check out the CHPC website: buff.ly/YCsRiN0

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

📣 It's not too late to join us THIS Thursday for a Weill Cornell Medicine Health Policy & Economics Speaker Series event: "Nudges vs. Navigation: Evidence From a Policy RCT to Promote Medicaid Retention," feat. Dr. Adrianna McIntyre. 🗓️ November 13th | 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Join Zoom: buff.ly/E5bmarz

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Dr. Pragya Kakani has an editorial out in JAMA Health Forum titled, "The Purpose and Value of Editorial Content at JAMA Health Forum." Her piece describes the importance of including evidence-based opinion in academic journals to promote public trust in science. Read more:

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The Purpose and Value of Editorial Content at JAMA Health Forum

JAMA Health Forum’s mission1 is to publish rigorous, peer-reviewed research that advances scholarship in health policy and health services. At a time of both increasing public scrutiny of the…

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Dr. Arnab Ghosh, CHPC associate faculty member and assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, has a paper out in JAMA Network titled, "Hurricane Exposure and Risk of Long-Term Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes." Read the full publication here:

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Hurricanes and Long-Term CVD

This cohort study examines the association between hurricane exposure and the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease events after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 among Medicare fee-for-service…

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

📣 Join us for a speaker series event, "Nudges vs. Navigation: Evidence From a Policy RCT to Promote Medicaid Retention," hosted by the Division of Health Policy and Economics at Weill Cornell Medicine! Thursday, November 13th | 11:30 AM-12:30 PM | Zoom Link: lnkd.in/eEHEG-hN

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📣 ICYMI: Conrad Bhamani, Manager at the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science and Cornell alum, gave a talk last week: "How the Inflation Reduction Act is Changing the US Pharmaceutical Industry." 🔗 Watch the recording here: buff.ly/2ntcC1b

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

📌 Dr. Robert "Tyler" Braun has a new paper out in Health Affairs: "Private Equity-Owned Hospices Report Highest Profits, Lowest Patient Care Spending Compared with Other Ownership Models." Read the full publication here: buff.ly/YzRv1ln

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

⭐️💉 Congratulations to Dr. Sallie Permar for delivering the prestigious Stanley A. Plotkin Lecture in Vaccinology hosted by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society! Her talk, “Eliminating Lifelong Disabilities Through Vaccination,” highlighted the power of vaccines to protect children's futures.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Join us TOMORROW for our CHPC Speaker Series event, "How the Inflation Reduction Act is Changing the US Pharmaceutical Industry." In this seminar, expert Conrad Bhamani will discuss how the Inflation Reduction Act reformed how drug prices are set in the Medicare program. Register: buff.ly/iBfqwsT

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📣It's not too late to join us TOMORROW for our CHPC Speaker Series event: "Revenue, Spending, and Substance Use: Examining the Overdose Crisis Through a Fiscal Lens," featuring expert panelists Dr. Zoe Lindenfeld and Dr. Amanda Isabel Mauri. Register for Zoom: buff.ly/4NtgbiU

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

📣 It’s not too late to join us TOMORROW for a special seminar, “Medicare Advantage: The Good, The Bad, and The Future.” The panel will be moderated by Dhruv Khullar and feature nationally recognized experts: Michael Chernew, Sherry Glied, & Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA. 📌 Register: buff.ly/pJl5Jfp

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Dr. Amanda I. Mauri, Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management at the University of Maryland, will be a speaker in our seminar, “Revenue, Spending, and Substance Use: Examining the Overdose Crisis Through a Fiscal Lens." About Dr. Mauri: buff.ly/dAy7pLO Register: buff.ly/28asM1M ️

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Dr. Sachin Jain, CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, will be an expert panelist in our upcoming virtual panel, “Medicare Advantage: The Good, The Bad, and The Future.” About Dr. Jain: buff.ly/LtmPbhq 📌 Register: buff.ly/snmvxDK ️🗓️ Tuesday, October 21 from 4 PM–5 PM ET

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🎤 Join us for our upcoming CHPC Speaker Series event: "How the Inflation Reduction Act is Changing the US Pharmaceutical Industry." featuring Conrad Bhamani, Manager at the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science and Cornell alum. Register Here: weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

📌 Dr. Sri Lekha Tummalapalli has a paper out in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, titled "Understanding Hospitalized Patients with ESKD Experiencing Homelessness in the United States." 📖 Read the full paper here: buff.ly/FwPXT9d

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Dr. Zoe Lindenfeld, Assistant Professor of Health Administration at Rutgers University, will be a speaker in our upcoming seminar, “Revenue, Spending, and Substance Use: Examining the Overdose Crisis Through a Fiscal Lens" About Dr. Lindenfeld: buff.ly/ceC9UUv Register here: buff.ly/EAzxV2p

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William Schpero @wschpero.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

For decades, the narrowly defined Emergency Medicaid (EM) program has reimbursed hospitals for emergency care provided to uninsured, low-income immigrants. In @nejm.org, we write in defense of state flexibilities in EM, which seem at risk: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... cc @chpc-cornell.bsky.social

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Emergency Medicaid at Risk — Preserving State Authority and Access to Care | NEJM

States that use federal dollars to provide health care to unauthorized immigrants, beyond narrowly defined emergency services, will now face enforcement actions and potential recoupment of funds.

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🚨📝 New CHPC memo out now! This brief titled, “State Policy Levers to Improve Medicaid Pediatric Provider Payment” synthesizes a recent study by CHPC/Weill Cornell faculty members Drs. Beth McGinty, Kayla Tormohlen, Sallie Permar, Cori Green, & Ilina Das Ewen. 📖 Read here: buff.ly/fxNfaMG

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Dr. Sherry Glied, Professor of Public Service at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, will be an expert panelist in our upcoming virtual panel, “Medicare Advantage: The Good, The Bad, and The Future.” About Dr. Glied: buff.ly/6mWlI06 Register: buff.ly/snmvxDK 🗓️ Tues., 10/21 4–5PM ET

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

📌 Faculty in the News Dr. Mark Unruh, associate professor of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, was interviewed by a reporter from Morning Brew’s Healthcare Brew on nursing home ownership and its impact on care quality. 👉 Read the full article here: buff.ly/AZVEoJB

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🎤 Join us for our upcoming CHPC Speaker Series event: "Revenue, Spending, and Substance Use: Examining the Overdose Crisis Through a Fiscal Lens." 🗓️ Wednesday, October 22 from 1:30 PM-3 PM ET 📍Join in-person at the Cornell Ithaca campus or via Zoom Register for Zoom: buff.ly/PyAE5Is

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Cornell Health Policy Center @chpc-cornell.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Most health care policy experts don’t think new Medicaid work requirements would substantially increase employment among Medicaid-enrolled, working-age adults. 👉 See Cornell Chronicle story releasing more results from the first Cornell Health Policy Insight Panel survey here:

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Health policy survey launches with insight on Medicaid work requirements | Cornell Chronicle

Most health policy experts don’t think new Medicaid work requirements introduced in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) would substantially increase employment among Medicaid-enrolled, working-age…

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