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Ezra Golberstein

@egolberstein.bsky.social
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Health policy and economics. Some Prince, some Minnesota. Opinions my own.

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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Speaker Johnson is back to falsely claiming that the millions losing #Medicaid coverage under H.R. 1 are either those who were fraudulently enrolled or were ineligible undocumented immigrants even as hundreds of thousands of *lawfully residing" immigrants lose their Medicaid eligibility tomorrow.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Schmitt: So, Mr. Hawk. It appears you're not a bird. You can't fly. Hawkeye: I'm Hawkeye, not Hawk. I'm a member of the Avengers. Schmitt: So you can't fly. Gotcha! Hawkeye: You're confusing me with Falcon. He flies. Klobuchar: My colleague should know the MCU before making wild accusations...
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We have everything we have We have nothing we don’t need We have everything inside of us that Canada could be We say all the nice things at exactly the right times But they just won’t respect me and I don’t know why…”
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well, in case this falls through I'd already gone and ordered 6 pounds of bulk fruit gems for a certain bar mitzvah next spring. No, that is not overkill.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I was already not in a great mood. Ugh.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Division of Health Policy and Management is excited to host this conversation on 10/14 with @robinr.bsky.social and @chomilomd.com, moderated by Chris Snowbeck from @startribune.com. Please join us! Refreshments will follow the event. Register here: z.umn.edu/sph-medicaid-event-2026
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Division of Health Policy and Management is excited to host this conversation on 10/14 with @robinr.bsky.social and @chomilomd.com, moderated by Chris Snowbeck from @startribune.com. Please join us! Refreshments will follow the event. Register here: z.umn.edu/sph-medicaid-event-2026
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's a little-known fact that the real reason for no smoking on flights is because of the fire hazard to all of the furry flight staff
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
OMG I called it a week ago!
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This looks like a neat paper with a very important set of findings.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm pretty sure that not responding to an inquiry from an insurer can't be contractual grounds for cancellation, right? I would assume that thousands of people would have very good standing to sue.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just gonna go out there and say that it sucks that Mike D isn't coming to Mpls on his tour.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
[tapping the sign, again] This is exactly how health insurance works, in fact.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FWIW, I predict that these plan cancellations will be disproportionately from Florida. But would be great to have a lot more clarity on all aspects of this.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Is there *ANY* clear description of how CMS identified the 760,000 individuals who had their individual plans cancelled? I don't see any details on the CMS Newsroom release. www.cms.gov/newsroom/fac...
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Federal Marketplace (FFE and SBE-FP) Anti-Fraud Actions
Federal Marketplace (FFE and SBE-FP) Anti-Fraud ActionsIntroduction
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be rightly condemned as anti-semitism. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan, but because he is Muslim he is perpetually foreign and under suspicion.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Make the Scene in Wayne's World 2 Where the Concert Promoter Loses his Mind and Creates a Model Stage Equipped with Machine Gun Turrets Great Again."
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 18/09/2026
The Constitution does not allow the president to choose who counts.
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Excluding Immigrants from the Census Would Hurt the Country and Break the Law
The Constitution, federal law, and centuries of history make clear that the census is meant to count everyone, regardless of citizenship.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Census Bureau is the foundation of American democracy. This is concerning. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...
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Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Quite a thing to hear from someone who oversaw massive Medicare fraud during his time running a company.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If it's anything like other people I know who get into this thinking, I look forward to hearing about the healing power of crystals to protect ourselves.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is fun, but anything like this that doesn't include the GOAT eggplant parm sandwich is just playing for second. cooking.nytimes.com/article/what...
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What Makes a Great Vegetarian Sandwich?
We took eight recipes to a bracket to find out.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Calling this the “Apples to Apples Act” should make your head explode if you understand how selection markets work.
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Rachel Sachs @rachelsachs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Must-read thread and article for health policy watchers - this letter from Paul Ginsburg, who was not only involved with MedPAC but also was the first executive director of the prior Physician Payment Review Commission, is particularly striking. www.statnews.com/2026/09/16/m...
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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I dunno, there’s a lot of bad and scary news here. Maybe instead you want to see our cat PJ chilling at one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes yesterday? (Yes we brought our cat to the lake. Why, you ask? Why not?)
A grey house cat relaxing on a gravel beach in Minnesota with the lake behind her
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You’d think that HHS officials would know better than to make questionable air travel decisions while @ddiamond.bsky.social’s on the clock.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New piece out in Health Affairs, led by Yanlei Ma. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...
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Growth In Participation Of Mental Health Counselors, Marriage And Family Therapists After Medicare Coverage Expansion | Health Affairs Journal
Beginning in January 2024, Medicare allowed mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists to bill directly under fee-for-service Medicare for diagnosing and treating mental illnesses, ma...
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is crazy. Was IMF looking for a chief economist to support mercantilism??
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Striking stability over the past 20 years.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
PSA. (Also, this is ridiculously loud and now I have to re-record a lecture. Thanks Minikahda!)
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is what happens when we each have a kid with us on the skyglider.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It’s happening.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Love to try a sample at Costco that I don’t intend to buy like, “so this is called cheese? Huh, don’t think I’ve ever tried it before”
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is bonkers, and I bet similar attempts are happening at other federal agencies if they’re trying this with NIH.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Seriously, how is he still employed in academia?
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
He did what now?
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
One Republican congressman denounces “the rise of Islam in America.” Another says “Islam is ‘fundamentally incompatible with our way of life.’” Every R Member of Congress should be asked whether they endorse this rank bigotry from their colleagues. www.jta.org/2026/08/31/p...
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Rep. Randy Fine denounces ‘rise of Islam in America’ at GOP Jewish confab - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Speakers warned against DSA politicians taking over the Democratic party.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 01/09/2026
Political control undermines the agencies' independence & scientific integrity. It betrays their purpose. We need reliable, representative views of our world as they have delivered. Instead we will never know if we are getting that or spin.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I generally don't call things Orwellian, but this feels awfully Orwellian.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
SCOOP: After the Census Bureau issued a highly unusual report tied to a President Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau’s parent agency, the Commerce Department, cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, @npr.org has learned www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...
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Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report
After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Stunning.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wild.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’d been crossing my fingers for this to happen!
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cue the Annie Andrews ads arguing that Graham opposes the Medicare program.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"And, oh, I couldn't understand it for I felt I was rich And I told them of the love my mama sewed in every stitch And I told them all the story mama told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes"
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I might walk downstairs and get myself a pen. But the rest of you should all do this.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Wait, DC also has a big blue chicken??? I thought Mpls had the monopoly on big blue chickens?
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Turning our truly amazing Census Bureau into a blog site for conspiracy theorists.
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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hey Uptown Mpls guitar people, here’s a throwback for you.
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