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Erika Crable, PhD

@erikacrable.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, UCLA HPM | I study how to improve access to effective health services for people living with substance use disorders | #healthpolicy #ImpSci

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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Last day to comment on a proposed rule that would turn many civil servants into at will political appointees. Voice your comments here: www.regulations.gov/document/OPM... Cite the Doc ID to have your comment count: OPM-2025-0004-0001
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Mental Healthcare for All Lab @mhcare4all.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
📢 We’re wrapping up our APCS-funded D&I speaker series with one last exciting panel! Join us for a panel on Policy Dissemination and Implementation featuring @emmabethmcginty.bsky.social, @erikacrable.bsky.social, and Dr. Jonathan Purtle 🏛️🧠 Use the QR code to register and get the Zoom link!
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
In case this wasn't obvious - calling something "evidence based" requires accurately presenting rigorous data from multiple reliable sources to show a consistent outcome.
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a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
ALT: a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
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Andrea Ducas @andreaducas.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Great new visual from KFF breaking down the nearly 14 million additional people who'd be uninsured if the GOP is successful.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
As always, KFF delivers with a useful tracker of proposed changes to Medicaid policy 👇
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Join us 5/22/25 for a #NIDA HEAL Workshop about health economics tools to address practice challenges in preventing & treating mental illness & SUDs. Conversation & presentations by me & other NIDA-funded investigators bit.ly/HEALHealthEc... @ucsd-disc.bsky.social @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social
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HEAL Workshop: Health Economics Research to Address the Needs of Those With Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder, and Comorbid Conditions
A forum for partners to engage with health economic researchers to identify priorities for people with mental illness and SUD.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Early career researchers, scientific advancements & return on tax payer $ for funded grants are in jeopardy. A clear explainer of what is at stake & how to help early career folks. #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation
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Uncertainty in Science and Among Early Career Investigators
This JAMA Forum discusses the current climate of uncertainty in scientific research and suggests mechanisms to support early career scientists.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
📣 It's simple: politicizing science = less safe, effective cancer care, SUD treatment, vaccines = poor quality of life, unnecessary deaths. Helpful visualization by @kff.org. At least 780 grants terminated (universities alone, more across other institutes). Tell your neighbors why this matters! 🧪
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Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump - KFF Health News
A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or geographically. Of the organizations that had grants cut in the first month, about 40% ar...
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The proposal cuts the #NIH budget 40% to $27 billion, consolidates the NIH’s into 8 institutes, eliminating many. This would be devastating for keeping Americans healthy & scientifically advanced. Call Congress now!
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Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Do you know about health-related programs that have been cancelled due to federal funding cuts or delays? @kffhealthnews.org we're looking to cover stories about programs that provided *direct* services to people. Send me a DM or email amym@kff.org 🌈
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
🙏 Shameless ask: It’s my birthday. Scientists, please call your Congress peeps & tell them why AHRQ & NIH are critical to curing cancer, treating & preventing substance use, ensuring healthcare access in rural America, the list goes on. Without real #AHRQ & #NIH funding we will be a sicker country.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Trump just withdrew the bad CDC nominee after public blowback about the measles vaccine. Scientists, we can achieve the same with the bad NIH nominee. Public pressure can force out Bhattacharya. Your voices are needed now. Please take action. 🧪
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White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon as CDC director pick
The White House is withdrawing President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican former congressman and vaccine critic Dave Weldon to serve as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Sage words from Dr. Volkow about how the NIH and NIDA that have "no parallel in the world in terms of its contribution to knowledge, to science, to solutions, to health care, and to economics." #SavetheNIH
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Top addiction researcher Nora Volkow on NIH cuts, optimism, and the limits of RFK Jr.’s 12-step experience
In a Q&A, NIH addiction chief Nora Volkow speaks about RFK Jr.'s policy shake-ups, 12-step recovery limits, and why overdose deaths are falling.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Another loss for #science & the next generation of researchers. The 28-year running NIDA summer internship program is cancelled for this year. @altnih4science.bsky.social #SavetheNIH
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
📢 Make it a goal to talk to 3 family members, friends, or strangers each week about how freezes on scientific progress & higher education will negatively impact people’s lives in a personal way (cancer tx, their kids college, etc). The general public needs to know why this matters.
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Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order
Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
“The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities expresses grave concern over the escalating threats to academic freedom, both in the United States and beyond” 🧪 European academies have isssued a joint statement on what is going on in US here: allea.org/wp-content/u...
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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Even if the administration allows meetings to resume, there is already a huge backlog of applications and far fewer federal officials to process the backlog. 2025 will go down as a dark year for American science. We need to keep speaking out about this. #NIHMatters #ScienceMatters
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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Some brief thoughts from someone who studies public opinion. The federal firing spree can be made unpopular because it is being done in a haphazard way, there will be huge economic effects not just in DC but also across country & it's also likely illegal in many cases. But how to make that argument?
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Firing the heads of Institutes at the NIH (NIAID, NIDA, NCI, etc) will mean: -More cancer deaths -More overdose deaths -More AIDS deaths -More asthma deaths -More cardiovascular deaths -More lupus deaths -More measles deaths -More sepsis deaths -More liver & kidney-related deaths -More infant deaths
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
#HealthPolicyValentines - the bright spot we need today! Roses are red, Violets are blue, Of evidence-based SUD treatment policies, There simply are too few, Next time you think, 'Hey, why not just get treatment?' Remember, SUD stigma and misinformation are all too frequent 💜 @kffhealthnews.org
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Please someone cover this! @jaketapper.bsky.social @kaitlancollins.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social CDC is being gutted by 5pm today.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 13/02/2025
- There is a “Stand up for Science” event happening on March 7, 2025 in DC (standupforscience.org). - Federal workers: Watch for changes in your work processes and not any changes you’re asked to make. Document everything.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Hey 🧪 NIH Loan Repayment Program awardees: Anyone notice their quarterly payments have stopped? The January payment never happened. Curious if others are seeing this (I expect this is not uncommon).
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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH. GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC. Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
@sarajacobs.house.gov @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov I know you support rigorous, non-partisan science. As a CA constituent, UC faculty, & NIH-funded scientist whose research is directly impacted by this - please stop Congress from enabling this attack on science. LMK how I can help
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EXPLAINER: How Senate Democrats Can Shut Down Trump's Agenda with Procedural Hardball
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Tomorrow’s class touches on street level bureaucracy and dilemmas in public policy implementation. Guess I’ll just point all around as case studies? 👆👉👇👈 #healthpolicy #ImpSci
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
FYI this legal tracker is super helpful for those looking to get a handle on active challenges to the executive orders. More details below... 👀https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-legal-challenges-trump-administration-actions/
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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The best thing that scientists can do right this moment is organize with each other. Form networks, do coordinated communications: comms to the public, comms to media outlets, comms to Congress. That's the most urgent need. #philsci #scicomm #neuroskyence #evodevo #publichealth
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
RKF Jr has repeated falsely claimed that Americans think #Medicaid isn't working well. This is not true. Here are the facts: 77% view Medicaid favorably, 69% say it works well Let's deal in facts, please. www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...
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5 Charts About Public Opinion on Medicaid | KFF
A quick look at the public’s view of Medicaid, the government health insurance and long-term care program for low-income adults and children, from recent KFF polling.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Feeling stressed about #NIH activity freeze? Things you can do: 1. 📞 Contact your Senators & Reps in Congress. Highlight the economic impact NIH funding has, ask for bipartisan work to end the freeze. 2. 🧘‍♀️ Yoga, deep breathing, ground yourself. 3. 👩‍🔬 Science. Get back to your important work.
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better… -For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return. -Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
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UCSD ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center @ucsd-disc.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
New year, new opportunities to learn about the EPIS framework! 🧐 EPIS expert, @erikacrable.bsky.social will be hosting our January EPIS Office Hours on 1/14/25. Join us for either session! 🎉 Register here: S1: bit.ly/3ydi0Bl S2: bit.ly/3WsREU0 @drgregaarons.bsky.social #impsci
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
@andriaeisman.bsky.social moderating an excellent #DIScience24 panel about the pace of research & #impsci amid emergencies. Take aways: 1) Identify questions that are worth asking in emergencies 2) Build adaptive capacity 3) Effective actions > perfection 4) Early, no regret actions save lives
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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Periodic reminder that enrollment and spending are not proportional in Medicaid — children and adults make up about three-quarters of enrollment but only half of spending. This has important implications for proposed budget cuts.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Save the date! 📅 Join us for a #NIDA HEAL Workshop: Health Economics Research to Address the Needs of Those w/ SMI, SUD & Comorbid Conditions. I'll be chatting about health policy #impsci x econ. Webinar w/ all-star line-up on 2/14/25. Why not make science your valentine?! 💕
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HEAL Workshop: Health Economics Research to Address the Needs of Those With Serious Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder, and Comorbid Conditions
A forum for partners to engage with health economic researchers to identify priorities for people with mental illness and SUD.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Now, more than ever, we need meaningful strategies that support evidence-informed policy decisions. It was an honor to discuss my policy #impsci research at UC Center Sacramento last week. p.s. Visit your state house! The mosaics alone are worth the trip!
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hi all! 👋 Jumping over to this app for obvious reasons. I’m an #ImpSci & #healthpolicy researcher. I study how to promote the use of evidence in policy making & implementing processes - esp around policies that impact access to SUD or #harmreduction services.
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
New KFF data shows (as expected) substantial variation in #Medicaid disenrollment rates across states. Is anyone studying variation of renewal request & continued coverage policy implementation? Seems critical to maintaining a safety net. www.kff.org/report-secti... #HealthPolicy #ImpSci
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Simon F. Haeder @simonfhaeder.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Finally time to share my paper w/ @donmoyn.bsky.social as part of the #TacklingStructuralRacism issue in @Health_Affairs > Race And Racial Perceptions Shape Burden Tolerance For Medicaid And The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program doi.org/10.1377/hlth... #OpenAccess
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
I am Sisyphus. My email inbox is the boulder. #AcademicSky
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Erika Crable, PhD @erikacrable.bsky.social · 25/09/2023
👋Hi all! Trying this platform out to stay connected to research & practice communities. I do health services research & implementation science focused on testing strategies to improve access to quality harm reduction & SUD services. Pretty obsessed w/ Medicaid & safety net #healthpolicy. #ImpSci
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