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Liz McCuskey

@mccuskey.bsky.social
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Prof. of Health Law, Policy, & Management @ Boston University. Into talking about “private” insurance and public health, yelling about ERISA, seeking health justice.

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SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Join us for the Jay Healey Teaching Session on this first afternoon of #HLP25 (6/4, 4:15 pm). This year’s theme, Survival with Integrity, reflects the extraordinary legal and social changes health law teachers are experiencing. You won’t want to miss this beloved & impactful opening day tradition!
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Heather McCabe @profwaltermac.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
What a great panel on Gender & Sex at #HLP25 You know it will be good when you all color coordinate!
Picture of 5 presenters in black and pink outfits standing in front of sign.
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The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics @jlme-journal.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
It's Day 2 of the Health Law Professors Conference! We have had a tremendous welcome from @akesselheim.bsky.social, and @bostonu.bsky.social's Angela Onwuachi-Willig and Nicole Huberfeld. Happening right now: "Key Updates for a Tumultuous Time." #HLP25 #HLPC25 #HLP48
Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean, BU School of Law & School of Public HealthNicole HuberfeldAaron Kesselheim, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Law, Medicine and EthicsPlenary panel including Nicole Huberfeld, Aaron Kesselheim, Nina Kohn, Joan Krause, Matt Lawrence, Medha Makhlouf, and Maya Manian
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Rick Weinmeyer @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
This is a wonderful honor! I'm lucky to have had so much encouragement & support along the way from *incredible* scholars, staff & students in the health law community. And it caps off a fantastic 1st year on the TT at @loyolachicago.bsky.social School of Law & the incomparable Beazley Institute!
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Nina Kohn @ninakohn.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
With so much in flux and so much on the line, this type of exchange is more important than ever. And a good reminder that while the road is bumpy, we are traveling it in good company. #ASLME #HLP2025
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Michael R. Ulrich @michaelrulrich.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Stellar plenary covering insanity happening in health care, admin law, immigration, FDA, long-term care, repro rights, & much more with Wendy Mariner, Joan Krause, @mblawrence.bsky.social @mdmakhlouf.bsky.social @akesselheim.bsky.social @mayamanian.bsky.social @ninakohn.bsky.social #ASLME #HLP2025
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SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
We are so pleased to announce our 2025 #HealthLaw Scholars: ⭐️ @benjaminabarsky.bsky.social ⭐️ Alicia Gilbert ⭐️ @davidasimon.bsky.social @nusl.bsky.social ⭐️ @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social #HLPC25 @slulaw.bsky.social See you in St. Louis in September!
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Jimmy Carter Appreciation 🧵: As we mourn Carter's death, there will be lots of discussion of his presidency and his post-presidential exploits, including his work with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social and the @cartercenter.bsky.social. But I want to talk about Carter and the federal judiciary....
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Liz McCuskey @mccuskey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The ubiquity and banality of claims denials are a design feature in commercial health insurance - not a bug. 🦟 Got 4 minutes? Treat yourself to the Yaver Explainer @mirandayaver.bsky.social with @npr.org: www.npr.org/2024/12/11/n...
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Examining the factors that play into the high rate of insurance denials
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Miranda Yaver, a health policy scholar at the University of Pittsburgh, who offers insights into the high rate of denied health insurance claims.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Time flew by so we didn’t get a chance to discuss the administrative burdens of appealing, but this is the link to my discussion with Michel Martin on NPR Morning Edition this morning on the scope of insurance coverage denials and how AI is exacerbating this problem. www.npr.org/2024/12/11/n...
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Examining the factors that play into the high rate of insurance denials
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Miranda Yaver, a health policy scholar at the University of Pittsburgh, who offers insights into the high rate of denied health insurance claims.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I talked with @citizencohn.bsky.social for this piece on the UnitedHealthcare events and Americans’ anger toward private health insurers, in light of the findings from my research on coverage denials and administrative burden. www.huffpost.com/entry/insura...
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The Cold Social Media Reaction To The UnitedHealthcare CEO's Killing Was Not Hard To Predict
You don’t have to feel good about these reactions to a human tragedy to understand why anybody associated with the insurance industry would inspire such hostility.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family. Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
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The Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfund.org · 21/11/2024
If we’re serious as a nation about making #healthcare affordable for everyone, then we must address the fact that the cost of seeking care still poses a barrier to many Americans. SURVEY FINDINGS ❌ 57% of underinsured Americans say they skip care due to costs 💳 44% have medical debt
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The State of Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.
This brief presents findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey to describe the state of Americans’ health insurance coverage in 2024.
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Liz McCuskey @mccuskey.bsky.social · 24/04/2024
EMTALA case: The Nicole Huberfeld Explainer www.statnews.com/2024/04/23/s...
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EMTALA, a vital health law you've never heard of, is in danger
EMTALA is a unique law protecting a right to emergency care in the U.S. States shouldn't be able to chip away at the protections it offers.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 27/03/2024
Joe Lieberman is why we don’t have Medicare at 55.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 27/03/2024
Like the losers who ask, “If I were the last man on Earth, then could I go out with you?”, the doctors in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine are asking, “If I were the last doctor on Earth, then could I force you to give birth?” ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/mifep...
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The Mifepristone Case Is a Trial Balloon For a Nationwide Abortion Ban
Right-wing activists probably won't win the mifepristone case at the Supreme Court, but they're laying the groundwork for something bigger.
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Four Years Ago Today @fouryearsagotoday.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Dozens of major companies, including General Motors, commit to manufacturing ventilators, distributing supplies and creating a contact tracing system - they only need the administration to invoke the Defense Production Act. Kushner refuses. (2/2) Here is a horrifying account of that meeting:
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“That’s Their Problem”: How Jared Kushner Let the Markets Decide America’s COVID-19 Fate
First-person accounts of a tense meeting at the White House in late March suggest that President Trump’s son-in-law resisted taking federal action to alleviate shortages and help Democratic-led New Yo...
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Four Years Ago Today @fouryearsagotoday.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Friday March 20: the shortage of protective gear for front line medical workers is now front page news (see nyt) Trump says it's not his problem. “The Federal government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping. You know, we’re not a shipping clerk.”
Nyt page one: DOCTORS SOUND ALARM AS NATION STRUGGLES
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
7 years ago today: FBI director confirms inquiry into 2016 Russian interference 6 years: Trump congratulates Putin on "reelection" despite advisers warning against 5 years: Hope Hicks to cooperate w/House inquiry 4 years: Trump makes unsupported claims re: potential of unproven drugs to treat COVID
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
7 years ago today: Russian elites found to have invested ~$100M in Trump properties 6 years ago: Trump taunts FBI deputy director he had fired 5 years ago: Trump refuses to apologize to Central Park Five 4 years ago: Trump defends his use of the term "China virus," says not racist
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11/03/2024
7 years ago today: "Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is heaven — for spies" 6 years ago: Stormy Daniels interview set to "60 Minutes" 5 years ago: Trump tells RNC "Democrats hate Jewish people," falsely denies calling Tim Cook "Tim Apple" 4 years ago: Trump reluctant to declare COVID emergency as outbreak grows
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 09/03/2024
7 years ago today: Controversy over whether DOJ was investigating Trump 6 years ago: Revealed that Michael Cohen used Trump Org email to arrange Stormy Daniels $ 5 years ago: Judge issues order in border family separation case 4 years ago: Trump refuses to cancel rallies as COVID outbreak spreads
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
7 years ago today: China approves 38 new Trump trademarks 6 years ago: Trump asked witnesses about interviews with special counsel 5 years ago: Manafort says "humiliated and ashamed" at sentencing 4 years ago: Trump says to leave passengers with COVID-19 on cruise ship to keep case numbers low
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 07/03/2024
"Wanting sex to be “dangerous”—in a bad, reproductive coercion way; not a fun, BDSM way—is to treat pregnancy and children as an appropriate punishment for the offense of having any sex at all." Please read the horniest legal argument I've ever written ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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How the Conservative Legal Movement Is Waging a War on Sex
Activists spent decades trying to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court's mifepristone case is just the start of their bigger ambitions.
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The Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfund.org · 07/03/2024
Health care providers are winning about three of four resolutions in claims filed under the No Surprises Act’s dispute process, new data show. Some providers may be using the independent dispute resolution as a strategy to increase revenue, with significant implications for health care costs.
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Report Shows Dispute Resolution Process in No Surprises Act Favors Providers
Health care providers are winning about three of four resolutions in claims filed under the No Surprises Act’s dispute process, new data show.
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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
State preemption as a sword to attack public health laws that seek to protect some of the most vulnerable and oppressed workers. Law is a powerful social determinant of health. 🤢🤢😡😡 #PHLaw #PHEthx #PublicHealthLaw #Preemption #LegalEpi cc @dcarr.bsky.social
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Four Years Ago Today @fouryearsagotoday.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
March 7, 2020, Saturday As virus fears grow, Trump leaves DC for Florida to fete Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at Mar a Lago. Seventeen members of Bolsonaro's entourage will later test positive for Covid. Brazil's former Health Minister called it "a corona trip."
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
7 years ago today: Trump signs order restricting entry to US by people from Muslim countries 6 years ago: Stormy Daniels sues Trump; Conway found to violate Hatch Act 5 years ago: Manafort sentenced to prison 4 years ago: Controversy over federal response after Trump plays down COVID outbreak at CDC
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
Four years ago
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
Four years ago to the day, the Dow Jones plunged 1,000 points as panic about COVID spread.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
7 years ago today: Trump claims Obama wiretapped him 6 years ago today: Trump aide says he will refuse Mueller subpoena 5 years ago today: Trump reportedly pressured staff to grant clearance to Ivanka 4 years ago today: Judge calls Barr description of Mueller report "distorted" and "misleading"
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
38 months ago, Donald Trump's unprecedented effort to subvert a democratic election led to an insurrection at the US Capitol that sought to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. He no longer faces any challengers for the GOP nomination and could be president again in 320 days.
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Liz McCuskey @mccuskey.bsky.social · 06/03/2024
Legend 👇
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Trump promising to end federal funding for schools with vaccine mandates - that is, for *every public school in America* www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGgp... Would put us all at risk and bring back diseases like measles we have virtually eliminated in the US. Should be front page news everywhere.
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Watch Donald Trump rally in Richmond: 'We are going to make a big play for Virginia'
In Richmond, supporters started lining up Saturday morning for an evening rally at a downtown convention center. The entry lines stretched several blocks by ...
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Liz McCuskey @mccuskey.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
AJLM: would you come spend a day dealing with the needless suffering and death at stake in this litigation, in front of a packed audience? Us, health law scholars: 😁
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Nathan Cortez @nathancortez.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
For over a decade I've gone out of my way to gross out my students on Valentine's Day by describing, in gory details, the FDA's "defect action levels" (allowable filth) for chocolate products. Rodent hairs? Mammalian excreta? Insect fragments? Yes please. #fda
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Liz McCuskey @mccuskey.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
Valentine, on time
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Nina Kohn @ninakohn.bsky.social · 01/02/2024
We're bringing a dream-team of #ElderAbuse experts to Yale Law on 2/16 to discuss America's elder abuse problem and what can be done about it. The half-day symposium is free and open to the public. Click below for details and registration. law.yale.edu/solomon-cent...
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Innovating Elder Justice
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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 01/02/2024
A really thoughtful consideration how canine vaccine hesitancy can endanger public health. Thanks PBS @wgbh.org for covering our work with G. Motta & @stecula.bsky.social ! to.pbs.org/3SdCzmQ
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Why experts worry more pet owners may skip rabies shots over vaccine hesitancy
Public health experts and veterinarians are concerned about the potential for an increase in cases of rabies, a vaccine-preventable illness, for both companion animals and humans.
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Lindsay Wiley @lindsaywiley.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
This wasn’t only a case of individual health care workers’ racist, dehumanizing, and duplicitous response to a patient in physical & emotional pain. They mobilized the hospital’s bureaucratic machinery against Watts over the course of multiple visits throughout her miscarriage.
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Lindsay Wiley @lindsaywiley.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
The Watts case will be on my mind as I teach health law this semester. The nurse’s call to the police was apparently at the direction of the hospital’s Risk Management office. The long delays she experienced on her 1st 2 visits were for ethics committee consults she wasn’t even notified about.
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Doron Dorfman @dorfmandoron.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
So nice to welcome many extraordinary health law scholars to Seton Hall Health Law Work-In-Progress Workshop today! We Introduced the Seton Hall Law Book Club: each participant got to choose a fiction book, carefully curated by Seton Hall health law faculty, to read on their way back home 📚🎉
A group photo of people of different genders and racesOne woman amid speech and another on her computerTwo women and a man at a panel amid speechA table with Seton Hall Law written on it and fiction books laid on it
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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
NEW from our team at @ThePolicyTweets & RIDOH In a nationally rep. svy, just 14% of adults aged 60+ report vaccinating against RSV. A majority (53%) plan to refuse RSV vax. going forward Inc: @timcallaghan.bsky.social, Jenny Ross, David Yokum, & more! osf.io/preprints/so...
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