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Ryan Levi

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Reporter/producer at nonprofit health policy newsroom @tradeoffs.org. tradeoffs.org Tips: rlevi@tradeoffs.org

Ryan Levi @ryan-levi.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Day 1 of #AspenIdeasHealth ends with a lookback at how the ACA was made with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former HHS Secretaries Sylvia Burwell and Kathleen Sebelius. @aspenideas.bsky.social @tradeoffs.org

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Ryan Levi @ryan-levi.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Looking forward to talking health policy and big ideas the next few days at @aspenideas.bsky.social. If you're here too, don't be a stranger! #AspenIdeasHealth

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Ryan Levi @ryan-levi.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

As expected, the Trump administration has shut down the special suicide prevention and crisis lifeline option for LGBTQ+ young people, effective July 17.

A press release from SAMHSA saying: "On July 17, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will no longer silo LGB+ youth services, also known as the “Press 3 option,” to focus on serving all help seekers, including those previously served through the Press 3 option.

The Press 3 option was established as a pilot program in Fiscal Year 2022 under a government agreement with a third party. The Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus included a Congressional directive for $29.7 million to fund the specialized services. Federal funding in FY24 for the Press 3 services increased to $33 million. As of June 2025, more than $33 million in funds have been spent to support the subnetworks, fully expending the monies allocated for 988 Lifeline LGB+ subnetwork services.

Everyone who contacts the 988 Lifeline will continue to receive access to skilled, caring, culturally competent crisis counselors who can help with suicidal, substance misuse, or mental health crises, or any other kind of emotional distress. Anyone who calls the Lifeline will continue to receive compassion and help."

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Ryan Levi @ryan-levi.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I'm working on a @tradeoffs.org story about impacts of potential NIH cuts on clinical trials. Looking to talk to folks who: - have run NIH-funded trials - are helping universities scenario plan for possible cuts If that's you or someone you know, I'm at rlevi-at-tradeoffs.org and Signal below.

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