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Youngmin Kwon

@youngminkwon.bsky.social
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Postdoc @ Vanderbilt University | PhD, Health Services Research & Policy @ Pitt Public Health | Medicaid & Medicare policies and cancer HSR | he/him 🏳️‍🌈

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Aaron Mitchell @thewonkologist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our new study on cancer care for #MedicareAdvantage beneficiaries is out today in @jamainternalmed.com! We find similar treatment timeliness and quality, but use of cheaper treatments in MA vs. traditional Medicare jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Quality, Cost, and Timeliness of Cancer Treatment in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare
This cohort study compares Medicare Advantage beneficiaries and traditional Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with cancer with regards to timeliness of initial treatment, receiving the optimum in...
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The judge intends to limit his order to universities in the plaintiff states (CA, MD, WA, AZ, CO, DE, HI, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OR, RI, WI), members of the plaintiff orgs (APHA, UAW), and the researchers named directly, he said today. His written opinion will come in the coming days.
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 03/06/2025
Lee Jae-myung from the Democratic Party has been elected president of South Korea.
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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
New paper out in #HealthAffairs on potential savings with the #InflationReductionAct in Medicare #PartD. Lots of savings for those needing specialty drugs but a note of caution for those with lower spending. Need to shop for a new plan if you take a preferred brand, especially in stand-alone plans!
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Medicare Part D Redesign Savings May Be Lower For Beneficiaries With Spending Below The Out-Of-Pocket Cap | Health Affairs Journal
The Medicare prescription drug plan redesign under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 aims to simplify the Part D benefit while capping out-of-pocket spending for Part D–covered drugs. Whether and wh...
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Prof Keith Marzilli Ericson @profericson.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🚨 Rethinking Moral Hazard: Moral hazard in health insurance—the increased spending that comes when you get insured—is usually seen as wasteful due to insurance’s price distortion. This paper challenges that view.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
NEWS: President Yoon REMOVED - UNANIMOUS DECISION
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Youngmin Kwon @youngminkwon.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🚨Please find my last dissertation chapter on JCO Oncology Practice. We used a novel linkage of Medicaid and housing services data to examine housing-related disparities in receipt of cancer screening in a large cohort of Medicaid enrollees. ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Housing-Related Disparities in Receipt of Breast Cancer Screening Among Women Medicaid Beneficiaries | JCO Oncology Practice
PURPOSEPeople experiencing housing insecurity (PEHI) may face barriers to preventive cancer screening, but the extent to which PEHI receive screening at the population level is understudied. Therefore...
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JAMA @jama.com · 17/03/2025
When they become eligible for Medicare, beneficiaries must choose to enroll in Medicare Advantage (MA) or traditional Medicare. This Viewpoint discusses the differences between MA and traditional Medicare. ja.ma/3FzVLc0
Table.  Broker Financial Incentives and Possible Reforms
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Youngmin Kwon @youngminkwon.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I really feel for all the applicants who are robbed of opportunities to pursue their dreams of receiving higher education at an excellent institution like Pitt. www.wesa.fm/health-scien...
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The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
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Youngmin Kwon @youngminkwon.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
‼️ My study examining the patterns of end-of-life care among Medicare decedents with advanced cancer is now out at JAMA Health forum. Even in recent periods, many cancer pts receive potentially aggressive care at EOL at the expense of supportive care. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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End-of-Life Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Advanced Cancer
This cohort study examines the current patterns of end-of-life care among older, fee-for-service Medicare decedents with advanced cancer.
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Dana Bernson, MPH @dlbernson.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
86% of cancer patients & survivors who are able to purchase their health insurance on the Marketplace due to tax credits say they would have difficulty getting the care they need without these credits @acscan.bsky.social www.fightcancer.org/policy-resou...
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Survivor Views on Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
Our latest survey finds that 86% of those receiving enhanced premium tax credits would have difficulty getting care if the credits expire at the end of 2025, and very few (25%) are aware of the enhanc...
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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I’m getting confirmation that #NIH grants that focused on improving health for #LGBT people are being defunded and ordered to stop immediately.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
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Joel Mittleman @joeljm.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991. Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens. As of this morning, it’s gone.
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The Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfund.org · 30/01/2025
Did You Know? Studies link Medicaid expansion to higher cancer diagnosis rates and improved care for chronic diseases. Medicaid expansion saves lives. Learn more about the value of Medicaid here. ⤵️
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What Is Medicaid’s Value?
This explainer discusses the value of Medicaid to its many beneficiaries.
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Ari B Friedman @abfriedman.com · 28/01/2025
Dear fellow scientists, Go talk to the press about what is going on. Talk to local news about how it will impact jobs. Be specific, but don't pity yourself. Instead focus on how your own situation affects local jobs, the national economy, beating the growing scientific race with China. Suggestions:
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Youngmin Kwon @youngminkwon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I have been seeing so many ads for these pseudo-insurance programs everywhere, and I'm glad @vox.com reported on them! www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Americans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskier
An obscure health insurance alternative is seeing tremendous growth. But there’s a catch.
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Youngmin Kwon @youngminkwon.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Starting today, Medicare beneficiaries will have their annual out-of-pocket drug costs capped at $2,000 as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act. www.kff.org/medicare/iss...
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Millions of People with Medicare Will Benefit from the New Out-of-Pocket Drug Spending Cap Over Time | KFF
In 2025, Medicare beneficiaries will pay no more than $2,000 out of pocket for prescription drugs covered under Part D, Medicare’s outpatient drug benefit, due to a provision in the Inflation Reductio...
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JAMA @jama.com · 13/12/2024
Viewpoint from John Graves and Gabrielle Lyons discusses enrollment in Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare among older adults and common reasons for plan disenrollment. ja.ma/3VCyjA9
PDF preview image of "Incentivizing Network Adequacy in Medicare Advantage"
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