Stats twitter: “All statistical methods fail horribly without telling you and you shouldn’t trust any research ever. fml.”

Data science twitter: “Here are NINE SIMPLE WAYS to convert your data into ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS using POWERFUL AI. Number 3 will astound you!! I’m on a boat”

'If MCPARs were publicly available, they could be a tool for advocates to hold MCOs, the state agencies, and CMS accountable for performance. Unfortunately, they are not.'

The Brazilian government requires large firms to hire workers with disabilities.

Before writing a paper about this quota for disabled workers, I was exposed to it in several circumstances in my life.

I want to take you on a journey on how I transformed these events into a paper

We picked our five favorite chanukiot. This one is the latest acquisition:

The union's victory getting sub-contracted temps converted to direct, unionized Microsoft employees (bloomberg.com/news/articles/…) is a contrast with Microsoft's past controversies over contract labor: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

One little candle left on the dinosaur menorah, trying to reenact the miracle.

Happy Hanukkah!

It's been a privilege to hit the pavement with Will Raderman on striking anti-marriage and anti-work penalties in SSI for disabled Americans. Thrilled to see this issue and tremendous business support for reform be highlighted by Sherrod Brown this week. brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press…

Happy Hanukkah from your friends on Sesame Street! 💙 #HappyHanukkah

Very interesting 🧵 on using machine learning to identify children potentially eligible for SSI:

SCOTUS issued its 1st decision of the year, ruling a case that could have gutted a key ADA enforcement provision moot.

It is a better result than what many disability and civil rights advocates feared. My latest on Acheson Hotels LLC v. Laufer. 19thnews.org/2023/12/suprem…

The considerations in this paper are miles away from where ethics committees are in approving autism research and interventions, especially those looking at behaviourist approaches.

The gap needs to close and harms better understood. A very good paper.

How strong is public support for the CDC in the wake of Covid & how do conservatives view its role? Matt Motta Timothy Callaghan Kristin Lunz Trujillo explore in new Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law article Duke University Press. Ungated:

read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/article/…

I fully support improved trial efficiency but would *very* much like to learn more about what’s under the hood of these clinical trial prediction algorithms, because right now my causal inference brain is echoing with alarm bells and klaxons

Interested in studying the effects of Medicare Advantage? Now in Health Services Research we provide an overview of major threats to identification and discuss some potential strategies to address them! Lauren H. Nicholas Kelly Anderson Daniel Polsky Darden Restaurants Michael Darden
doi.org/10.1111/1475-6…

Scred and Lily Tomlin singing “I Got You Babe” on SNL, 1975

For as…unique as Scred is, this is genuinely a sweet little moment

1/ In this JAMA Health Forum paper, we address a critical gap in evidence related to physicians with disabilities.

Using a large national sample of 90,000 physicians we find that physicians with disabilities earn *21% lesser* than those without disability.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

We are deeply saddened to share that Andres Gallegos passed away on December 1st, surrounded by loved ones. This is a profound loss for the disability community, and for Access Living.

Today, 600,000 North Carolinians can now access Medicaid coverage as North Carolina becomes the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the ACA.

It's time every American had high-quality affordable health care.

And to those who want to repeal this lifesaving law: not on my watch.

🚨New paper!

There’s a massive system to get defendants to appear in court, including bail and pretrial detention.

Our study shows it’s not defendants who miss court most, it’s other required actors: police officers, lawyers, and civilian witnesses. 1/

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…