Advance copies have arrived Publication day is March 26th!

Apparently pre-orders help a lot if so inclined:

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In case you missed it, early results show that providing services for non-medical drivers of health (food, housing, transportation, interpersonal violence) in NC Medicaid is **saving $85 per person per month in medical costs.** ncdhhs.gov/news/press-rel…

Last night I went to a concert where the singer said the words “shout out to Medicaid!”(obviously I was excited) I talked to him later and he had a great experience with MediCal_DHCS! Thanks Jacey Cooper!

Raleigh Monday's pollen count was 5,219, which shatters the previous record of 3,524 set on April 7, 2010. The count, which is defined by the number of grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air, is recorded by the North Carolina Division of Air Quality in Raleigh.

13 years ago today I made a single layered cake to celebrate the ACA’s first birthday and said I’d add a layer every year. This year I present to you a 14 layer ACA birthday cake.

I’m pleased to announce that I was an active participant in this year’s annual World Sleep Day (3/15).

Holy smokes!! It’s the greatest television show ever!!! And mine forever!! I’m about to have the best weekend of ANYONE’s life!! RIP Andre Braugher.

Being married is great. Happy first anniversary Dan Powers (a year ago and today).

Cool this means I’m also related to Emily Dickinson!

Narbonne is pretty cute.

Mississippi House passes Medicaid expansion 96-20!

I've said it before -- all states will get there eventually.

This isn't a partisan issue - its purely a fight between extremist R's and more reasonable R's. How long do you leave $ on the table + let your citizens get sicker?

Every month recently a new black sweater arrives in our washing machine. Neither of us have ever seen these sweaters before in our lives. Is this aging?

Love Your Pet Day feels like a fake holiday.

📢 Please help spread the word:

The State Health Research and Policy Interest Group of AcademyHealth is soliciting abstract submissions from *students* for presentation at the 2024 Annual Research Meeting.

Deadline: March 4

Details below!