Science/medical writer & media relations for University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine/Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation) focusing on #primarycare, #mentalhealth, aging & #healthpolicy Mom, wife, baker, French horn player, AAAS Fellow, J! bronze
Kara Gavin
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A prominent OB-GYN group announced a set of vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differs from what the U.S. government advises.
Great work from a bunch of my UM colleagues on the impact of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion. It reinforces the conclusion that the ACA was a great step forward, and the OBBBA is a serious threat.
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@visitstratford.bsky.social Heading your way soon for the first time in a couple of years. Any new highlights around town to see (or eat)?
Today, our team is proud to present findings from our 10-year evaluation of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion, called the Healthy Michigan Plan.
We hope our work will inform all expansion states as federal policy changes take effect in coming months.
Read more: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...
I am NOT advocating for AI to take over reporters' jobs, but in the absence of local news coverage, I have to note that this AI-powered portal for monitoring & plucking news out of video feeds of public meetings of city councils, township commissions, school boards and other authorities is useful.
A Diabetes Society Had Police Remove the Editor of Its Own Journal. Then It Apologized.
"Diabetes research saved my life," one patient wrote. A proposed rule would let political appointees kill any grant.
Read & subscribe (for free!) www.celinegounder.com/p/ada-remova...
A prominent OB-GYN group announced a set of vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differs from what the U.S. government advises.
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Celebrating 10 years of Michigan Health Lab, the website where we share stories of @umich.edu biomedical research, patient care, #healthpolicy insights and #meded innovation with the world.
Proud that stories by our team have reached 70M views! Read & subscribe: www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab
Biggest Medicare Advantage insurers denied rehabilitative care for older and disabled Americans at higher rates than industry peers, then frequently overturned those denials when patients appealed, OIG finds. Confirms reporting from @caseyross.bsky.social and me: www.statnews.com/2026/06/11/m...
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With rigorous programs addressing waste reduction, water conservation, green building and climate action, the Ann Arbor health system outperformed more than 430 applicants.
