Dr. @rebekahgeemd talking w/@ddiamond about the importance of #Medicaid
“Health care hits home”
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@rebekahgeemd points out that #Medicaid expansion should be a no-brainer.
States around Louisiana have had rural hospital closures. Louisiana has had none.
This is also backed up by nationwide data from @GeorgetownCCF
ccf.georgetown.edu/2018/10/29/mor…
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“Our goal is that for our children, Hepatitis C is eradicated & a disease of the past like polio” - @rebekahgeemd
To help accomplish there is a #Medicaid supplemental rebate - a cap based on 2018 prices for HepC treatment that they then get back the difference.
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“Why not treat everyone in jail who is addicted?” @rebekahgeemd sees their HepC model being applicable to Substance Use Disorder treatment & other chronic diseases as well.
#mnleg
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Cc: @md4healthequity @ThisIsMedicaid @tylerwinkelman
@ddiamond w/a tough ? about how when health care costs go ⬆️ education spending goes ⬇️
So, which is more important, health care or education?
@rebekahgeemd “Education”
She cites spending on new medical tech that doesn’t markedly improve outcomes vs universal preK
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“There are hospitals more concerned about how the room the Mom delivers her baby in looks nice than if there is a hemorrhage score card” - @rebekahgeemd
She asks what our communities would look like if money spent on new buildings was spent on prenatal to 3 👏🏾🙌🏾
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