@JacobARains

Avid runner, beagle lover, and health policy wonk | @unchpm @densionu alum. Views expressed here are my own.

 Durham, NC
Joined June 2017
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BILL SCORED. BILL SCORED. BILL SCORED.
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Alex Wayne@aawayne12 May 2025
NEWS: In Spencer, Iowa, the local hospital already loses $2 million a year on its mental health unit, where 40% of patients are covered by Medicaid. By @tonyleys kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…

Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them. -...

Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care, such as cancer or cardiac treatment.

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Drug deaths plummet in one Ohio county. Like the nation, the future is uncertain. - The Washington Post ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ washingtonpost.com/health/20…

Drug deaths are down in one Ohio county and much of the U.S. Why is complex.

The story of Hamilton County is the story of much of America in 2025. Overdose deaths have fallen sharply, offering hope the crisis will further ease.

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(Longer column here. This is how social media works now right?) washingtonpost.com/sports/20…

Column | The Commanders won again? Who are these guys? What is happening here?

The Washington Commanders earned an emphatic victory over the top-seeded Detroit Lions and advanced to the NFC championship game.

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nytimes.com/2025/01/13/healt… via @NYTimes

Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say (Published 2025)

By 2060, new dementia cases per year could double to one million because of the growing population of older Americans, a study predicts.

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In their new Forefront article, Alixandra Gould, Stephanie Anthony, @EdoBanach, Jonah Frohlich, Dennis Heaphy, and Anna Lansky from @ManattHealth discuss how most states have taken a one-size-fits-all (or one-size-fits-most) approach to designing integrated care models for their dually eligible populations. This lack of inclusive policy making and program design, they write, suggests that existing integrated care models are not meeting the needs of people with I/DD who enroll in those programs. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…

Redesigning Integrated Care For Dually Eligible People With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities...

Most states have taken a one-size-fits-all (or one-size-fits-most) approach to designing integrated care models for their dually eligible populations. This lack of inclusive policy making and program...

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RJ Davis
@ariidavis_16 Oct 2024
Seth Trimble. Buy stock now
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My dissertation recruitment is live! 🚨Seeking maternal substance use professionals & clinicians in NC & KY! If you're an agency staff worker, social worker, physician, nurse, NPA, PA, or state-level advocate, join us in a vital group discussion on maternal SUD. 💸 $125 for two, two-hour sessions 📍 Virtual DM or email lcaton-AT-unc.edu to get involved! #MaternalHealth #SubstanceUse #NC #KY #PublicHealth #Nursing #Policy #SocialWork
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Mental Health is top of mind for @ncdhhs as we respond & recover from Hurricane Helene — both urgent needs now and for the long-haul. 🧵
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WaPo sports front today. 🤫
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Kev
@klwoodjr26 Aug 2024
Come home Soto
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🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Understanding the Pathway from Undergraduate to Graduate Degrees in Social Work to Diversify the Behavioral Health Workforce was published in the the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10….

Understanding the Pathway From Undergraduate to Graduate Degrees in Social Work to Diversify the...

AbstractObjective: Supporting diverse students in transitioning from BSW to MSW degree programs is a promising strategy for diversifying the behavioral health workforce. We assess the extent to which...

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this is our stop, but it’s always a great trip on the lane train ♥️
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thank you, jesse! ❤️😉
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NAMD@statemedicaid26 Jul 2024
Join us in welcoming Emma Sandoe, Director of Oregon’s Medicaid program. . Prior to joining Oregon, Sandoe was the Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy at North Carolina Medicaid. Welcome Emma!
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For the first time. CJ Abrams is an All-Star.
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NATS WIN
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Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it. @NPR npr.org/2024/06/04/nx-s1-496…

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience...

NPR's A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.

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