Shawn F. Gremminger (@sgremminger) / X

Shawn F. Gremminger

2,435 posts

Shawn F. Gremminger

@sgremminger

Health Policy Guy. Tweets are my own opinions. The world is gray. There is no panacea. Every decision involves tradeoffs.

Washington, DC

Joined February 2010

Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Apr 17, 2024
I'm at the pediatrician office for a well child visit with my daughter. Appointment was 9:20. Vitals taken and paperwork filled out, but still waiting to see a doctor. Reason #30584 of why healthcare in the US sucks. Why can every other sector keep appts, but physicians can't?
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Jun 28, 2022
If it actually was an open border... ...then they wouldn't have been hiding in the back of a truck.
Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
Jun 28, 2022
At Least 42 People Found Dead Inside Truck Carrying Migrants In Texas. These deaths are on Biden. They are a result of his deadly open border policies. They show the deadly consequences of his refusal to enforce the law. dailywire.com/news/at-least-…
Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Aug 30, 2022
Replying to @tylerbowyer
Lemme stop you right there. This isn't a "very conservative" community. By your own hypothetical reckoning, fully 59 percent of the community isn't very conservative. The ideological midpoint of the community is somewhere just left of center, in the moderate Republican camp.
Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Apr 13, 2023
Replying to @TrevorSutcliffe
Native born Americans kill people at a far higher rate than immigrants. But don't let that stop you from being who you are.
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Apr 17, 2024
Then schedule fewer appointments.
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Apr 17, 2024
Replying to @TakeWeightOffMD
Most other industries have managed to deal with administrative headaches while running efficient enterprises. Why can't doctor's offices?
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Jul 6, 2022
Replying to @the_transit_guy
You're saying cars don't deserve someplace beautiful to park?
Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Aug 15, 2022
The crudité is too damn high.
GIF
Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Apr 20, 2023
Do Medicaid work requirements work? It depends on what you mean. If by "work" you mean successfully kick a lot of people off coverage, thus saving states money, yes. If by "work" you mean actually increasing the number of beneficiaries who have jobs, unequivocally, no.
Joan Alker
@JoanAlker1
Apr 19, 2023
Reading closely text of Medicaid work requirement in McCarthy bill and this is kind of shocking: it applies to the entire Medicaid program ie c. 90 million people. States have to check everyone and explicitly exempt them. It is NOT limited to the Medicaid expansion group.
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Apr 17, 2024
So everyone else in the world can plan for and manage uncertainty, but physician's offices can't?
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Aug 16, 2022
One common argument against #Medicaid expansion: You can't trust the federal government to hold up its end of the bargain - maintaining 90% match for expansion populations. FUN FACT: In Medicaid's 57 year history, the federal government has NEVER reduced federal match. (1/2)
Nabilah Parkes
@Nabilah_Parkes
Aug 16, 2022
Expanding Medicaid is a bi-partisan issue. When I’m in the state Senate, I’d be more than happy to work w/ my GOP colleagues to pass legislation that expands Medicaid coverage to 500k Georgians, provides funding to rural hospitals & boosts our economy. axios.com/local/atlanta/…
Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Jun 27, 2023
Replying to @DMaxMTL and @USConst_Amend_I
Freedom of speech is...outdated?
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Apr 25, 2023
Enjoy your road trip.
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Shawn F. Gremminger
@sgremminger
Jul 11, 2022
Having been deeply involved in both these issues (No Surprises Act and hospital transparency)... this hits. I'm both proud to have helped this stuff happen...and embarrassed that, yeah, it is what it is.
NPR's Planet Money
@planetmoney
Jul 11, 2022
No Surprises
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