The Best Tweets of 2014

Merry Christmas to All; And to All a Good Tweet…

 

You’re about to hear a lot about this study: Expanding Medicaid doesn’t decrease ER use. It increases it. http://t.co/B4rrfP6gAo

— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) January 2, 2014

The conservative case for universal coverage: http://t.co/qYTe7Bypyf @DCExaminer #Obamacare — Avik Roy (@Avik) January 17, 2014

In graph of life expectancy at birth vs. health spending per capita, 1 country stands out https://t.co/HzmBZR1H6Q pic pic.twitter.com/ialywmStwi — David Wessel (@davidmwessel) March 3, 2014

 

When I mentioned this story to my editor in Feb, he asked why I wasn’t on a plane to Idaho. @philgalewitz beat us. http://t.co/CdhU0SvQFf — David Pittman (@David_Pittman) April 21, 2014

“Burn [this] chart into your head. If that fails, consider a tattoo.” @afrakt on MA v. OR: http://t.co/mqlC744U2T pic.twitter.com/Mvqf21G2OZ — Nicholas Bagley (@nicholas_bagley) May 7, 2014

3.5M uninsured w/ #mentalhealth live in states that nixed Medicaid pic.twitter.com/JwSBQ8Jzb1 v @pourmecoffee @ddiamond @emadvocacy

— Policy Prescriptions (@PolicyRx) May 27, 2014

US the proud operator of one of the world’s least efficient healthcare systems. http://t.co/sXclo5skqX pic.twitter.com/0Yb3JB01px — Bloomberg VisualData (@BBGVisualData) October 1, 2014

“Inefficient cars need more gas. Inefficient health care systems require more doctors.” (classic @amitabhchandra2) http://t.co/JHzJpq97KV — Neel Shah, MD (@neel_shah) July 31, 2014

Op-Ed: “There is no more wasteful entity in medicine than a rushed doctor.” http://t.co/jEk2o2RXg6 — NYTimes Health (@nytimeshealth) July 21, 2014

People bankrupt themselves to get healthcare and that means it’s incredibly valuable, unless one thinks people are incredibly stupid. — Amitabh Chandra (@amitabhchandra2) May 6, 2014

Breakdown of @PolicyRx tweet from this morning from @CHRankings . Health is only 20% healthcare! #publichealth pic.twitter.com/xO7YufuWRy — Kyle Fischer (@KBFischer) October 25, 2014

POTUS said the Cadillac tax would only hit expensive insurance plans. Gruber says it will hit ALL employer insurance http://t.co/rhdxr4nWkM

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 19, 2014

How the United States spends $2.9 trillion on health care http://t.co/jAQpRbczhM pic.twitter.com/bELas0jwFr — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 3, 2014

#2014In5Words: Uninsured rate near record low ? https://t.co/OUZUwTrh4l #ACAWorks pic.twitter.com/aMORbS4OEj

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 19, 2014