Joanne Spetz
Health economist focusing on the healthcare workforce, institute director, live music fan, mother, cat lover, knitter, hiker, skier. All opinions and snark my own.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzWhen CA State Legislature needs advice on the most current health policy issues UCSF IHPS provides hands-on support w/the latest research & clinical expertise. Thanks to our faculty who presented at our annual health policy symposium in the State Capitol this week! #healthpolicy
- Reposted by Joanne Spetzlisten to CRR and read our paper on dementia's impact on household finances: www.nber.org/papers/w34659
- What We’re Reading Now A hand-picked list of recommendations from CRR researchers. Featuring articles on how dementia impacts long-run household finances, Secure 2.0, and emergency savings and credit card debt. bit.ly/4sksnKC #EconSky
- Are you a nursing researcher who'd like to dive deep on abortion and contraception research in a post-doc? Look no further! The ACTIONS program is taking applications! postdocs.ucsf.edu/postdoctoral... Nurses & midwives are prioritized for this great program, although any PhD/ScD can apply.
- FIRST, of the international robotics competitions, has removed Dean Kamen from their Board after the latest dump of Epstein files makes it clear his was not a "limited" relationship as he claimed. Thank goodness they acted on this. I am a coach for FTC. www.firstinspires.org/about/press-...
- Every single one of these people who was involved with Epstein after the 2007 FL case should be publicly hung out to dry. Every university that signed off on any donations should investigate and fire the teams that didn't do their diligence. That includes my alma mater MIT.
- Those of you who are trying to back up your colleagues and friends who are perverts, supporters of human trafficking, and/or too stupid to have known what was happening can just shut up now.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzIt's that time of year again!! Attn all NYC-area health economists, submit your papers and mark your calendars for NYC Health Econ Day 2026 on Friday, May 1 at NYU Wagner. More info here: www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...
- Some good news to start your week - scientists and health professionals have been working on this for decades. The end is in sight!
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- Reposted by Joanne SpetzResearchers: Are you ready to start working with NDWS survey data of the paid dementia care workforce and other linked data sources? Visit www.ndws.org to learn more about the three tiers of data available for FREE, including Public Use Files and Restricted Use Files.
- I'd much prefer to go to a sing-along showing of K-Pop Demon Hunters with my spare time.
- NEW: Ahem. For all of you "Melania" nay sayers out there, there are at least two sold out shows in the US for tomorrow's global release. Are they both before 3pm? Yes. Is one in Florida? Also yes. @regret.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/we-fou...
- Want to spend a week learning skills & strategies to study the dementia care workforce? Join us for the @awardnetwork.bsky.social Summer Training Institute, July 20-24, 2026. A stipend of $1700 will be provided for travel expenses. Applications due Feb 27! awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/content/summ...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzMy pleasure to be on the Health Affairs podcast talking about the "Great American Healthcare Plan" - er....non-plan? Vision board (h/t Jeff). Hope you enjoy! www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzPast participants have raved about this Boot Camp.
- Blueberry likes the heater on a cold day. He hates ice.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzMy latest in @jamahealthforum.com looks at health care affordability -- or, more aptly, unaffordability -- in the context of the debate over enhanced ACA premium tax credits. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzMark your calendars for our 4th Annual AWARD Network Speed Sharing webinar on Wed Jan 7, 12pm ET / 9am PT! It's always a fun, fast, and informative event about recent work at the intersection of Alzheimer's disease & dementia, long-term care & health workforce! awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
- It's time to thank my coauthors of 2025! I don't have a great list of who is on BlueSky, so tags are incomplete. Team NDWS: @dtmaust.bsky.social @betsywhite25.bsky.social Laura Wagner James Wagner Steve Marcus Ulli Muench Sheryl Zimmerman @jarminyeh.bsky.social @kristalynharrison.bsky.social
- (more Team NDWS) Lauren Hunt Lauren Gerlach @alissasideman.bsky.social Johanna van Tyen Silbersack Hickey Kate Possin Winston Chiong Susan Chapman Esther M. Friedman Soo-Jeong Lee Rachel Tocco Joanie Rothstein Pongpat Putthinun Sofia Sandoval Amber Rose Kate Stewart Heidi Guyer Sandi Nelson
- (more Team NDWS) Amy R. Pettit Ji Qi Raphael Nishimura Piotr Dworak Margaret Hudson Jennifer Kelley Team NP-Midwife Surveys: Kim Dau Roz de Lisser Amy Quan Tim Bates Ulli (again) Fantastic post-docs: Lei Chen Moroni Cajavilca Tingting's team: Tingting Yao Hai-Yen Sung Lela Chu Wendy Max
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- I love this list very much and had implemented a lot of the same things myself.
- A neighbor responded to a quip I made about the Pres being a pedo with “those were fully developed girls.” Keeping my distance from her now.
- Reposted by Joanne Spetz⭐️ Dr. Allison Ju-Chen Hu, Kristen Underhill, & Yuhua Bao have a paper out in Health Affairs titled "State Laws Banning Prior Authorization For Medications For Opioid Use Disorder Increased Substantially, 2015–23." 👉 Read the CHERISH summary: buff.ly/xc2iXWa 🔗 Read publication: buff.ly/AH6mwyp
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzThe UCSF/VA Translational Psychedelic Research Program seeks postdoctoral fellows to advance rigorous psychedelic-therapy trials investigating neural, cognitive, & behavioral mechanisms in depression, neurodegenerative & eating disorders, chronic pain, and Veterans. 2 years guaranteed, 3rd possible.
- Conference hotel view of my alma mater! And yes I have already had a cup of Toscanini’s.
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- Reposted by Joanne SpetzCTCRE & @ucsfcancer.bsky.social hosted the annual Tobacco & Cancer Control Scientific Trainee Retreat in Sept! We were fortunate to be joined by Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, 2009 Nobel Laureate in medicine, who delivered the keynote conversation and thoughtfully answered questions from our fellows.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzBottom line of systematic assessment of studies on Covid vaccinations/boosters: ~50% reduction of hospitalization, across all adults (not just older) who are not immunocompromised Real data on vaccine-induced myocarditis: occurred in 1-3 per 100,000 male adolescents www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzYesterday when I was teaching health policy, I told them that SNAP payments are not being made on November 1 and that while there is a contingency fund, they’re not using it. My students naturally asked why they wouldn’t use these funds to help people eat. Tough thing to answer in PG language.
- Want to do research on home care, assisted living, and nursing home workers, but are having trouble finding info about the policies that affect them? Look no further! The AWARD Network Data Compendium has data for you! Learn more in our new JAMDA article. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- You can download the datafiles at awardnetwork.ucsf.edu
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzThe research is clear that peaceful protest movements are extremely effective. Movements that involve property damage are less effective but usually still effective in general.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzMed cannabis law adoption induces sustained reductions in pain-medication use, esp opioids, among commercially insured patients. On avg, patients prescribed opioids drop by over 100 per 10,000 enrollees qrtrly within 4 yrs after policy adoption.(1/3)
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- Reposted by Joanne SpetzNew in Clinical Ophthalmology: Patient Perspectives and Concerns Regarding Cataract Surgery and Cataract Surgery Sedation: A Qualitative Study - Molina et al. Spotlighting IHPS Faculty: Dr. Catherine L. Chen
- ICYMI - San Francisco's most common job is also the lowest paid - home/personal care aides. This is true for much of the country. Policies are desperately needed to improve pay for these jobs while supporting the growing population that needs their help. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
- Glad to see my alma mater issuing a clear statement about the Trump administration's attempt to control universities. (My current employer wasn't asked, but we know what they would say - a firm no!)
- Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzAnother week, the GOP's shutdown continues. No surrender. Stand firm on protecting public health, healthcare and research. Write to your Senators now. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
- One of my kids is quite fearful for the big insurance premium increase they'll have to absorb - they work for a small nonprofit and health insurance costs have been a killer as it is.
- ⚡ A new analysis by KFF’s Jared Ortaliza finds that more than half of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in Republican congressional districts, concentrated in the South. #QuickTake on.kff.org/48bH774
- This reads exactly as my grad school study-buddy @dandrezner.bsky.social always spoke! Thanks for calling it like your well-informed self sees it.
- Academic Dean @dandrezner.bsky.social quoted in a piece on how Marco Rubio went from Trump's opponent to a trusted advisor. @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzWe studied Marketplace enrollees before the enhanced tax credits were in place and around a third a people with incomes >400%FPL had financial burden and forgone care and more than 10% spent more than 20% of income on OOP cost and premiums jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Caturday hanging out while I bake.
- Finalizing my materials for my first lecture of the fall quarter - Snoop Dogg's advice is in the powerpoint! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOIv...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzThe quality of the faculty has long been a distinction for UC Law San Francisco. Thanks to the excellence of current faculty, the College is able to offer courses and experiences in emerging areas of law, while continuing to be the No. 1 school for producing lawyers admitted to the California bar.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzWondering what the ACA expiring premium tax credits mean for household budgets? Drew lays it out: www.kff.org/from-drew-al...
- Reposted by Joanne Spetz"This is a great milestone for a green future." Thank you Supervisor Engardio (@joelengardio.bsky.social) for your support and celebrating one year of electric Caltrain!
- Got my COVID-19 booster at 4pm yesterday. Me at 6am: Wow, I don't feel too badly after this booster. Yay! Me at 12pm: Can I cancel all my meetings for the rest of the day? I have all-over body aches. Also me: This is way better than my last case of COVID and way way better than the shingles shot!
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- Reposted by Joanne SpetzUCSF IHPS Director @joannespetz.bsky.social speaks to @newsweek.com about rising financial pressure on health care employers. America’s Health Care Time Bomb www.newsweek.com/america-heal...
- I adore Caltrain. It makes commuting into SF so much easier!! Thank you @caltrain.com !!
- Caltrain is celebrating the first anniversary of its fully electrified service! This past year has brought record ridership, cleaner air for our communities, and faster, more frequent service for riders throughout the Peninsula. ✨🚆 Read more about the year: www.caltrain.com/news/caltrai...
- Reposted by Joanne Spetz1/ RFK Jr. promised to “find the cause of autism” by September. Well, it’s September—and as many of you may have heard, word is his report drops today (or this week). It's rumored he will announce that #Tylenol "causes" autism along with a few other possibilities, so let's see what the studies say👇
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzReminder: personally attacking a journalist for criticizing the government is not normal agency conduct. It's a pretty clear attempt to intimidate the journalist, and from those that complained about government censorship, like Secretary Kennedy did, the hypocrisy is jarring.
- Reposted by Joanne Spetz“wake me up when it’s caturday” - boocat
- Reposted by Joanne Spetz#UCLawSF has named @nicoleozer.bsky.social, a national leader in constitutional rights and technology law, as the founding executive director of its new Center for Constitutional Democracy.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzA train can’t swerve. A train can’t stop quickly. But you can make safe choices. 🚆 #RailSafetyMonth #SeeTracksThinkTrain
- Reposted by Joanne Spetz🎉 After 2 years of work, our #OpenScience guide for researchers in developing countries is LIVE! Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps... We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers. *(1/4)*
- One of the great educators, scholars, and mentors of my field has left us. I was fortunate to know him and learn from him. Our world was a better place and I will miss him very much.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzThis is one article from Special Collection on the NIA-funded National Dementia Workforce Study (@ndws.bsky.social) just published (open access!) in @agsjournal.bsky.social agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... cc @joannespetz.bsky.social @um-ihpi.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social
- Did you know that the National Dementia Workforce wave 1 datasets are now available for your use? Plus, you can learn more about how the questionnaires and sample were designed in our new articles in JAGS! To get you started: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- NIA leadership discusses this importance of this project here: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Questionnaire development is here: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... and here: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzI'll never forget the man in his 30s, brought to us by family in the middle of the night, unable to move his entire left side because of a massive stroke. His risk factor? Excessively high blood pressure. This intervention by Siedner et al would have saved him: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- The Administration proposed to eliminate home care workers' protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which were given to them in 2013 after decades of being excluded from protections (including minimum wages). This rollback of rights needs comments: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
- Home care workers who are employed by agencies currently have protections. The proposed change exposes them to wage theft & unsafe working conditions. DOL is now not enforcing or investigating alleged violations. Learn more here: www.phinational.org/phi-statemen...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzJust posted a video to TikTok about what #SCOTUS did in the NIH funding case. It’s too long to embed on Bluesky, but here’s a link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZPHG57sTnM...
- Reposted by Joanne Spetz📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports! Potential benefits of #SocialMedia use and how to balance them 🔗 tinyurl.com/smhealthbene... @smahrteam.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzHow can digital media shape the future of medical education? C. Glatz et al. share insights from a digital media fellowship in @jhospmedicine.bsky.social. Spotlighting IHPS faculty Charlie Wray, DO, MS.
- It’s not yet Caturday but I think some of us might need a cat today. Blossom is here for you.
- And Bumble will be my assistant at my computer today.
- While UCLA does all it can to protect its faculty, students and staff from a $1B attack by the federal government—I’m proud to #StandUpForUC to defend life-saving research and ensure @uofcalifornia, the country’s best public university, isn’t devastated. bit.ly/standuc
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzYou may have read that premium costs for ACA marketplace enrollees will go up by 75% if the ARPA-enhanced subsidies expire in 2026, as they probably will. Turns out that estimate of cost hikes is low. xpostfactoid.substack.com/p/worse-than...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzThe Guardian is covering the rise of @defendpublichealth.bsky.social. #IHAT is evidence-based policy making and grassroots people powered movement building for justice and rights. MAHA is policy-based evidence making rooted in fascist politics and capital-serving eugenic ideas. #IHATnotMAHA
- Have you heard of "Direct Entry Midwives"? These are midwives who don't have a nursing background - and they are a growing part of our reproductive care workforce. Learn more about them in our new article! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- These cuts have stopped issuance of the next year of funding for pre-doc and post-doc researchers supported by AHRQ. The money was appropriated but there is nobody there to send it. This is leaving departments like mine scrambling to make sure our next generation is supported.
- AHRQ, the federal agency once prized by health care researchers, has been "decimated" @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social reports. With ~ 90% of its workers gone following Trump admin cuts and early retirements, AHRQ can't distribute grants or perform other key functions www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/f...
- I personally know only one person who has concerns about mRNA technology. Where’s the data to prove the claim of the NIH director, who claims to be data-driven? www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/m...
- UC is the best public university system in the US, if not the world. I’m standing to save it.
- While @UCLA does all it can to protect its faculty, students, and staff from a $1B attack by the federal government—I’m proud to #StandUpForUC to defend life-saving research and ensure the country’s best public university isn’t devastated. bit.ly/standuc
- Took a stroll through the San Jose King of the Streets event on the way to the SJ Jazz Festival today. A super-cool event celebrating low-rider culture and art. We saw some of The Hop!
- I love the “This is Sharks Territory” sign on the blue one!
- Have I mentioned how much I love California? Diverse in population, geography, and politics, and full of great places to work and live. Not to mention a great public university system, that we need to protect.
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzPeople in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it! 8/8/25
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzOur latest study @jamahealthforum.com shows the harms of work requirements for safety net programs. Women who were subject to harsher requirements and who received less cash assistance from TANF were less likely to breastfeed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @donmoyn.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu 1/
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzLook at how Trump's tariffs are affecting retail prices.
- And, while the tariff news was hitting last night, this also came out regarding UCLA, hitting many of my colleagues and friends. www.latimes.com/california/s...
- Reposted by Joanne SpetzNEW: Massive and confusing inconsistencies at NIH. New director says health disparities research is critical yet grants are being cut left and right. With @aniloza.bsky.social and @ericboodman.bsky.social. (Also my last story for STAT. 😢) www.statnews.com/2025/08/01/n...
