Miranda Yaver
Political scientist. Health policy prof at Pitt (Secondary appts: Poli Sci, SPIA). Cal bear, Columbia PhD. Bylines: NYT, WaPo, Guardian, MSNBC. Writing on health insurance and admin burden. Pre-order Coverage Denied (out 4/23): cup.org/4nfM2IM
- "The patient lying before David Hill was in labor, but it was the first time in her pregnancy she had seen a doctor. It was too late. A stillbirth was inevitable." We knew this was going to happen as ICE escalated its tactics, but it's still so devastating. www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
- This is why Democrats need to compete EVERYWHERE. We won’t win every race, but it’s stupid and irresponsible to simply forfeit certain races to incumbents. Always but especially now, we need competitive elections. And at the bare minimum, make them spend money defending seats they had won by 17 pts
