Reporter/producer at nonprofit health policy newsroom @tradeoffs.org. tradeoffs.org Tips: rlevi@tradeoffs.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3m4g557qeoc2o🩺 Is it safe to use #AI to help diagnose me? 🩺 @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social, a physician at @weillcornell.bsky.social and contributing writer at @newyorker.com, told @tradeoffs.org 3️⃣ key things he thinks every patient, nurse and doctor should know about AI. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/10/30/should-i-trust-ai-to-diagnose-me/30 Oct 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4g557qeoc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3m2mdtf34gs2gCome work with me @tradeoffs.org! We're looking for a reporter/producer who knows health policy and is passionate about audio storytelling. Applications accepted through 10/19. More details and apply here: https://tradeoffs.org/reporter-producer/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Oct 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mdtf34gs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lwc67zjhh22gRan away to Alaska right after this published so didn't have a chance to share it, but I really hope people will listen to @tradeoffs.org's deeply personal and practical interview with @nabarund.bsky.social, one of the nation's leading addiction and overdose experts. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/scientists-mission-change-prevent-overdoses/13 Aug 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwc67zjhh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lu65gwpv2s2e“I feel unsafe almost everywhere." My latest from @tradeoffs.org: a daughter and dad in AL talk about how Trump's anti-trans policies/rhetoric have affected their lives. Plus @oriion.bsky.social explains all the anti-trans health policies coming out of Washington. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/07/17/transgender-trumps-america/17 Jul 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu65gwpv2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lsahfhcots2uDay 1 of #AspenIdeasHealth ends with a lookback at how the ACA was made with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former HHS Secretaries Sylvia Burwell and Kathleen Sebelius. @aspenideas.bsky.social @tradeoffs.org23 Jun 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsahfhcots2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lsabu4g2322tAt #AspenIdeasHealth opening session, @agawande.bsky.social just made a pitch for community primary care as a way to improve health outcomes in the U.S. @tradeoffs.org dove deep on the research, opportunities and challenges behind this model. @aspenideas.bsky.social https://tradeoffs.org/2024/06/06/neighborhood-nursing-costa-rica-primary-care/23 Jun 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsabu4g2322thttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lsa2xd53fc22Looking forward to talking health policy and big ideas the next few days at @aspenideas.bsky.social. If you're here too, don't be a stranger! #AspenIdeasHealth22 Jun 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsa2xd53fc22https://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lrvcdx76ec2t"The ruling is the latest blow to transgender youth and their families, who have been fighting the Trump administration’s continuous attempts to restrict their access to care." https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/supreme-court-us-v-skrmetti-upholds-tennessee-ban-gender-affirming-care-minors/18 Jun 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvcdx76ec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lrvauigyck2tAs expected, the Trump administration has shut down the special suicide prevention and crisis lifeline option for LGBTQ+ young people, effective July 17.18 Jun 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvauigyck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lp7mtso67s2f“Mental illness is not a crime” has become a rallying cry for improving the treatment of people in crisis. @tradeoffs.org talked with journalist Lee Romney about why a few CA sheriffs are now refusing to respond to some mental health calls. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/05/15/what-happens-when-cops-refuse-respond-mental-health-calls/15 May 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7mtso67s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lnkzb6tj7c2eWork requirements are the one #Medicaid policy change most Republicans seem to agree on. But they do not have a great track record. State leaders say they've learned lessons, but critics worry millions of eligible people could lose coverage. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkzb6tj7c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lmzop7unzc24ICYMI: The ACA is going back to the Supreme Court. The case involves a provision that requires insurers to cover certain preventive care for conditions like cancer and HIV for free. @nbagley.bsky.social breaks down the case and the implications on @tradeoffs.org ⬇️ https://tradeoffs.org/2025/04/17/obamacare-heads-to-supreme-court-again/17 Apr 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzop7unzc24https://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3llwdyt2fps2yTrying to make sense of the massive cuts at HSS? @tradeoffs.org talked with the dean of DC health care reporters @julierovner.bsky.social to help put this moment in context and answer listener questions on how this could impact hospitals, states, research and more. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/04/03/making-sense-sweeping-cuts-hhs/03 Apr 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwdyt2fps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lleivjogvc2qHope to see folks tonight at @nlgjadc.bsky.social's Spring Happy Hour! RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nlgja-dc-spring-happy-hour-tickets-1287592416579?aff=oddtdtcreator [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lleivjogvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lleirjmwrk2qGreat reporting and analysis from @melanie-evans.bsky.social on today's @tradeoffs.org! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lleirjmwrk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lkswlbgouc2bTrump has picked Dr. Oz to lead CMS, which covers 160M people who get their health care from Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare. @tradeoffs.org took a closer look at who Oz is and what he could do with the help of @tarabannow.bsky.social and former CMS chief Tom Scully. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/03/20/medicare-medicaid-under-dr-oz-what-to-expect/20 Mar 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkswlbgouc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lkbata64ws27"There’s so much that we lose when we disinvest in people who are making a meaningful contribution." This week @tradeoffs.org turns the mic over to two researchers for a candid Storycorps-style conversation about fear, uncertainty and hope in the face of NIH cuts. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/03/13/cost-of-cutting-nih-research-voices-from-frontlines/13 Mar 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbata64ws27https://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lj6ax3ss422aGood news: We finally have data on how many hospitals use AI. Bad news: Most are not testing their AI tools for bias. @paigenong.bsky.social digs into the data with @tradeoffs.org on how hospitals are using AI and how biased AI could harm us in surprising ways. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/02/27/lots-of-hospitals-using-ai-few-testing-for-bias/27 Feb 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6ax3ss422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3linds7zars2wPlease listen to this week's @tradeoffs.org. You'll hear how fear of deportation makes people sick + how clinics are trying to keep people from skipping visits. And you'll hear from a mom of 4 terrified for herself + her kids, but committed to protecting their health. https://tradeoffs.org/2025/02/20/getting-health-care-undocumented-immigrants-trumps-america/20 Feb 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3linds7zars2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ryan-levi.bsky.social/post/3lihxlngdyc2xI'm working on a @tradeoffs.org story about impacts of potential NIH cuts on clinical trials. Looking to talk to folks who: - have run NIH-funded trials - are helping universities scenario plan for possible cuts If that's you or someone you know, I'm at rlevi-at-tradeoffs.org and Signal below.18 Feb 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:m6ff3hqqqyb3sxit3acqdg7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihxlngdyc2x