Adam Beckman, MD
@adambeckman.bsky.social
Helping strengthen primary care & public health. Physician, previously special advisor to the 21st U.S. Surgeon General, views mine
It’s funny how our conversations about this @brighamandwomens.bsky.social residency experience evolved
‘I’m excited to try this’
‘I’m not sure I can do this’
‘I loved this’
‘I’m tired of this’
‘Oh wow, I’m going to miss this’ /1
‘I’m excited to try this’
‘I’m not sure I can do this’
‘I loved this’
‘I’m tired of this’
‘Oh wow, I’m going to miss this’ /1
August 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
It’s funny how our conversations about this @brighamandwomens.bsky.social residency experience evolved
‘I’m excited to try this’
‘I’m not sure I can do this’
‘I loved this’
‘I’m tired of this’
‘Oh wow, I’m going to miss this’ /1
‘I’m excited to try this’
‘I’m not sure I can do this’
‘I loved this’
‘I’m tired of this’
‘Oh wow, I’m going to miss this’ /1
Dr. Dave Chokshi and I wrote about a 'public agenda' for AI and health in @jama.com, starting with translating breakthroughs (like cervical cancer screening or curative antivirals for hepatitis C) into follow-through that actually reaches patients. /1
August 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Dr. Dave Chokshi and I wrote about a 'public agenda' for AI and health in @jama.com, starting with translating breakthroughs (like cervical cancer screening or curative antivirals for hepatitis C) into follow-through that actually reaches patients. /1
Today, we are thrilled to launch Breakthroughs to Follow-Through, a new $100m initiative to ensure that existing medical breakthroughs actually reach the people who need them.
August 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Today, we are thrilled to launch Breakthroughs to Follow-Through, a new $100m initiative to ensure that existing medical breakthroughs actually reach the people who need them.
Solanlly Montero makes patients at Brookside Community Health Center feel loved. As their Community Health Worker, patients sometimes tell me they book their primary care visits with me mainly so they can see her.
July 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Solanlly Montero makes patients at Brookside Community Health Center feel loved. As their Community Health Worker, patients sometimes tell me they book their primary care visits with me mainly so they can see her.
Some health centers just get it right. Brookside Community Health Center in Jamaica Plain is one of them. *And we are recruiting a Medical Director.*
Team-based care for immigrant communities. An extraordinary culture. Mission-driven and full of joy. Link to apply below!
Team-based care for immigrant communities. An extraordinary culture. Mission-driven and full of joy. Link to apply below!
April 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Some health centers just get it right. Brookside Community Health Center in Jamaica Plain is one of them. *And we are recruiting a Medical Director.*
Team-based care for immigrant communities. An extraordinary culture. Mission-driven and full of joy. Link to apply below!
Team-based care for immigrant communities. An extraordinary culture. Mission-driven and full of joy. Link to apply below!
I have learned more from Dave than I can easily put into words. A mentor and a model for so many of us. Happy Dr. Dave Chokshi Day to all who celebrate! @nychealthy.bsky.social @cuny.edu
March 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I have learned more from Dave than I can easily put into words. A mentor and a model for so many of us. Happy Dr. Dave Chokshi Day to all who celebrate! @nychealthy.bsky.social @cuny.edu
New research finds immigration literally saves American lives
When more immigrants move into a community, older Americans are less likely to die. 25% increase in immigration = 5,000 fewer American deaths nber.org/papers/w34791
To make America healthier, welcome immigrants
When more immigrants move into a community, older Americans are less likely to die. 25% increase in immigration = 5,000 fewer American deaths nber.org/papers/w34791
To make America healthier, welcome immigrants
Is Immigration Good for Health? The Effect of Immigration on Older Adult Mortality in the United States
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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February 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
New research finds immigration literally saves American lives
When more immigrants move into a community, older Americans are less likely to die. 25% increase in immigration = 5,000 fewer American deaths nber.org/papers/w34791
To make America healthier, welcome immigrants
When more immigrants move into a community, older Americans are less likely to die. 25% increase in immigration = 5,000 fewer American deaths nber.org/papers/w34791
To make America healthier, welcome immigrants
A year ago, a city official reflected on how Brookside Community Health Center shaped his childhood. “I felt like we weren’t just going there for an appointment,” he said. “It felt more like community.”
This version of primary care is what I hope we can protect and grow in 2026.
This version of primary care is what I hope we can protect and grow in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A year ago, a city official reflected on how Brookside Community Health Center shaped his childhood. “I felt like we weren’t just going there for an appointment,” he said. “It felt more like community.”
This version of primary care is what I hope we can protect and grow in 2026.
This version of primary care is what I hope we can protect and grow in 2026.
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
July 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Medicare Advantage plans target veterans and claim offering dental and vision benefits justify high reimbursements.
But we find veterans in MA used these services with the same frequency as veterans in traditional Medicare.
@joefigs.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
But we find veterans in MA used these services with the same frequency as veterans in traditional Medicare.
@joefigs.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Medicare Advantage plans target veterans and claim offering dental and vision benefits justify high reimbursements.
But we find veterans in MA used these services with the same frequency as veterans in traditional Medicare.
@joefigs.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
But we find veterans in MA used these services with the same frequency as veterans in traditional Medicare.
@joefigs.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Taken together, the comprehensive CMS payments MA plans get to care for vets (especially those who get little to no medical care paid by MA) are simply not justified by the “extra” MA supplemental benefits.
Urgent need for VA and CMS to fix this inefficiency to tune of $BILLIONS per year.
Urgent need for VA and CMS to fix this inefficiency to tune of $BILLIONS per year.
May 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Taken together, the comprehensive CMS payments MA plans get to care for vets (especially those who get little to no medical care paid by MA) are simply not justified by the “extra” MA supplemental benefits.
Urgent need for VA and CMS to fix this inefficiency to tune of $BILLIONS per year.
Urgent need for VA and CMS to fix this inefficiency to tune of $BILLIONS per year.
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Using national survey data, we find:
1. No significant differences in total utilization or spending of dental & vision services between vets in MA vs TM.
2. MA plans only spend ~$82 per veteran enrollee on dental care and ~$6 more on vision aids than what TM vets get.
1. No significant differences in total utilization or spending of dental & vision services between vets in MA vs TM.
2. MA plans only spend ~$82 per veteran enrollee on dental care and ~$6 more on vision aids than what TM vets get.
May 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Using national survey data, we find:
1. No significant differences in total utilization or spending of dental & vision services between vets in MA vs TM.
2. MA plans only spend ~$82 per veteran enrollee on dental care and ~$6 more on vision aids than what TM vets get.
1. No significant differences in total utilization or spending of dental & vision services between vets in MA vs TM.
2. MA plans only spend ~$82 per veteran enrollee on dental care and ~$6 more on vision aids than what TM vets get.
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Many veterans enrolling in Medicare Advantage get zero care paid by plans.
MA insurers argue that vets get extra benefits (vision + dental).
But in new @jama.com study, we find that this claim is NOT actually the truth.
@adambeckman.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
MA insurers argue that vets get extra benefits (vision + dental).
But in new @jama.com study, we find that this claim is NOT actually the truth.
@adambeckman.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
May 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Many veterans enrolling in Medicare Advantage get zero care paid by plans.
MA insurers argue that vets get extra benefits (vision + dental).
But in new @jama.com study, we find that this claim is NOT actually the truth.
@adambeckman.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
MA insurers argue that vets get extra benefits (vision + dental).
But in new @jama.com study, we find that this claim is NOT actually the truth.
@adambeckman.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Veterans in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare used dental and vision services at similar rates, with no significant difference in total spending. #SGIM25
https://ja.ma/3ZficKj
https://ja.ma/3ZficKj
May 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Veterans in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare used dental and vision services at similar rates, with no significant difference in total spending. #SGIM25
https://ja.ma/3ZficKj
https://ja.ma/3ZficKj
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Medicaid cuts would threaten rural hospitals, nursing homes in Colorado www.denverpost.com/2025/03/16/m...
Medicaid cuts would threaten rural hospitals, nursing homes in Colorado
Colorado lawmakers have said they don’t want to cut Medicaid, but the program accounts for about one-third of the general fund budget, and the state faces a $1 billion shortfall in the coming fisca…
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March 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Medicaid cuts would threaten rural hospitals, nursing homes in Colorado www.denverpost.com/2025/03/16/m...
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
"The budget committee document listed several possible options, such as...eliminating the tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals"
nytimes.com/interactive/... by @sangerkatz.bsky.social @aliciaparlap.bsky.social h/t Naomi Stark
nytimes.com/interactive/... by @sangerkatz.bsky.social @aliciaparlap.bsky.social h/t Naomi Stark
February 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"The budget committee document listed several possible options, such as...eliminating the tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals"
nytimes.com/interactive/... by @sangerkatz.bsky.social @aliciaparlap.bsky.social h/t Naomi Stark
nytimes.com/interactive/... by @sangerkatz.bsky.social @aliciaparlap.bsky.social h/t Naomi Stark
In clinic, I just saw the social safety net at work yet again: a patient newly enrolled in Medicaid having her first primary care visit at a community health center. She said plainly it saved her life.
Patriotism means strengthening the safety net for people who rely on it, not ripping it apart.
Patriotism means strengthening the safety net for people who rely on it, not ripping it apart.
February 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In clinic, I just saw the social safety net at work yet again: a patient newly enrolled in Medicaid having her first primary care visit at a community health center. She said plainly it saved her life.
Patriotism means strengthening the safety net for people who rely on it, not ripping it apart.
Patriotism means strengthening the safety net for people who rely on it, not ripping it apart.
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
RIP to one of the bona fide greats
NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.
February 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
RIP to one of the bona fide greats
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is still blocking most ongoing scientific funding over concerns about "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI), according to NIH sources and internal NIH correspondence.”
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UPDATE: NIH reimposes "DEI" funding freeze despite court order
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is still blocking most ongoing scientific funding over concerns about "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI), according to NIH sources and internal NIH corresp...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is still blocking most ongoing scientific funding over concerns about "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI), according to NIH sources and internal NIH correspondence.”
popular.info/p/update-nih...
popular.info/p/update-nih...
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
Researchers working on the Career Firefighter Health Study received notice last week of the CDC contract’s termination.
DOGE cancels federal contract for 9/11 research
Researchers working on the Career Firefighter Health Study received notice last week of the CDC contract’s termination.
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February 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Researchers working on the Career Firefighter Health Study received notice last week of the CDC contract’s termination.
Reposted by Adam Beckman, MD
DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital
February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital