CMS makes it official: no plans to cancel physical Medicare and Medicaid data access, forcing everyone to use the VRDC enclave. Instead, some more paperwork to make and extend DUAs – which is way better than what they were proposing!
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
CMS makes it official: no plans to cancel physical Medicare and Medicaid data access, forcing everyone to use the VRDC enclave. Instead, some more paperwork to make and extend DUAs – which is way better than what they were proposing!
Hopefully any data access will be restricted to the VRDC!
ICE and DOGE want access to Medicare claims data as part of the Trump administration’s crack down on immigrants.
Officials say request is unprecedented + Medicare leaders are weighing legality.
scoop with @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Officials say request is unprecedented + Medicare leaders are weighing legality.
scoop with @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social
ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies
It is unclear how many immigrants ICE is seeking addresses for and how much data would be available because Medicare does not cover undocumented immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Hopefully any data access will be restricted to the VRDC!
March 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
February 14, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Just got the email from CMS that they are planning to discontinue physical access to the Medicare/Medicaid research files and force everyone to use the (incredibly expensive) VRDC. In the transition, they'll charge physical data users $10K/year to renew DUAs. This is bad.
February 12, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Just got the email from CMS that they are planning to discontinue physical access to the Medicare/Medicaid research files and force everyone to use the (incredibly expensive) VRDC. In the transition, they'll charge physical data users $10K/year to renew DUAs. This is bad.
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
Day 11: A song from your favorite genre
As I don`t have a favourite genre - why not try one I don`t know anything about? I never got into rockabilly but this song really knocked me out when I first heard it as a kid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdc...
Day 11: A song from your favorite genre
As I don`t have a favourite genre - why not try one I don`t know anything about? I never got into rockabilly but this song really knocked me out when I first heard it as a kid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdc...
Honey Hush
YouTube video by Johnny Burnette - Topic
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
Day 11: A song from your favorite genre
As I don`t have a favourite genre - why not try one I don`t know anything about? I never got into rockabilly but this song really knocked me out when I first heard it as a kid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdc...
Day 11: A song from your favorite genre
As I don`t have a favourite genre - why not try one I don`t know anything about? I never got into rockabilly but this song really knocked me out when I first heard it as a kid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdc...
It sounds like they’re planning to do this study in the VRDC, which has a lot of rules in place about what data can be taken out. I hope those rules hold.
April 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It sounds like they’re planning to do this study in the VRDC, which has a lot of rules in place about what data can be taken out. I hope those rules hold.
Here's my most recent comic dub: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRDC...
[MLP Comic Dub] Rarity's Glasses (Comedy)
YouTube video by MuseScript
www.youtube.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Here's my most recent comic dub: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRDC...
CMS asked the public for advice on how to move Medicare/Medicaid data users to their VRDC enclave, ending on-site physical access to this data. In my reply attached here, I say the best way to promote high-quality care and protect the trust fund is to maintain and *improve* on-site data access.
April 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
CMS asked the public for advice on how to move Medicare/Medicaid data users to their VRDC enclave, ending on-site physical access to this data. In my reply attached here, I say the best way to promote high-quality care and protect the trust fund is to maintain and *improve* on-site data access.
This work would not have been possible under the data policy CMS proposed (and thankfully postponed). Under that policy, we'd need to use the VRDC, which was too expensive even with our generous NIA grant. I'm hopeful CMS will keep listening to researchers' concerns here.
Our new study in JAMA Network Open finds that randomized overprescribing warning letters safely reduced antipsychotic prescribing to patients with dementia. The paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Authors: Harnisch @mlbarnett.bsky.social @coussens.bsky.social Thomas Olfson Berhane + me
Authors: Harnisch @mlbarnett.bsky.social @coussens.bsky.social Thomas Olfson Berhane + me
Physician Antipsychotic Overprescribing Letters and Outcomes Among People With Dementia
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial examines whether warning letters to high prescribers of quetiapine are associated with reduced
jamanetwork.com
April 25, 2024 at 7:16 PM
This work would not have been possible under the data policy CMS proposed (and thankfully postponed). Under that policy, we'd need to use the VRDC, which was too expensive even with our generous NIA grant. I'm hopeful CMS will keep listening to researchers' concerns here.
March 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
They have added a bunch of questions about data access fees. Notable to me:
- One Q opens the door to a "view-only" VRDC role, which would really help teams
- They're thinking about student dissertations
- Interest in expanding the scope of Limited Data Sets (would be great)
- One Q opens the door to a "view-only" VRDC role, which would really help teams
- They're thinking about student dissertations
- Interest in expanding the scope of Limited Data Sets (would be great)
March 1, 2024 at 9:12 PM
They have added a bunch of questions about data access fees. Notable to me:
- One Q opens the door to a "view-only" VRDC role, which would really help teams
- They're thinking about student dissertations
- Interest in expanding the scope of Limited Data Sets (would be great)
- One Q opens the door to a "view-only" VRDC role, which would really help teams
- They're thinking about student dissertations
- Interest in expanding the scope of Limited Data Sets (would be great)
📢ATTN GAMEDEVS: The GDC Animation Summit Call for Submissions is OPEN!
We are ready for 2024 and we want to see what you've got: indie, AAA, 2D, 3D, craft, tech... we want it all! Submissions close on September 28, please reach out if you have any questions! #GDCANIM
We are ready for 2024 and we want to see what you've got: indie, AAA, 2D, 3D, craft, tech... we want it all! Submissions close on September 28, please reach out if you have any questions! #GDCANIM
GDC | Summits & GCS Call for Submissions | Game Developers Conference
Submit talks for GDC Summits, VRDC, and Game Career Seminar.
gdconf.com
September 5, 2023 at 7:02 PM
📢ATTN GAMEDEVS: The GDC Animation Summit Call for Submissions is OPEN!
We are ready for 2024 and we want to see what you've got: indie, AAA, 2D, 3D, craft, tech... we want it all! Submissions close on September 28, please reach out if you have any questions! #GDCANIM
We are ready for 2024 and we want to see what you've got: indie, AAA, 2D, 3D, craft, tech... we want it all! Submissions close on September 28, please reach out if you have any questions! #GDCANIM
#CMS has postponed the #VRDC requirement indefinitely. This is big for the CMS and #NIH data use agreement. #rstats #statsky #hpss #srms #hspr #healthecon #hpsr #healthpolicy #geronsky #federalstatistics
Research Data Request & Access Policy Changes Update | ResDAC
In February 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to change how researchers access Medicare and Medicaid data to better protect controlled unclassified information. ...
resdac.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
#CMS has postponed the #VRDC requirement indefinitely. This is big for the CMS and #NIH data use agreement. #rstats #statsky #hpss #srms #hspr #healthecon #hpsr #healthpolicy #geronsky #federalstatistics
Haven't gotten this yet but figured it was coming. In my limited VRDC experience, the biggest pains are:
1) seat transfer takes forever
2) no data reuse, which is a big barrier for people new to CMS data
PS: why exactly does VRDC have to be so expensive?
1) seat transfer takes forever
2) no data reuse, which is a big barrier for people new to CMS data
PS: why exactly does VRDC have to be so expensive?
Just got the email from CMS that they are planning to discontinue physical access to the Medicare/Medicaid research files and force everyone to use the (incredibly expensive) VRDC. In the transition, they'll charge physical data users $10K/year to renew DUAs. This is bad.
February 12, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Haven't gotten this yet but figured it was coming. In my limited VRDC experience, the biggest pains are:
1) seat transfer takes forever
2) no data reuse, which is a big barrier for people new to CMS data
PS: why exactly does VRDC have to be so expensive?
1) seat transfer takes forever
2) no data reuse, which is a big barrier for people new to CMS data
PS: why exactly does VRDC have to be so expensive?
Can't wait for them to start joining all the information in the VRDC to figure out exactly who is getting what care they seem immoral this week.
March 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Can't wait for them to start joining all the information in the VRDC to figure out exactly who is getting what care they seem immoral this week.
🚨🚨🚨
Since we need all the good news we can get these days!
CMS reverses plan to end physical data requests and transition all researchers to the VRDC platform:
resdac.org/cms-news/res...
cc @basucally.bsky.social @aschwartz.bsky.social @academyhealth.bsky.social @wschpero.bsky.social
Since we need all the good news we can get these days!
CMS reverses plan to end physical data requests and transition all researchers to the VRDC platform:
resdac.org/cms-news/res...
cc @basucally.bsky.social @aschwartz.bsky.social @academyhealth.bsky.social @wschpero.bsky.social
Research Data Request & Access Policy Changes Update | ResDAC
In February 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to change how researchers access Medicare and Medicaid data to better protect controlled unclassified information. ...
resdac.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
🚨🚨🚨
Since we need all the good news we can get these days!
CMS reverses plan to end physical data requests and transition all researchers to the VRDC platform:
resdac.org/cms-news/res...
cc @basucally.bsky.social @aschwartz.bsky.social @academyhealth.bsky.social @wschpero.bsky.social
Since we need all the good news we can get these days!
CMS reverses plan to end physical data requests and transition all researchers to the VRDC platform:
resdac.org/cms-news/res...
cc @basucally.bsky.social @aschwartz.bsky.social @academyhealth.bsky.social @wschpero.bsky.social
For all the CMS data homies, finally, some action on VRDC.
CMS has reviewed public comment and is asking for more, specific feedback from researchers.
Please take some time to respond to the questions posed here. It looks like CMS really is considering the feedback we all provided the last round.
CMS has reviewed public comment and is asking for more, specific feedback from researchers.
Please take some time to respond to the questions posed here. It looks like CMS really is considering the feedback we all provided the last round.
Research Data Request & Access Policy Changes Feedback Opportunity | CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to evaluate our research data request and access policies, processes, and tools to ensure we are maximizing protections for controlled uncl...
nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For all the CMS data homies, finally, some action on VRDC.
CMS has reviewed public comment and is asking for more, specific feedback from researchers.
Please take some time to respond to the questions posed here. It looks like CMS really is considering the feedback we all provided the last round.
CMS has reviewed public comment and is asking for more, specific feedback from researchers.
Please take some time to respond to the questions posed here. It looks like CMS really is considering the feedback we all provided the last round.
100% agree and, to your other comment, am extremely skeptical they have the capacity in place for everyone to shift to VRDC
February 13, 2024 at 1:50 PM
100% agree and, to your other comment, am extremely skeptical they have the capacity in place for everyone to shift to VRDC
83. Noting this one because it’s the only GDC pass I have to highlight the VRDC by name. Him, I wonder why they aren’t doing that anymore…
(How long until we get a separate AIDC show within a show?)
(How long until we get a separate AIDC show within a show?)
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
83. Noting this one because it’s the only GDC pass I have to highlight the VRDC by name. Him, I wonder why they aren’t doing that anymore…
(How long until we get a separate AIDC show within a show?)
(How long until we get a separate AIDC show within a show?)
[EN/SWE] Weekend is soon here and the end of this case is also soon here. We're gonna keep going with Episode 2 of Ace Attorney - Miles Edgeworth Investigation today.
www.twitch.tv/jochira
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdC...
#vtuber ENVtuber #AceAttorney #Eldenwood
www.twitch.tv/jochira
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdC...
#vtuber ENVtuber #AceAttorney #Eldenwood
July 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
[EN/SWE] Weekend is soon here and the end of this case is also soon here. We're gonna keep going with Episode 2 of Ace Attorney - Miles Edgeworth Investigation today.
www.twitch.tv/jochira
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdC...
#vtuber ENVtuber #AceAttorney #Eldenwood
www.twitch.tv/jochira
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdC...
#vtuber ENVtuber #AceAttorney #Eldenwood
This is why I tell people to avoid the VRDC and go directly with linkage as much as possible.
May 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is why I tell people to avoid the VRDC and go directly with linkage as much as possible.
What a mess. This data is complicated and you and many other institutions have invested in processing it to facilitate lots of great research across many teams. I haven't used the VRDC (too expensive - half the problem) but it seems totally inconsistent with the data investment + teamwork model!
February 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
What a mess. This data is complicated and you and many other institutions have invested in processing it to facilitate lots of great research across many teams. I haven't used the VRDC (too expensive - half the problem) but it seems totally inconsistent with the data investment + teamwork model!
If you are considering looking into a community for drones, looking to improve your flying, or just want to hang with some stellar people, then consider joining VRDC.
vrc.group/FPVRC.1625
vrc.group/FPVRC.1625
VR Drone Club
A community of FPV drone enthusiasts․
We regularly host freestyle‚ racing‚ and instructive instances centered around use of the newly added VRChat FPV Drone․ We are open and welcoming to all skill l...
vrc.group
April 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
If you are considering looking into a community for drones, looking to improve your flying, or just want to hang with some stellar people, then consider joining VRDC.
vrc.group/FPVRC.1625
vrc.group/FPVRC.1625
Big thanks to Chuck's Star Trek Fan Films Review for the kind words about Potemkin Pictures' Starship Webster episode, "Periphery" that I wrote. Read what he says at stfanfilmreviews.com/2024/04/04/p...
And check out this episode free at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRDC...
And check out this episode free at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRDC...
April 4, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Big thanks to Chuck's Star Trek Fan Films Review for the kind words about Potemkin Pictures' Starship Webster episode, "Periphery" that I wrote. Read what he says at stfanfilmreviews.com/2024/04/04/p...
And check out this episode free at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRDC...
And check out this episode free at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRDC...