Stacie Dusetzina

@dusetzinas.bsky.social

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Health services researcher at Vanderbilt Health Policy. Avid coffee drinker, investigator of drug policies & prices. RT not an endorsement. Opinions are mine.

Graphic shows the 24-month mortality rate for different conditions for people who are in the 2 year waiting period for obtaining social security disability insurance. Shows nearly 40% mortality for cancer, followed by about 15% digestive diseases, blood diseases, and HIV/AIDS. Lack of health insurance coverage during this period likely contributes to these higher rates of death.
Cat giving serious side eye.
Cat sitting in big cardboard box in the living room. Big brother cat looking at him from the side.
Devastatingly handsome cat looking lovingly at me with his equally handsome cat brother in the background.
Cat in a pile of blankets.
Chocolate cookies shaped as a dumpster on fire with 2025 on them.
Two cats with cartoon Santa hats.
Best looking cat you can imagine looking out of a felt cat cave.
Information session flyer with QR code for registering!
New notebook to hopefully fight off feelings of burnout, dread, and apathy. Purchased on a Friday in 2025.
Map of TN district 7 that includes large rural areas and approximately 1/3 of Nashville urban area.
Creepy child-sized doll at the bottom of a staircase to scare everyone who glances downstairs.
Cat peeking out from under an ottoman.
Cat peeking out from bottom of the couch.
Carnegie Museum art hanging on wall with "We are the 99%", "Too Big to Fail is Too Big to Allow", "Kill Corporate Greed", and "Hungry? Eat a Banker".
Cat with her face against the camera - all whiskers and nose.
Cat tail dangles from stair.
Video of penguins crossing a path and hopping up a hill.
AI overview summary of why MIT isn't considered "Ivy League". AI explains it isn't in the NE. It is. AI is stupid.
Dirt road leading to jagged mountains in Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park.
The most attractive cat you have ever seen peeking out from under a blanket.
Cat peeking out of blanket.
Cat sitting on my back while I am stretching in a child's pose yoga position.
Cat sitting on woman's back while she is in child's pose yoga position.
Cat giving side eye to camera.
Sleepy kitty on a yellow blanket.
Completed build of the Lego set for the Nightmare Before Christmas!
Sticker of a cute cartoon water droplet saying "You'll die without me you idiot".
Lego set of three buildings from the Nightmare Before Christmas.
Front of Lego Home Alone house.
Cat peeking over wooden coffee table.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park image of erosion that has resulted in unique shapes and spheres.
Picture of two cats on a rug, one gray and one tiger striped / gray / black / white who is in an Amazon box.
Shows scale of prior picture of ringneck pheasant relative to a picnic shelter. That metal bird is ENORMOUS.
Giant metal structure of a ring necked pheasant on the side of a highway surrounded by fields and rolling hills. Part of the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota.
Sleepy cat on a yellow blanket.
Best looking cat you have ever seen standing on the bathroom sink and having his picture taken.
Pond surrounded by bright green grasses and trees on the cusp of fall colors. Bright blue sky reflected in the water.
Incredibly handsome cat lounging in a box on top of a kitchen island. Box also has some potatoes in it.
Biscotti and bundt cake cooling on stovetop.
Sam the Eagle Muppet
President Biden signing the inflation reduction act into law.
Pie chart showing that Medicare is the single largest purchaser of health care services in the US in 2021.
Absolutely fabulous cat in a basket.