Valentine’s day is a complex occasion. It’s a day that celebrates relationships but that often means embracing the hardships and imperfections that come with the love and affection. When it comes to healthcare, the benefits are frequently commingled with challenges and frustration. That applies just as much to healthcare policy. So it’s with that mindset that the #healthpolicyvalentines are back on Twitter once again.
Not surprisingly, President Donald Trump’s policies inspired several of this year’s valentines, from the travel ban to the push to replace the Affordable Care Act. Like last year, some contributors got an early start to the holiday.
Roses are red
Some docs are foreign/
They take care of your mom
So don’t you deport ‘em#Healthpolicyvalentines— Farzad Mostashari (@Farzad_MD) February 14, 2017
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It's like I'm the CBO and you're a GOP replace bill. I want to score, but you keep pushing off our date.#healthpolicyvalentines
— Ezra Golberstein (@EGolberstein) February 14, 2017
In love you don't always know what you want. Like R's trying to replace the ACA #healthpolicyvalentines pic.twitter.com/AlgyPXYakV
— Melissa McChesney (@mel_mcchesney) February 14, 2017
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Another used the resignation of Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn to highlight the benefits of the Affordable Care Act:
A fact that even Trump advisers can love: Unexpectedly losing your job qualifies you for coverage through the ACA. #HealthPolicyValentines pic.twitter.com/YWJnDZruoE
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) February 14, 2017
Personally, this is my favorite so far:
Roses are red,
violets are violet;
Evidence for our compatibility is limited…
but let's try a pilot!#HealthPolicyValentines— Alan J. Card (@AlanJCard) February 10, 2017
Several took aim at drug prices:
https://twitter.com/claredoody/status/831516204720386051
https://twitter.com/kathrynmarwitz/status/831301115107016708
Quite a few were written with the anti-vax movement in mind:
Roses are flowers
Ferrets are weasels
Vaccines are so much better
For you than measles #healthpolicyvalentines— Deborah Roseman (@roseperson) February 11, 2017
Others concentrated on those who want to defund Planned Parenthood:
https://twitter.com/ManMet80/status/830504019751755777
Chancre is red
Koilocytes stain blue
Defund Planned Parenthood
& they're more likely to happen to you.#healthpolicyvalentines— Natalie Hodges (@utully13) February 12, 2017
Here’s the best of the rest. Enjoy!
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Access to timely actionable data
Will improve health for me and for you#healthpolicyvalentines #hvday— Karen DeSalvo (@KBDeSalvo) February 14, 2017
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Selling insurance across state lines makes no sense,
Didn't they tell you?#healthpolicyvalentines— Austin Bordelon (@TheHikingHcWonk) February 14, 2017
Roses are red; your smile is endearing. We need HHS to stop adverse tiering. #healthpolicyvalentines
— Wayne Turner 🌈 (@WTnDC) February 14, 2017
Rhododendrons are deciduous,
& roses are red
Your zip code shouldn't predict
How soon you'll be dead #healthpolicyvalentines #SDoH— dr. dsr (@DSimonePhD) February 14, 2017
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Helping patients doesn't stop at diagnosis & treatment-
But advocacy and policy too!#healthpolicyvalentines— Bolu Ogunyemi MD (@OgunyemiMD) February 12, 2017
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I'm incentivized to overutilize.
And so are you.#healthpolicyvalentines— Rich Duszak, MD (@RichDuszak) February 11, 2017
#healthpolicyvalentines Roses are red, bandages white, thank God for the nurses that watch through the night. pic.twitter.com/7mwUWXr3nF
— Regina Holliday (@ReginaHolliday) February 14, 2017
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