jbarofsky.bsky.social
Associate Research Professor, Better Government Lab, Georgetown University, Interested in the economics of health and poverty; formerly @ideas42 @Brookings and @USCPrice Schaeffer Center, alum of @HarvardChanSPH & @BU
👤 Joined on 21 September 2023
Followers
Following
Total Posts
@jbarofsky.bsky.socialThere are signs that corporate AI spending has stopped growing. Usage is still rising, but token prices are falling. OpenAI cut its own prices by about a third, both to compete with Anthropic and to keep firms from building on cheap or free models... (1/4)
Show PostNavigating changes to Medicaid and SNAP shouldn't mean navigating a maze to get help. Today, we're launching HART, a new outreach team helping New Yorkers keep their health coverage, food benefits and get support on everything from housing assistance to eviction prevention.
Show PostSooner or later, reality catches up: Republican consultant: One out of two Republicans either are, have been or have a family member that is or has been on Medicaid. I mean, it touches a lot of people or has touched a lot of people. So it’s not like a theoretical thing.”
Show PostThe drivers of the $2 trillion fy26 budget deficit in a chart from US Treasury. fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/mon...
Show PostThe IRS lost **28% of its staff** between January of 2025 and January of 2026. www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...
Show Post