powerful article! A must read!

Here’s more on the issues of non-profits being exempted from upcoming FTC ban on non-competes. FTC is clear that merely listing as a non-profit per tax status does not make an entity exempt. Interested in hearing folks opinions about physician partners who are shareholders

Brutal letter from the hospitals to UnitedHealth Group President Dirk McMahon on UHG's appallingly selfish response to 'the worst cyberattack on our health care system in history.' aha.org/system/files/m…

from Caitlin Owens
Major health insurance companies are nearing too big to fail status--their revenue makes up ~30% of $5T US Healthcare expenditure!

We need a MamaBell/StandardOil intervention U.S. Department of Justice Chuck Schumer Speaker Mike Johnson

axios.com/2024/04/19/hea…

Now this is a good idea & perhaps the FTC will include a guide to what is considered unfair &/or anti-competitive. Kudos as sometimes the feds have good ideas. beckerspayer.com/payer/feds-lau…

When a politician talks about 'cutting healthcare costs,' make really sure that they don't really mean 'making insurance company executives richer.'

About 98% of the time, it's the latter.

Great article by Robert King about the many, many issues and challenges with No Surprises Act implementation.

The article also discusses a recent analysis that suggests that providers winning the IDR process 77% of the time may cause health plans to raise premiums...

'Jeff Davis,

#Neurosurgeons join amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging parts of the final rule implementing the #NoSurprisesAct . It’s time to hold #HealthPlans accountable for unfair tactics that lead to narrow provider networks, which jeopardize access to care. bit.ly/3IToB5G

Our CEO, Wendy Dean, had a great conversation with Randy Cook, MD about her journey to this work, writing IF I BETRAY THESE WORDS, and why #moralinjury matters in #healthcare & elsewhere. Have a listen . . . thoughts?
mymdcoaches.com/podcast
Steerforth Press

🚨 BILLING SECRETS EXPOSED

A must read in The New York Times⁩ today on how #patients are being saddled with higher bills and #physicians are seeing their pay cut — all while #health #insurance cos. are reaping billions in hidden fees.

#medtwitter #health care nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/…

So, Loren Adler, in response to your Closing Note, & Matt Fiedler The Brookings Institution need a “Well, Bless Your Heart ❤️” reminder about what happens when corrupt federal rule-making, which denies congressional intent of the #nosurprisesact , occurs, especially regarding the #QPA .

Excellent deep dive into the public policy implications related to #facilityfees charged by #hospitals from The Wall Street Journal's Melanie Evans.

(h/t PHA)

wsj.com/health/healthc…

Jerome Adams Brian Miller, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. Blake Madden 🏥

#healthcare #policy #medtwitter #patients

🚨 If there’s one thing you read today, let it be this. 👇

New The Brookings Institution “research” must be left on the shelf…where it belongs.

Caitlin Owens Maya Goldman Ben Leonard 🌸 Chelsea Cirruzzo U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. Senate HELP Committee GOP Rep. Richard Neal Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. Sara Hansard