Andy Mychkovsky Dude I’ve been talking about it non stop. But not in a way they would like. Private equity in healthcare is a slow motion train wreck. Don’t believe their hype! RADPac Shakur Seth M Hardy, MD MBA Daniel Ortiz, MD podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doc…

We did it! We spoke out, we stood up, we persisted, and we won.

Brain and its internal wiring: #neuroscience by G. Dunn

This video of a rocket launch viewed from space is mesmerizing.

FYI average $/wRVU nationally for radiology is approx $55-60. So the PE group is taking approx 60% of earnings. I hope radiology residents/fellows wake up and stop taking these jobs. Read Ben White, MD article benwhite.com/radiology/join…

Humans are really bad at learning lessons if doing so means making less money.

Important discussion, especially about the draw backs of private equity for Rad residents and young attendings

"Some PE groups have offered their franchises 0% loans which would increase W2 numbers. Fortunately, I’ve heard of no groups taking up this deceptive practice to artificially inflate incomes." Anyone hear of a group taking a loan to prop up compensation? benwhite.com/medicine/appro…

Bombshell lawsuit against Radiology Partners from United Healthcare: United claims that RP funneled the work of multiple groups across Texas through its most lucrative contract held by a small group in Houston. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

'Not only are clinicians feeling betrayed by their leadership,” she says, “but when they allow these barriers to get in the way, they [feel they] are part of the betrayal. They’re the instruments of betrayal.”' nytimes.com/2023/06/15/mag…

You know who is rightfully terrified of private equity? New residency/fellowship graduates. Right now, independent, physician-owned practices have a massive recruiting advantage. You should be shouting your hatred of private equity from the rooftops.

A sign of things to come? FTC sues a large PE healthcare company. “Private-equity firm Welsh Carson spearheaded a roll-up strategy and created USAP to buy out nearly every large anesthesiology practice in Texas,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said. wsj.com/finance/regula…

What a great question! *clears throat... arranges notes on podium* There's a food-based analogy coming at the end of this, don't worry... In traditional Medicare, physicians are reimbursed through a system that converts procedures to dollars, known as "professional fees." To

Almost one month in and Independent Radiology hit the 60 group mark this morning. No matter what kind of job you're looking for, a true physician-owned private practice is hiring: independentradiology.com

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Want to know one of the biggest problems in healthcare? Deductibles. Deductibles are defined by the plans the insurance companies design. Then they are approved to be offered by the feds or employers. Then we the people decide what deductible we want when we choose our plans.

Yet another process employed by insurers to improve profits. Implied but not fully discussed here is the ultimate question of why doctors have to collect the deductibles and copays. It’s yet another tactic to disrupt the patient physician relationship and to make sure that the

I want patients to know: private practice doctors aren’t getting fairly paid. There’s no real negotiation. And this system is pushing people out who actually want to do the right thing. Sometimes the first step to fixing what’s broken is talking about it.

Clinician Reimbursement Data 🧵:

A Reminder for Patients: The reason you can’t get an appointment… The reason you don’t have the same physician year after year… The reason healthcare feels colder, more chaotic, and less personal… The reason you have less and less choice in your care… It’s not because your