I’m so fortunate to work with this group of amazing medical oncologists! MGH Thoracic Oncology Mass General Cancer Center #TTLC24

A beautiful reflection from Ethan Sanford in JAMA. Please read and share with others. Dr. Nina Niu Sanford

Doctors at a major US insurance company deny tens of thousands of claims a month without even looking at patients’ files.

“We literally click & submit,” a former Cigna doctor told @ProPublica & The Capitol Forum. “It takes all of 10 seconds to do 50 at a time.”

The inside story 🧵

Looking forward to presenting during the annual Mass General Cancer Center’s Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy CME on May 1-2! Will be presenting with Justin Gainor Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD and others on incorporating IO into #multiD care. Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/4duajbdj

On a recorded call, a UnitedHealthcare nurse and an insurance broker laugh while discussing a patient whose claim had just been rejected.

They agree that any appeal would be a waste of the family’s time and money:

“We’re still gonna say no.”

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Ceci's death is unfair and terrible. Pls help us promote generosity and working hard to improve the lives of children on Ceci's behalf. UT Southwestern Pediatrics Children's Health BCH- Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine

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We created a donation site in honor of Ceci. Funds will support research at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, where Ceci received outstanding care. Please RT & share. Children's Health @UTSWNews (5/5)
 
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A great way to end #ASTRO2022 ! Thanks to Heath Skinner, MD PhD for organizing this session on locally advanced #NSCLC . ASTRO Mara Antonoff, MD, FACS @TimBurns MD,PHD

Packed house for a great session led by Jonathan Schoenfeld on integrating RT and IO for treatment of oligometastatic disease at #ASTRO2022

An excellent discussion by Ann Raldow, MD, MPH on combined modality therapy for esophageal cancer. #ASTRO2022

Welcome Shannon M MacDonald Mass General Cancer Center to twitter! Please read and share her great perspective piece, now in NEJM. Access to specialty care across state lines is critical! 🩺

Thrilled to share our study in JAMA Network Open on the critical role of #radonc at the Mass General Cancer Center MultiD Pulm Nodule and #LungCancer Screening Clinic. Mike Milligan, MD MBA Dr. Inga T. Lennes Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH Henning Willers, MD Mass General Cancer Center