FTC #noncompete crackdown may not protect doctors and nurses at ~64% of US community hospitals that are tax-exempt nonprofits or government-owned.

But, ⁦FTC⁩ said some nonprofits could be bound by the rule if they do not operate as true charities. fortune.com/2024/05/27/lin…

When #PriorAuth is a medical barrier

Patient whose rehab coverage ended abruptly “resents having her insurer overrule her health care professionals. ‘I wish I could have stayed w/them longer. But I had to go home before I was ready.’”

#FixPriorAuth nytimes.com/2024/05/25/sci…

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TY Rep. Jodey Arrington Rep. Brendan Boyle for holding a hearing Budget Comm emphasizing importance of addressing ⬆️ health care costs & financial instability caused by consolidation, noting consolidation has ⬆️ prices & ⬇️ patient choices, w/significant impacts on federal health care spending.

ACEP ⁦Emergency Physicians⁩ details how health care consolidation has adversely affected emergency medicine:

⬇️ physician autonomy
⬆️ burnout
⬇️ ability to negotiate fair contracts with market dominant insurers
⬇️ due process rights

👉 tinyurl.com/3af8k9j9 ⁦ACEP Members⁩

We are still dealing with a billing nightmare over 3 months out

Physicians should not have to wonder if they may be made responsible for notifying patients about the Change HC #cyberattack . Hopefully this letter will get HHS.gov to put out a statement.

Women tend to be more 'underconfident' than men & it starts early. Using data of UK twins born 1994-96, age 9 boys & their parents report boys math skill higher than girls when they have the same performance. The diff was even more pronounced for twins. ft.com/content/1e8a89…

Thank you, Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH. for your outstanding, impactful, and dedicated leadership! 👏👏

🔥 Rumor has it, AHIP & Blue Cross Blue Shield Association member HCSC (parent company of BCBSIL , BCBSMT, BCBSNM , BCBSOK BCBSTX ) is delaying implementation of the proposed cut to payments for ASA physical status modifiers. 👀 This would allow more time for discussion on this

It is essential that HHS OCR clarify that #HIPAA breach reporting & notification requirements d/t the #cyberattack are SOLEY the responsibility of UHG/Change HC. x.com/marilynheinemd…

So proud to work for Hattiesburg Clinic! Great piece by the AMA mentioning CEO Dr. Bryan Batson and MS State Med Assn physician leader Dr. Rebecca Lauderdale Rebecca Lauderdale, MD, FACP! #Mississippi

Absolutely!

STRONG support by AMA and over 100 medical organizations requesting clarity from HHS.gov and HHS OCR regarding the Change Healthcare #cyberattack and breach reporting requirements. CHIME AHIMA Foundation

searchlf.ama-assn.org/letter/documen…

EMS week is here and its 50th anniversary celebration kicks off by recognizing Health, Wellness, and Resilience day. To our EMS heroes, your health matters and we support you! 👏

'The court pointed out that the plaintiff filed an expert report from an ophthalmologist. Mr S was an NP...As such, the expert doctor’s affidavit and report failed to address the standard of care owed by an NP.'