Are privately-run Medicare Advantage plans preventing patients from needing acute medical care, like being hospitalized for pneumonia? Or are MA plans instead shifting patients with the same acute medical conditions to cheaper sites of care? 1/x jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US. Get vaccinated and get screened! Find out more on our website: headandneck.org/hpv-head-neck-…

I hope you'll take time to read this today. It's about how one med school UCDavisMedSchool has made remarkable progress in diversifying its classes, but also about other med schools (maybe yours?) that haven't. A🧵 statnews.com/2023/03/07/how…

Congrats to the new ENTerns!!🥳🎉We’re so excited for you all! Please join the SNMA ENT student group for our ENT Post Match Panel. All are welcome to congratulate these amazing individuals and learn how to successful match into ENT! March 30th at 6pm EST #Match2023 #OtoMatch23

Many patients ask, "what is the best #OTC #hearingaid?" The New York Times NYT Wirecutter does an excellent job of analyzing and summarizing #hearing solutions for people with mild #hearingloss. Hearing Loss Assoc. UCSF Otolaryngology Innovation Center nytimes.com/wirecutter/rev…

1/6 🏥 The US health disadvantage can't be blamed solely on racial/ethnic disparities. While some argue that countries like Japan and Switzerland have better health outcomes due to homogenous populations, the issue is more complex. americanprogress.org/article/social…

🚨Big day for Medicare geeks: the 2023 Medicare Trustees report was just released. The number that most people look to the report for: when will the Part A trust fund be depleted? 2031 is what the trustees now say, 3 years later than last year’s projection. Why?

2024 Med School Graduates: The Diversity Endowment URiM Away Rotation Grant application process is now open for future ENTs! The application closes on May 22, 2023. #otomatch Apply here: entnet.org/resource/diver…

Congratulations to UC San Diego School of Medicine PRIME-Health Equity MS3.5 Ivan Copado for this invited commentary in JAMA Ophthalmology on "Unmet Needs in Vision Care Among Vulnerable Patients" jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

So proud of my amazing wife!!

Policy makers should consider reducing the number of metrics and shifting to electronic metrics, when possible, to optimize resources spent in the overall pursuit of higher quality. ja.ma/3N04YdQ

On this day in 1865, enslaved people in Texas were notified by Union Civil War soldiers about the abolition of slavery. This was 2.5 years after the final Emancipation Proclamation which freed all enslaved Black Americans. #Juneteenth  But Slavery continued… A THREAD

Amazing news! Necessary step for improving affordability and drug adherence. Curious to watch the negotiation process unfold over the coming year.

My editorial on the need to address fiscal irresponsibility of the Federal government - a real threat to public health JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

open.substack.com/pub/employerco… 4.3% of cancers can be prevented through vaccination or treatment of infections! JAMA Oncology

It's #MatchDay2024 & we are so #UCSFProud to announce the new class of UCSF Otolaryngology | Head and Neck Surgery residents! Welcome to UCSF Health! #Match2024 #MatchDay

Overjoyed to start our next chapter at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco OBGYN and UCSF Otolaryngology | Head and Neck Surgery !!

We’re beaming with pride as we welcome our newest doctors to the profession of medicine. 🩺 We can’t wait to see how you drive positive change in your communities and beyond. Congratulations to the Class of 2024—our largest class yet! 🎉🎓 📸 Erik Jepsen