So I guess reading hundreds of echos every week means nothing 👇 So sad to see our profession implode from the inside when we know the real story to “maintaining” competency is not about maintaining one’s skill, it’s about maintaining lifelong payments.

The affluent will retain a personal physician through exclusive “concierge medicine” services. But others will get routine visits with a rotating cast of nurses & physician assistants, with increasingly spare, online checkups with doctors. politico.com/news/2023/11/2…

The costs and burden of Maintenance of Certification drives physicians out of medicine ow.ly/HFHi50Qrg88

BREAKING: FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division opened new portal to hear about the monopolies controlling healthcare and stifling competition. Please take a minute and make them aware of the ABMS monopoly! Westby Fisher, MD Aaron Goodman - “Papa Heme” chadi nabhan MD, MBA, FACP Marty Makary MD, MPH Vinay Prasad MD MPH Submit a

"...doctors who are no longer practicing medicine who've been turned into businessmen" - A good reminder to make sure you have submitted your complaint to the FTC, DOJ and HHS: healthycompetition.gov These Med Board Execs Make Triple a Practicing Doc's Salary

Across the country in July, new residents will get started with their medical internship. They need and deserve our support and appreciation.

Unbelievable finish in the women's 10,000m final! 😱 #TrackFieldTrials24

Doubling down on the ACA model of coverage means we will continue to shell out ever-growing piles of 💰 for a card that does not assure care. It is time to stop rewarding insurers and instead look out for patients hungry for more choice and control. Washington Examiner Free2Care

We did it! $100K. Thank you all so much! I’m extremely grateful. Nearly 1,000 individuals have generously donated just since last evening. These funds will make a big difference for us down the stretch. If you live in Michigan, please vote in the August 6 primary. Let’s do this!

To ALL physicians: The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) is hosting a webinar featuring a discussion about board certification. PAMED's original idea was to hold a panel discussion between the ABIM and the NBPAS leaders regarding their different approaches to board

This is awesome. Many children with glasses are told they can’t play certain sports. They are not even given the opportunity to try. To see an athlete at the top of his sport proudly wearing glasses is so important. Representation matters.

Early voting is kinda sweet! Our weekend poll workers were so happy & fun. Loved voting for Justin Amash again. 😊

As Westby Fisher, MD pointed out, the ABIM can take money from any corporate entity, per their own bylaws. Bylaws also state that any info they disclose will be kept confidential amongst their own leadership. So these medical boards can scoop up corporate 💵💵💵and not report. That is

So the #MOC antitrust case against ABPN advanced to the Appellate level on Aug 30, 2024. The case hinges on whether the Appellate judges feel MOC is a CME product. The doctor plaintiffs say "yes." The ABPN says "no." medtees.com/content/ABPNAp… What do you think?

🦄 The B.A.A. has also announced adjustments to qualifying standards for the 2026 Boston Marathon for athletes ages 18-59. To learn more about these updates, visit: bstnmar.org/25BMRecordReg (3/3)

I’m very disappointed that I cannot attend the American Academy of Pediatrics conference this weekend. I planned to use the opportunity to earn continuing education credits and to engage with other health professionals to advocate for children.

So I hacked into the “new” QVAR Redihaler & found the old HFA canister inside. Win for kids who need a spacer, kinda scammy for consumers though...