BREAKING: Memorial Hermann Health System says it's reached a deal to bring its facilities and physicians back in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. khou.com/article/news/l…

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Hospitals get paid two to three times more than a private practice office for the exact same visit. Then we wonder why 75 percent of doctors left independent practice. Neurologist Scott Tzorfas has run a solo practice for 30 years. Half his time goes to prior authorizations,

Thanks again Dave Feldman I’ve never been so excited to rent an Amazon documentary! Coming APRIL 17 - The Cholesterol Code Documentary youtu.be/unN__2-G_bo?si… via YouTube

🔎 For the first time in 14 years, Medicare is ready to end the status quo. CMS just included a request for information on allowing physician-led hospitals to expand to make the TEAM model excel, and PHA President Carlos Cardenas, MD, is calling it what it is: a landmark moment.

RFK Jr. breaks down how one man lied about meat and shaped the harmful food pyramid for decades. “Those studies that justified that were done by a guy called Ancel Keys.” “Americans all over became concerned with heart attacks.” “He developed this hypothesis in his head that

The greatest problem in healthcare ? Hospitals, even market dominant hospitals, won’t walk away from the big ins companies that underpay, late pay, clawback, deny claims, waste their time in denial appeals, and require them to pay up to 8 pct of revenue to RCM consultants so they

Country Crock just released their dairy-free “heavy whipping cream” and it’s straight-up chemical slop. Just look at those ingredients... This is the most revolting fake product I’ve seen in years. Real cream comes from cows. This comes straight from the chemical factory. Refuse

A “plastic-free diet” cut endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the body by up to 60% in just 1 week. Participants in a recent study switched to low-plastic food, plastic-free kitchenware, and screened personal care products for 7 days. Urinary BPA fell by 59%, and phthalates fell

Insulin resistance can develop years before diabetes and sometimes shows up in unexpected ways. Skin conditions like acne or skin tags may be associated with underlying metabolic dysfunction. Knowing your markers matters. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20464083/

Ditch the plastic crap from your life. Lots of great glass and stainless steel alternatives out there. We cannot get ahead of the chronic disease epidemic if we aren’t addressing root cause etiology. Hopefully HHS and FDA are watching too. HHS

What the Future Generations of Doctors Need to Know dpcnews.com/dpc-motivation…

“Keto is a weight loss fad” Tell that to the patient who got off blood pressure medication. Or the one who put type 2 diabetes into remission. Or the one who finally beat treatment-resistant depression. We need to change the conversation. It isn’t just a diet; it's a powerful

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I’ve been cautious about GLP-1 medications. One of my primary concerns has been the loss of fat free mass (ie, muscle). But I was wrong. The paper published last week (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41850248/) showed that most of the “fat free mass” that’s lost not only isn’t from muscle, but

Well produced again, excellent summary of a frequent question: CJC-1295 / Sermorelin + Ipamorelin: Real Synergy or Peptide Hype? youtu.be/KJ12Z8pVbsI?si… via YouTube

An important aspect of informed consent is that there’s even a brief discussion of possible positive AND negative consequences to a medication decision. Well done Nick and shout out to Dr. Aseem Malhotra for making similar efforts in the past. 💪

FDA Expert Panel on Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men youtube.com/live/BdAawJmQ9… via YouTube

I reference this so much in the office during my HRT discussions every week I should be getting FDA sponsored. Where you at promoting best practice GAM style rated Direct Primary Care docs Dr. Marty Makary ? FDA Expert Panel on Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women

Want to know how ridiculous and awful Ins company and their PBM denials are? The insurance company that denies the claim, that is if it’s them and not a subcontractor like medica , also picked the network and doctors.   So they are saying the network, that they sold to plan