Reporting at Second Opinion, @hntrbrkmedia. Previously: POLITICO, Fast Company.
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Good morning, I wrote something exceedingly personal for @nytimes on the scam that is romance
nytimes.com/2019/03/22/style…
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Good timing to read @davidalim on the MAHA meltdown semafor.com/article/10/22/20…
EXCLUSIVE - Top RFK Jr. ally and adviser Calley Means has quit the Trump administration.
Means was frustrated by White House delays of some of Kennedy’s popular food policies and blamed others in the administration for allowing food companies and special interests to have too much sway, people familiar with the matter said.
One of them described him as “disillusioned.” wsj.com/politics/policy/call…
FYI: @chrissyfarr and I are hosting a policy summit next. Reach out with thoughts and ideas 👀
Not to give too much away but I do want my next intimate convening to be focused on the intersection of health-tech and policy.
If you think this sounds like something you'd want to be involved in, let myself or @RuthReader know.
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Our hackathon focused on improving kicked off with a founder sharing the story of losing his mom in an ER waiting room.
We built demos in an hour to fix the ER experience. The participants’ backgrounds are diverse by design with one ER provider per team.
The perfect way to kick off our summit.
@townhallvntrs @nabla_ai @anomifyinsights @second_op_media & more
NEW: compliance lawyers say CMS is flagging certain direct-to-Medicare companies and suspending payments. Read my deep dive on what's going on
🚨Direct to Medicare companies are facing increased attention and scrutiny from CMS if the codes aren't being used in the way they're intended.
Compliance is everything.
Read the full analysis from @RuthReader.
secondopinion.media/why-cms-…
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Exclusive: A Slack managed by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI execs & Trump officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their health and medical records on apps.
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My colleague @RuthReader is doing a new health-tech advice column for @second_op_media.
If you have a question, and it can be totally anonymous, please let her know! And it's our job to find the best possible person to answer it. We'll publish both.
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Ethos ($LIFE) claims to sell life insurance in minutes online.
Behind the website, Hunterbrook found multilevel marketing agencies, pressure to spend recruits’ last $500, and agents with disciplinary records.
Here’s how the business works.
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Interesting new polling from KFF here that suggests majority of rural voters recognize Trump's drug pricing policies are a failure. kff.org/public-opini...
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"Why don't you just start by saying you're sorry?"
That's what the president of Ethos's ($LIFE) biggest distributor by agent count said to an Ethos rep on a public stage last week, after ranking Ethos last among his insurance partners.
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This is one of the scariest unexplored trends in healthcare. I pull back the curtain. Good for business. New traps for patients. @KFFHealthNews @CBSNews kffhealthnews.org/news/verti…
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New exclusive: In his 25 years as an OBGYN, Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas repeatedly sued patients for outstanding medical debt. At least 81 were arrested during their court proceedings. Some had debt from c-sections; others from miscarriages.
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Look what’s live!
The website for our health/AI summit “SOS.” We are sold out, but will do it again.
- None of the panelists can talk about the thing they sell
- The sessions are tactical vs high level
- We have 2 married couples on the same panel
secondopinion.media/sos-summ…
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Scoop with @taylorgiorno_ : WH is considering Rep. Buddy Carter as a dark horse candidate for FDA commissioner. The Georgia Republican, who lost the GOP primary for Ossoff's Senate seat, is a pharmacist and reliable Trump/RFK ally. notus.org/health-science/bud…
These kinds of debates are such a distraction. Feminism is about equality. Who cares about your plastic surgery. Women are still not paid the same as men and we're wasting word count on whether or not it's okay to look pretty. nytimes.com/2026/08/12/opini…
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Our latest scoop for premium subs: Another major departure for Epic. This is reminding me of the TV show “succession.”
Link in comments.
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Read @RuthReader's latest expose - with documents - about the extortionist who's getting settlements from digital health companies by taking advantage of an arcane California privacy law. New on @second_op_media!
