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"a private-equity-backed money machine that sends profits to the East Coast by making patients pay more for their insurance benefit"
Spot on reporting here by @PeterWhoriskey
Also non-competes should be illegal.
Created 10 years ago by a private-equity firm, U.S. Anesthesia Partners is now one of the largest in the U.S., with more than 4,000 doctors and spanning nine states.
As it gobbled up existing practices, substantial price hikes followed. wapo.st/3XtQjfI
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We are excited to announce that @SusanQuaggin, MD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Medicine. She will be the first woman to serve as @NorthwesternU's chair of Medicine.
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PE's most ghastly impact is felt in the health care sector. Whole towns' worth of emergency rooms, family practices, labs and other health firms have been scooped up by PE, which has spent more than $1t since 2012 on health acquisitions:
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Former resident and one of our newest faculty members here at NM Urology, @amanda__vo, MD, answers the question of the week: "What does women's health mean to you and why is it so important?" #NationalWomensHealthWeek
I can't stop thinking about the 4th quarter. Lebron, AD, and DLo on the floor. And they literally just gave the ball to AR and let him run the show over and over again. Phenomenal. But no surprise to Lakers fans. #GoLakers
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Doctors at a major US insurance company deny tens of thousands of claims a month without even looking at patients’ files.
“We literally click & submit,” a former Cigna doctor told @ProPublica & @Capitol_Forum. “It takes all of 10 seconds to do 50 at a time.”
The inside story 🧵
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If you want to understand WHY certain specialities are falling, yes it’s probably a difference in lifestyle and compensation. But compensation is a result of reimbursement and LOBBYING…@AmerMedicalAssn @MedicareGov @CMSGov @aapcstaff @EmergencyDocs @ACEPNow @ACEPAdvocacy
In light of commentary on how Emergency Medicine is falling as a speciality due to the recent @TheNRMP #match results—think it’s worth pointing out that it’s not just #ER, it’s really all primary care (Psych, Peds, FM, EM) aka the core of safety net medicine. Note, this is a symptom of perverse financial incentives in healthcare, not of the specialities themselves.@CORD_EM @ACEPNow @EmergencyDocs @AmerAcadPeds @aafp @APApsychiatric
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Taiwan’s people overcame an authoritarian past. They now have to ward off an authoritarian future. They should not be left to stand alone econ.st/3Fr09XR
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This is EVERYTHING 🏆 A huge congratulation to #EverythingEverywhere on winning 7 Academy Awards, including BEST PICTURE! #Oscars95
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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as the Daniels, took home the award for best direction, building on what has been a strong night for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” wapo.st/3mAYbgT
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‘This is a beacon of hope’: Michelle Yeoh wins best actress Oscar for her role in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' making history as the first Asian to receive the award reut.rs/3FmEUq3 #Oscars
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History is more than just names & dates; its lessons can guide us toward a better future. Today, on the 76th anniversary of the 228 Incident, we remember the people who paid the ultimate price for Taiwan’s freedom & democracy.
Nice thread. Interesting that clinician representation is decreasing...
As we learn more and more about how financial forces & profit motives drive our hospitals, exploit workers, and harm patients, @sanjaykishore31 and I often wondered: who is actually in charge of our health systems?
To shed light, we looked at the boards of top US hospitals.
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If you find the balloon unnerving, spare a thought for Taiwan, where fighter jets scramble daily to intercept PLA warplanes operating just outside national airspace. The sound of airborne Taiwanese F-16s in the country's south is part of daily life now.
Better than Christmas #UroMatch2023
The Northwestern Medicine Department of Urology is delighted to announce the newest additions to the team! 🎉
@c_arruzafrau @VKocsuta @julioandremeza Evan Watkins
@UrologyMatch @AmerUrological @Uro_Res @UroResidency @NM_Andrology @EndourologyNm #uromatch2023 #Match2023
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There are huge transactions in healthcare that barely get any coverage.
Urology of Indiana, the largest urology group in the state in practice since 1887, just sold to a PE-backed group - U.S. Urology Partners.
• 40 urologists, 20 APPs
Here's how valuable they are:
Lol as @amy_krambeck's current chief, let me tell you, high volume is...an understatement
Come train at one of the top programs in the country!
Applications open for the Endourology Fellowship with Dr. @amy_krambeck at @NM_Urology.
1-year fellowship w/ high-volume HoLEP and medical/surgical stone management.
DM @Nick_sDean if questions.
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