🎧Great convo w/Emily Carroll JD on efforts to #FixPriorAuth Progress in several states & w/federal regs. More to do! Measures of focus in states include timeline, care continuity, volume ⬇️, exempted services, data collection w/Dept of Ins reporting. 👉FixPriorAuth.org

#PhantomNetworks +inaccurate #ProviderLists include docs NPs PAs+Mental Health Pros who aren’t in network. Huge plan listed me for 6+ years after I resigned in writing. Took legal action to make them stop. Yet other providers blocked from joining. Medical Society NY American Psychiatric Association

Medical Society NY Role for NYDFS #Fraud seems pervasive

Medical Society NY This case exemplifies why ALL who render patient care should be held to the same #StandardOfCare that a legislator would want for his/her family.

Early light and sunrise Orient Point, NY yesterday.surprised to have the whole area near the point as my private respite. #SelfCareAintSelfish #LightTherapy

Meeting the next generation of mental health professionals and advocates. They are courageous about seeking help, open about their own struggles, and willing to prioritize self care for sustainability. You inspire all of us to raise #MentalHealthAwareness!

Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can reverse an opioid #overdose. This International Overdose Awareness Day, help protect your loved ones from a fatal overdose by keeping lifesaving naloxone with you & at home. #TogetherWeCan #EndOverdose bit.ly/3WVLs6S

On Overdose Awareness Day, we remember Tiarra, Jonathan, Alec, and millions of others who lost their life from an overdose. I am grateful for their parents who, through advocacy born of tragedy, continue to fight the stigma surrounding substance use disorder. President Biden

The numbers are stark. Our new survey found: ➡️ 1 in 4 docs said #priorauth led to adverse patient events ➡️ 3/4 said prior auth can lead to patients ending treatment ➡️ 1/3 said prior auth criteria are rarely evidence-based We must #FixPriorAuth now. spr.ly/6018mW6Zm

These are the main domains I ask about as a primary care physician, especially behavior as it relates to preventive health and identity as it relates to relationships and community connection. A reminder that #SOGI is an essential part of primary care.

🚨🧵”Facing a 5th consecutive year of Medicare payment reductions, AMA issued a clarion call today to CMSGov urging the agency to be fully transparent about the impact of these payment cuts on physicians and patients.”

Yes, you read that right. FIVE straight years of pay cuts. Would you stand for that at your job?

Can we all just admit that residents are underpaid? If you replaced residents with APPs it would cost double Much of the money hospitals receive for a resident does not go toward their salary Am I the only one who thinks hospitals seem to be triple dipping? #MedTwitter

Check out my new article on asexual-affirming care here! APADivision44 GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equali

#AMA slams pay cut, G-codes in proposed #Medicare pay rule for doctors ow.ly/pxpI50Tkgqx

#OurAMA's recent analysis of competition in PBM markets warrants attention as Congress and the Admin work to protect patients and ensure prescription drugs remain affordable and accessible. spr.ly/6019WcSgT

Despite its effectiveness, the Florida Legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis continue to prohibit telehealth for these patients because it involves prescribing controlled medications for cancer-related pain and other symptom control. #OpioidReductionism is harmful policy.

.Governor Kathy Hochul Please VETO latest Wrongful Death Expansion bill & protect patients' access to healthcare. Interested parties should meet discuss comprehensive reforms. #ProtectOurSafetyNet #DontChasePhysiciansOutofNY #WeNeedBalancedReform p2a-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/cam…

This isn’t from Bad Medical Takes, and it isn’t parody. It’s awful advice sent to Florida physicians from the Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD, who again has placed performance politics before patient care. 👇🏼 Please, AMA, enforce our policy against medical disinformation.