This meeting gathers the smartest, most effective health care people in the country which is amazing... but also scary... so far to go. #USofCare2018 thanks @ASlavitt
Opening statements by Board Chair and Founder @ASlavitt “If we can get Americans to stop having to worry about affording health care we can move the contry to start talking about how we can make the country healthier” #USofCare2018
#healthcareoverpolitics#USofCare2018@ASlavitt Yes to looking for opportunities but hey -- we have an epidemic of suicide & homicide related to the big business of drugs and guns... Who decides, when, and how, what constitutes the tipping point that decides the #TimeIsNow
#healthcareoverpolitics#USofCare2018 "Be transparent; be inclusive; and be ready to go"... Wow... now think about what's happened in #mnleg the past couple of years: Obfuscation; Exclusion; Procrastination. We CAN do better. We MUST.
#USofCare2018@usofcare Nice: round of applause for government workers who are doing their jobs regardless of political leadership changes. Yes. S/O with gratitude to the people who staff MN @SeniorLink & @MNsure
This is SO critical -- we (patients, parents, families, people with disabilities and chronic health care needs) need to BECOME LOBBYISTS to make voices heard. Did you know that the Minnesota Council on Disabilities and other state, county, and city advisory boards need members?
“Personal stories put a face on health care. I like to think we made it hard for congress to look away. We took CBO scores and the data and put a face on it” @ElenaHung202#USofCare2018
#USofCare2018 connects the dots among gerrymandering, Citizens United, #DarkMoney and lobbyist influence... "if you care about health care, you should be interested in election reforms"... YES. @deanbphillips
YES @ElenaHung202 THANK YOU! it's about healthcare for ALL -- including people with lifelong chronic illness and disabilities, mental health, chemical dependency, trauma, not just preventive care for healthy people #USofCare2018 e.g., We need MORE programs like the Ely MN ACH
Listening to discussion re inefficiencies... and thinking about a study that showed that U.S. health providers spend THREE TIMES MORE TIME on paperwork largely related to complexities of coding, billing, and required documentation, compared to Canadian providers #USofCare2018
#USofCare2018@TonyLourey SO glad you're at the conference, thanks, bring it on home... @deanbphillips@AngieCraigMN Hope y'all have a chance to track this information amidst all the stuff a new Congressperson has to learn!! 1/2
F'rinstance: Did you know that for folks on MN Medicaid, basic dental care & emergencies are covered, but if you have to have a root canal, that tooth gets pulled because a crown is considered "cosmetic"? So that morphs into nutritional issues when folks can't chew their food...
OMG @ASlavitt THANK YOU for pointing out that access to power, information, resources, decision-making... needs to INCORPORATE the voices of PATIENTS AND FAMILY advocates... oof, we needed this question as an antidote to the rhetoric about "controlling" the patient population
What plagues health care?... from my talk at #usofcare2018.
Three things that plague us: horrible disparities, too much focus on revenue, and a political system that is failing people.
Our #CoonRapids#mnDFL Office is opening SOON (in about a week). Watch for the Event notice and come out to help that blue wave roll to a farther shore!
Sporting my #DeanTeam t- today at Pappy’s in Coon Rapids, maybe not a DFL stronghold at 7:30AM but a tasty breakfast!
I am honored to earn the endorsement of @MN350Action As Governor, I will lead with an eye to the future, building a Minnesota where we move away from fossil fuels, invest in renewable energy, and make Minnesota a leader in our work to address climate change. #TeamErin#mngov
Kick off National Night Out in Maple Grove at the free BBQ and emergency equipment show Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the community center.
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"Nausheena Ali Hussain, executive director of the Minneapolis-based @RISEsisterhood says that these candidates not only have varied leadership experience, they represent a spectrum of racial and ethnic populations." https://t.co/TCzBbRVHw0