Gary Ratner

Atty. Biochemist. Practiced law @ SCOTUS + xray xtallography @ Advanced Photon Source, Argonne Natl Lab. Also find me at

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Nextera and Paladina vie for "our #directprimarycare saves the most $$" bragging rights. But neither group's claims can survive risk adjustment. So, their race devolves into which one can execute the best fake version of risk adjustment.Things get ugly. https://t.co/K2tdEf8pxT

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@AndyKimNJ He kept this brilliant WWII poster in his Senate office -

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@AndyKimNJ Inhouye displayed this WWII poster in his office.

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That's the next one.
https://t.co/M4WYZ6dgZQ

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In honor of Dr Oz, a fan of direct primary care, here's two work-in--progress posts from my blog, https://t.co/SlPLqWbas0, that tell how thin is the evidence of that DPC reduces downstream care costs.

https://t.co/XfT4SG8PK6

https://t.co/rI6uPsnf8g

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@karaemiller Check out my blog on DPC. Retired lawyer, now a health policy hobbyist. Granted, I don't write very well, but mine is by far the deepest INDEPENDENT dive into DPC. DPC docs brag without evidence about net savings by lowering downstream care costs. https://t.co/SlPLqWaCCs

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@xpostfactoid I thought she was saying that applicant whose grandmother had diabetes might be denied. Not applicant-grandmother.

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@Namelotsonumbe1 @JoyceWhiteVance Doug Jones would make a great vice-president.

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2 PhD dissertations of "the same kind", A and B, are now available from online portals of their universities. A was defended 11 days before B but the portal availability order was B, then A, by a few months. Neither has appeared in a journal. Who can brag, "I was first"?

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@RevEverett @PWHL_Boston @Bertuccis Fortunately, the intermission allowed plenty of time to find the next PWHL- friendly bar.

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@JoyceWhiteVance https://t.co/pqH5lhibZp

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@xpostfactoid history of punctuation
Embedded links
Often obviate?

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@lindsbullinger @bjdickmayhew @sppgatech David Anderson meet Atlanta and GA Tech. GA Tech and Atlanta meet David Anderson. This could really work!

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@RevEverett @LigaBBVAFemenil The convergence of Saint Patrick's Day and Purim comes with its own dish: hamantashcen filled with corned beef and cabbage.

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@BGrueskin Congaree National Park, SC (lots of conifers, so will show green even in January)

Richmond, VA (include Perly's delicatessen)

NC BBQ (several selections near Wilson, Aiden, Greenville)

Savannah

Charleston

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@charles_gaba Putting the best people on the Board of Reagents could catalyze major change. I can't wait for the reaction.

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@Sunitasriv @Phd_Reality @PhDVoice @ThePhDoing It's entrepreneurial succession planning by primary scientist investigators. A successful PI will hope to spawn as many future PIs as they can, leaving a legacy. Someone, me for example, who received their PhD in biochemistry in their 60s will have only a short science career.

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@GoldDirectCare When there are barriers to entry, like limiting the practice of medical professions to licensed practitioners, normal economics indicates the presence of market-distorting economic rent.

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@BGrueskin Consider Domingo German, dropping a perfect game into a multiage run of ERA above 7. THAT was baseball, too, but apparently also a substance abuse problem.

[@charlesgaba.com at Bluesky now @charles_gaba]

Welp.

Deaths are a lagging indicator, so if you assume COVID deaths trail hospitalizations by, say, a month, that means they should start moving back up right about...now.

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@blahblahKC @Colleen1596 This is from the "about me" page of my blog https://t.co/SlPLqWaCCs. It is almost literally "the first thing about me" in my commentary on DPC. It's been there for years. And, in posts and tweets, I've praised individual DPC practices and D-PCP.
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