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[Ben Arritt @grokketship]

@scottisaacsmd Not saying you are wrong, but thought it was interesting this was back to back in my feed.

[Noah Kaufman, MD @noahkaufmanmd]

Houston, we have a problem…

[Adam Bruggeman, MD @DrBruggeman]

The number of bids at or below $1 aren’t just alarming. They are accelerating. In early 2023, $1 or less bids were 2.5% of all claims. By 2025 Q2 that number was 12.5%.

Why are insurers bidding less every quarter? Why don’t they value the services physicians render?

Read more detail here:
https://t.co/XaMDGrT2uf

[Zachary Shurtleff @ZachShurtleff]

People keep saying there’s “no evidence” for the peptides PCAC voted on last week.

This claim is out of touch to what the vote really means and the bigger picture.

The real-world data, the patent problem, and why compounding is a complementary system (not a rogue challenge to the FDA) are all in this piece.

[Ben Arritt @grokketship]

Well stated.

[peptidedaily @peptidedaily_]

BPC-157 JUST PASSED.

The FDA's advisory panel voted 8 to 6 to recommend it for legal compounding.

This is the first time in US history that BPC-157 has been formally recommended for pharmacy access by a federal advisory committee.

The vote is non-binding and still needs formal rulemaking, but the direction is now set.

LET'S GO!

[SilverFoxLeo @BowTiedHRT]

In a rare turn of events, the FDA advisory panel votes to allow compounding pharmacies to produce BPC-157, an endogenous peptide

This is a great and needed win for the decriminalization of substances made by the human body.

Testosterone has been a Schedule III controlled substance since 1990, and it is a molecule your body started manufacturing well before you learned to shave.

Estrogen and progesterone are not much better off: buried under enough prior authorizations and pharmacist hesitation to make a woman feel like a criminal suspect for daring to inquire what her bloodwork looks like and questioning whether it could be better.

The FDA needed a two day meeting and a formal vote to decide whether a peptide your own gut has been producing all along gets to exist and be available legally.

Turns out the human body (and you) have been running an unlicensed pharmaceutical operation this whole time.

[U.S. Department of Energy @ENERGY]

Happy 250th Birthday to the greatest nation in the world, the United States of America. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[Snoopy Wallpaper @SnoopyWallpaper]

Happy 4th of July

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

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[Ben Arritt @grokketship]

@JohnWebbMD @usamasyed Good to hear from you John.

[Ben Arritt @grokketship]

@KennyCarmody We have an experimental protocol here in Boca Raton, Florida. So far we are 20 for 20.
https://t.co/kaH3fUWnkN

[Ben Arritt @grokketship]

@MHWowego @KennyCarmody I know a doctor in New York who created an entire Foundation for this. We also treat it at my office in FL. https://t.co/kaH3fUWnkN

[U.S. Marines @USMC]

All Gave Some, Some Gave All

Today, we honor and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice wearing the uniform while defending our rights, freedoms and our great nation.

We will always remember and uphold their legacy.

✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales)

#Marines #USMC #SemperFidelis

[U.S. Air Force @usairforce]

On Memorial Day, we honor those who gave their lives in service to our nation. Their sacrifice reinforces our commitment, and their legacy shapes our shared purpose.

[U.S. Navy @USNavy]

All gave some, some gave all.

This Memorial Day we honor the service members who laid down their lives in defense of the United States.

#MemorialDay #USNavy #GoldStarFamilies #NeverForget

[U.S. Marines @USMC]

The Last Full Measure of Devotion.

Memorial Day is a sacred day of remembrance to those who gave their lives in defense of our nation and the freedoms we hold sacred.

We remember their sacrifice and uphold their legacy.

Semper Fidelis

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

This Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Their legacy is etched in the 250 years of American freedom they defended.

[Dan Choi, MD, FAAOS @drdanchoi]

The only fix for this is to bring back private practice

What nobody is talking about in a healthcare fix: how to address a generation of physicians so jaded by healthcare consolidation and loss of autonomy that they are all looking to get out?

Reverse the provisions of ACA that have made it impossible for doctors to control their own destiny and prioritize the patient/physician relationship

Bring back private practice
Bring back physician owned hospitals
Stop the early retirement of physicians

[Carrie de Moor @cdemoormd]

Meanwhile the “insurance companies” (who should just change their names to plan administrators) are robbing employers, churches, and State, local, and Federal government plans blind. Premiums aren’t rising due to independent physicians or the NSA. They are rising due to astronomical prices negotiated with vertically integrated mega systems.

The lie they tell- “this out of network provider is so expensive!!! They are the problem!”

Their lie of ommission- they refuse to negotiate in network rates with these providers and force them to stay out of network with abysmal low rates- that if accepted would drive them out of business and into the waiting arms of the mega system- where they can easily raise costs.

The truth- they are paying big systems MASSIVE amounts while In-Network. (Example I heard recently- $130,000 in network for an endometrial ablation! ) But hey it’s in Network.

Reality check for employers- the “Networks” are worthless and don’t actually save you money. You are paying more than you would with an independent OON provider. Oh- and you might want to audit your plan administrator because they aren’t paying what they are telling you they are paying.

#insurancefail