Jeremy Lai MD|MBA

Resident @NM_Urology -- random thoughts mostly on healthcare/policy, being 🇹🇼🇺🇸, Lakers/🏀 -- LA(626)/STL/CHI -- @NUFeinbergMed @KelloggSchool @WashUAlumni

[Jeremy Lai MD|MBA @jdlai7]

"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.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

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. https://t.co/Eg4cgM9KsP

[Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine @NUFeinbergMed]

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.

https://t.co/nvUxmq0jqF

[Cory Doctorow NO LONGER ON TWIT TER @doctorow]

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:

https://t.co/SlHaq9JPon

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[NM Urology @NM_Urology]

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

[Jeremy Lai MD|MBA @jdlai7]

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

[Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers]

AustHIM Reaves

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

https://t.co/fxvud14CnX

[ProPublica @propublica]

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 🧵

[Amy Faith Ho, MD MPH @amyfaithho]

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

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Taiwan’s people overcame an authoritarian past. They now have to ward off an authoritarian future. They should not be left to stand alone https://t.co/JOWFSJhM30

[Everything Everywhere @allatoncemovie]

This is EVERYTHING 🏆 A huge congratulation to #EverythingEverywhere on winning 7 Academy Awards, including BEST PICTURE! #Oscars95

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

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.” https://t.co/wUIIJj3A3a

[Reuters Showbiz @ReutersShowbiz]

‘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 https://t.co/HjHObtxW2s #Oscars

[Jeremy Lai MD|MBA @jdlai7]

@dearclarissa Amazing. Already pre-ordered and cannot wait! Esp to try and surprise my mom with her favorite dessert ever, the peanut ice cream roll

[蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen @iingwen]

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.

[Jeremy Lai MD|MBA @jdlai7]

!!!! 😤😤

[Northwestern Basketball @NUMensBball]

DOWN GOES NO. 1 😼

For the first time in program history, Northwestern takes down the nation's No. 1 team ‼️

[Jeremy Lai MD|MBA @jdlai7]

Nice thread. Interesting that clinician representation is decreasing...

[Suhas Gondi @suhas_gondi]

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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[Jeremy Lai MD|MBA @jdlai7]

@christinelu @drew_attention There's one in the 626 now?? Game changer

[Chris Horton 何貴森 @heguisen]

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.

[Jeremy Lai MD|MBA @jdlai7]

Better than Christmas #UroMatch2023

[NM Urology @NM_Urology]

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