Peter B. Bach, MD

Chief Med Officer @DELFIdiagnostic. Pulmonary & ICU doc. Tweets about health policy and grammar. Viewpoints my own.

[Leemore Dafny @LeemoreDafny]

Should the federal government force insurers and PBMs to divest medical service providers in order to prevent the rise of health care prices and spending? This JAMA Viewpoint shares my thoughts on this policy idea. https://t.co/lnsI7B5CQG @Kennedy_School @HarvardHBS @HBSHealth

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@anish_koka Are you referring to reading the NYT?

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@AnilMakam @anish_koka No idea what point you are trying to make here. That on the margin this wouldn't change speciality distribution? If that is true then why would tying loan to commitment - doesn't breaking that contract just imply paying back the loan?

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@anish_koka Ok. So your response to the proposal you didn't read should carry how much weight ?

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@anish_koka Definitely respond without reading the article ...

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@MrPug94 @RxRegA @ScottGottliebMD Thanks for the response. I will take a look.

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@RxRegA It says "member". Are we looking at the same document?

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@RxRegA @matthewherper Obviously the correct answer is "no".
You sure wrote a lot of words to avoid saying that.

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@RxRegA @matthewherper so is that a yes or a no that I can list myself as a member of the SFC?

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@RxRegA @matthewherper Hi Jessica,
Thought experiment. I testified for the Senate Finance Committee a few years ago. Is it okay if I enter this on my CV as member of the Senate Finance Committee?
https://t.co/B0ZGrMFZCx

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@KatieS good things worth waiting for???

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@ChuckAFlint @SaraEisen @NYCMayor But isn't the only reason this tax could apply to him is because he actually doesn't live in NYC? So if he already left, how can he leave again? With the other arguments, please consider if you believe the reverse. E.g. the tax is fine if someone has fewer/no employees?

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@ChuckAFlint @SaraEisen @NYCMayor Honest question. Isn't the idea that he doesn't actually live in NYC or pay taxes in the city? So hasn't NYC already lost Ken Griffin?

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@CrazyFenaker @jayfeely Without a parking space

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@johnarnold Feels like someone could actually figure this out taking advantage of this natural (or unnatural if you don't believe in taxes) experiment. There should be a foundation that supports objective rigorous research to inform policy.

[Peter B. Bach, MD @peterbachmd]

@veitdengler Jonas Salk should be more careful ... oh never mind