Sandy Marks

works at AMA DC office on digital health, alternative payment models, ending drug overdose epidemic

[Brett Giroir @DrGiroir]

Facts: The Texas #measlesoutbreak is occurring because of unvaccinated children. It is 100% due to wild type measles virus, and NOT the vaccine. I empathize with all parents who are struggling with vaccine misinformation. Please talk to your doc or pharmacist!

[Alliance for Value-Based Patient Care @VBCareAlliance]

Five straight years of #Medicare cuts + creeping inflation make it hard for #ValueBasedCare physicians and clinicians to stay afloat. @AmerMedicalAssn on physicians and care providers feeling the squeeze—and how Congress can act. https://t.co/Bmj1EAy52v

[Michael Smerconish @smerconish]

It was inevitable—here’s the @KamalaHarris #rebuttal to a pro- @realDonaldTrump @RJC ad running in swing states, filmed in the same suburban #Philadelphia deli (@HymiesPA) but featuring locals, including @GovEdRendell.
Read more from the @PhillyInquirer ➡️ https://t.co/3RSHfdzitB

[Kavita Patel M.D. @kavitapmd]

Watching the debate was disturbing, but for different reasons for me- for starters as an internist, I routinely watch the aging of our population. I also am seeing the effects of aging on my very independent parents and in-laws. more thoughts here: https://t.co/oslnzxwFwy

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

We commend @medicarepayment for recognizing pay updates need to improve; but remain concerned an update less than the full inflation rate would force docs to make hard choices about how to keep the lights on and care for seniors & persons w/disabilities. https://t.co/muFgOXPCoj

[Sandy Marks @sandysspot3]

Increase $$ for Physicians, Institute Site-Neutral Payment, MedPAC Report Suggests https://t.co/y5ELroIlMd great article about the need for Medicare physician payments to keep up with inflation @AmerMedicalAssn @medicarepayment

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

Congrats to @BobbyMukkamala, otolaryngologist from Flint, Michigan, on being voted president-elect of the AMA by physicians and #medstudents at the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting. Dr. Mukkamala is set to be inaugurated as AMA president in June 2025. #AMAmtg https://t.co/Z7ZBJNfcJK

[Maya Goldman @mayagoldman_]

Interrupting my coverage of today's Medicare rules to give public applause to whoever came up with this line in @AmerMedicalAssn's press release on the '24 PFS:

"Patients and physicians will wonder why such thin gruel is being served."

[Marilyn Heine @MarilynHeineMD]

🔥Proposed Medicare cuts:

•Threaten patients' access to care

•Further jeopardize physician practice sustainability, and

•Risk penalizing physicians unfairly.

🔥CMS’s policies increase
administrative demands on physicians.

🧵

[Jesse Ehrenfeld MD MPH @DoctorJesseMD]

It's time to #FixMedicareNow! Appreciate @BretBaier and @FoxNews for highlighting how the unsustainable approach to payments is forcing physicians out of the program. This is bad for seniors, bad for our healthcare system, and bad for the health of our nation.

[Sandy Marks @sandysspot3]

Physicians with disabilities bring diversity, valuable perspective https://t.co/FyxjUN5vNY (via @AmerMedicalAssn)

[Sandy Marks @sandysspot3]

Excellent JAMA Viewpoint by @JackResneckMD

[Jack Resneck MD @JackResneckMD]

My @JAMA Viewpoint on the broken Medicare physician payment system argues Congress must fix decades of stagnation pushing practices to the brink (and disagrees with a simultaneously published manuscript that blames the RUC)…

[Sandy Marks @sandysspot3]

AMA: Permanent Medicare Pay Reform Needed, Grass Roots Work Coming | https://t.co/yxY02V8r5b https://t.co/Q3nmovDu1H @AmerMedicalAssn @JackResneckMD

[Robert Blaser @robertblaser.bsky.social @RobertBlaser1]

Folks, the AMA has set up a website, https://t.co/dUU8J0Q7qH, that is intended to be something of a one-stop shop for advocacy to address Medicare physician reimbursement cuts. @RPANephrology is doing its own grassroots work on doc pay, but this is a great resource.

[Sandy Marks @sandysspot3]

CMS: New Primary Care Model An On-Ramp For Providers Not Yet In ACOs | https://t.co/yxY02V7TfD https://t.co/wKXTyigQu0 #valuebasedcare @CMSinnovates @AmerMedicalAssn

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

Thank you to @CMSinnovates for including many of the AMA’s recommendations in the new Making Care Primary Model -- a voluntary, progressive model that meets practices where they are. Read AMA President @JackResneckMD's full statement ⬇️ https://t.co/zJ3u65t0GL

[Meredith Yinger @putaYINGonit]

"Many aspects of CMMI’s new model reflect several of the recommendations for value-based primary care that the AAFP has been sharing with CMMI for several years,” - @aafp @AAFP_advocacy https://t.co/I7itCdd3ut

[Sandy Marks @sandysspot3]

@JackResneckMD @politico @AmerMedicalAssn Excellent interview!

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

We applaud @DEAHQ's action to extend flexibilities in prescribing controlled substances through telehealth visits beyond the COVID public health emergency. These medications are vital for millions who rely on safe and effective telemedicine appointments. https://t.co/GDdHME3Yq8

[Sandy Marks @sandysspot3]

AMA: Texas mifepristone ruling flies in the face of science https://t.co/pqJlTonxYr (via @AmerMedicalAssn)