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Etiology of surprise bills explained (a thread)Surprise billing” is a total misnomer created by profit hungry insurers that points finger at physicansIt is more accurate to call them “unpaid insurer

THREAD - Why does surgeon, editor in chief @medpagetoday Dr Marty Makary @MartyMakary want a “surprise billing” fix HORRIBLE for patients that boosts insurer profits?? He wants benchmarking which will

THREAD: This isn’t just about whether doctors should get “hazard pay” (which they should)It’s symbolic of our f*cked up healthcare system which relentlessly exploits altruism of our doctors and nurses

Report from #COVID19 front lines 4/5/20 NYC hospital-"Only 5 nurses in the ED. They're all calling out.We're supposed to have ~25 a shift on regular ED days. We've had single

THREAD - Why I feel an impending sense of doom re #COVID19 in AmericaFrontline HC workers have been increasingly treated as a commodity by the corporatization of medicineThey continue to