K2
@kanups.bsky.social
Figuring out the new world, digitally & IRL. #medsky
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Do not let anyone call SoCal fires a "natural disaster."
It's is a predictable disaster from decades of climate injustice, water exploitation, & underfunding. Now, the billionaires who enabled this disaster are planning how to profit off this tragedy. www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-socal-...
It's is a predictable disaster from decades of climate injustice, water exploitation, & underfunding. Now, the billionaires who enabled this disaster are planning how to profit off this tragedy. www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-socal-...
Why SoCal Burns & Who’s to Blame
Five harsh truths about these devastating fires that we must acknowledge if we hope to meaningfully prevent future fires and climate catastrophe
www.qasimrashid.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Do not let anyone call SoCal fires a "natural disaster."
It's is a predictable disaster from decades of climate injustice, water exploitation, & underfunding. Now, the billionaires who enabled this disaster are planning how to profit off this tragedy. www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-socal-...
It's is a predictable disaster from decades of climate injustice, water exploitation, & underfunding. Now, the billionaires who enabled this disaster are planning how to profit off this tragedy. www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-socal-...
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Why the American medical system is poised to collapse, in one graph.
January 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Why the American medical system is poised to collapse, in one graph.
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I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
January 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
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Oh my god you fucking simpleton, the CA is for California. Ontario, CA is in San Bernardino County.
January 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Oh my god you fucking simpleton, the CA is for California. Ontario, CA is in San Bernardino County.
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There is no more important story that needs your attention than the fact that the GOP is trying to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat.
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
The GOP Is Trying To Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
There is no more important story that needs your attention than the fact that the GOP is trying to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat.
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...
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OMG it’s so beautiful, @shematologist.bsky.social and @tmprowell.bsky.social ❤️
Thanks to *everyone* in our #HCWvsHunger 🍎family for being part of this force for good
Especially #KidVengers🦄 & the best co-capts EVER
@drjenchen4kids.bsky.social @brownam130.bsky.social and @scottvernaglia.bsky.social
Thanks to *everyone* in our #HCWvsHunger 🍎family for being part of this force for good
Especially #KidVengers🦄 & the best co-capts EVER
@drjenchen4kids.bsky.social @brownam130.bsky.social and @scottvernaglia.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
OMG it’s so beautiful, @shematologist.bsky.social and @tmprowell.bsky.social ❤️
Thanks to *everyone* in our #HCWvsHunger 🍎family for being part of this force for good
Especially #KidVengers🦄 & the best co-capts EVER
@drjenchen4kids.bsky.social @brownam130.bsky.social and @scottvernaglia.bsky.social
Thanks to *everyone* in our #HCWvsHunger 🍎family for being part of this force for good
Especially #KidVengers🦄 & the best co-capts EVER
@drjenchen4kids.bsky.social @brownam130.bsky.social and @scottvernaglia.bsky.social
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Kentucky baptist church worship leader & children’s christian museum resident artist, Michael Howard, has been arrested on 40 counts of child sexual abuse & 40 counts of sodomy.
January 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Kentucky baptist church worship leader & children’s christian museum resident artist, Michael Howard, has been arrested on 40 counts of child sexual abuse & 40 counts of sodomy.
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The fake news about the fire department cutting funds spread faster than the actual fire.
Meanwhile, the truth about how they actually increase funding is barely spreading and when it does, it's considered fake news.
Perfect example of how we got here.
Meanwhile, the truth about how they actually increase funding is barely spreading and when it does, it's considered fake news.
Perfect example of how we got here.
January 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The fake news about the fire department cutting funds spread faster than the actual fire.
Meanwhile, the truth about how they actually increase funding is barely spreading and when it does, it's considered fake news.
Perfect example of how we got here.
Meanwhile, the truth about how they actually increase funding is barely spreading and when it does, it's considered fake news.
Perfect example of how we got here.
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Yes. And my kids are grown. But I don't want other stupid kids growing up into other stupid adults...
January 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Yes. And my kids are grown. But I don't want other stupid kids growing up into other stupid adults...
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Don’t the Lives of Women and Girls Matter?
Trump’s expected cuts to women’s health organizations worldwide will devastate millions of women and girls, likely increasing maternal mortality, cervical cancer, and unintended pregnancies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
Trump’s expected cuts to women’s health organizations worldwide will devastate millions of women and girls, likely increasing maternal mortality, cervical cancer, and unintended pregnancies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
Opinion | Reproductive Health Is More Than Abortions
Trump is likely to slash funding for women’s health organizations in the name of “protecting life” — but the result will be death.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Don’t the Lives of Women and Girls Matter?
Trump’s expected cuts to women’s health organizations worldwide will devastate millions of women and girls, likely increasing maternal mortality, cervical cancer, and unintended pregnancies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
Trump’s expected cuts to women’s health organizations worldwide will devastate millions of women and girls, likely increasing maternal mortality, cervical cancer, and unintended pregnancies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
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This entire framing is terrible. Climate change almost never *causes* an extreme event, but it does turbocharge it.
The interesting question is to what extent climate change made this event worse.
I talked about this a while back on The Climate Brink:
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/tcb-quick-...
The interesting question is to what extent climate change made this event worse.
I talked about this a while back on The Climate Brink:
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/tcb-quick-...
TCB quick hit: Is climate change causing the Texas heat wave?
The Choice is Ours: Climate Disaster or a Sustainable Future
www.theclimatebrink.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This entire framing is terrible. Climate change almost never *causes* an extreme event, but it does turbocharge it.
The interesting question is to what extent climate change made this event worse.
I talked about this a while back on The Climate Brink:
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/tcb-quick-...
The interesting question is to what extent climate change made this event worse.
I talked about this a while back on The Climate Brink:
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/tcb-quick-...
Watching an episode of #Storybots with the #kids on #netflix and @snoopdoggydogg.bsky.social is the guest star on the episode about how computers work. What a phenomenal/ly varied career he’s had
January 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Watching an episode of #Storybots with the #kids on #netflix and @snoopdoggydogg.bsky.social is the guest star on the episode about how computers work. What a phenomenal/ly varied career he’s had
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FEMA has issued a guide on how to apply for federal aid if you've been impacted by the wildfires.
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Impacted By The Fires? Here’s How To Apply For FEMA Assistance
www.huffpost.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
FEMA has issued a guide on how to apply for federal aid if you've been impacted by the wildfires.
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Aid may include money for food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication, or even with basic home repairs and personal property losses. www.huffpost.com/entry/southe...
Wash your hands!
#MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth
There is a widespread outbreak of #norovirus, a GI virus that causes projectile vomiting & profuse diarrhea usually lasting 24-48 hrs. Wastewater levels nationwide in 🇺🇸 are high. It’s miserable & incredibly contagious. So many friends are texting SOS, so here’s a 🧵. /1
There is a widespread outbreak of #norovirus, a GI virus that causes projectile vomiting & profuse diarrhea usually lasting 24-48 hrs. Wastewater levels nationwide in 🇺🇸 are high. It’s miserable & incredibly contagious. So many friends are texting SOS, so here’s a 🧵. /1
January 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Wash your hands!
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Thanks to the @WSJhealth for including me in this article. Primary care clinicians have been reduced to data entry pawns in the high-stakes game that MA plans play to get more $$ from @CMSGov. It's time for the @AmerMedicalAssn
and @aafp to stop this. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
and @aafp to stop this. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
UnitedHealth’s Army of Doctors Helped It Collect Billions More From Medicare
The biggest Medicare Advantage insurer presented physicians with checklists of potential diagnose.; “I didn’t think I was obese,” one suspicious patient told his doctor.
www.wsj.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Thanks to the @WSJhealth for including me in this article. Primary care clinicians have been reduced to data entry pawns in the high-stakes game that MA plans play to get more $$ from @CMSGov. It's time for the @AmerMedicalAssn
and @aafp to stop this. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
and @aafp to stop this. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Collections letter arrived this week from a standard #ophthalmology follow up visit in JANUARY 2024. Why? Because @unitedhealthcare.sa.com denied the claim at some point without letting us or @nyulangone.bsky.social know.
#healthinsurance #insurance #scam
#healthinsurance #insurance #scam
December 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Collections letter arrived this week from a standard #ophthalmology follow up visit in JANUARY 2024. Why? Because @unitedhealthcare.sa.com denied the claim at some point without letting us or @nyulangone.bsky.social know.
#healthinsurance #insurance #scam
#healthinsurance #insurance #scam
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Statement from the Obamas:
"Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away – buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels."
"Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away – buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels."
December 30, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Statement from the Obamas:
"Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away – buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels."
"Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away – buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels."
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Hey #MedSky I'm writing a long-form piece on how bad prior authorization has become, and how burdensome it is on patients and docs. Can you share:
—A story (without PHI)
—The amount of time/$$ you spend
—The most ridiculous thing you've had to argue for
—etc
(And please share this post)
—A story (without PHI)
—The amount of time/$$ you spend
—The most ridiculous thing you've had to argue for
—etc
(And please share this post)
December 30, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Hey #MedSky I'm writing a long-form piece on how bad prior authorization has become, and how burdensome it is on patients and docs. Can you share:
—A story (without PHI)
—The amount of time/$$ you spend
—The most ridiculous thing you've had to argue for
—etc
(And please share this post)
—A story (without PHI)
—The amount of time/$$ you spend
—The most ridiculous thing you've had to argue for
—etc
(And please share this post)
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Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
propub.li
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Read more (published October) ⬇️
@thespacegal.bsky.social what’s better than an #ooblek party for the #holidays?? #emilyswonderlab #science #staycuriouskeepexploring
December 28, 2024 at 9:43 PM
@thespacegal.bsky.social what’s better than an #ooblek party for the #holidays?? #emilyswonderlab #science #staycuriouskeepexploring
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"Employees could not send out press releases, give interviews, hold vaccine events, give presentations or create social media posts encouraging the public to get the vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:55 PM
"Employees could not send out press releases, give interviews, hold vaccine events, give presentations or create social media posts encouraging the public to get the vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Merry Christmas, everyone, even Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah @regenceutah.bsky.social, who is currently denying coverage of a cancer drug for my wife's breast cancer treatment. You are the Scrooge/Grinch in this Christmas story. But you can have a change of heart. You can be different. 💗
December 25, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Merry Christmas, everyone, even Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah @regenceutah.bsky.social, who is currently denying coverage of a cancer drug for my wife's breast cancer treatment. You are the Scrooge/Grinch in this Christmas story. But you can have a change of heart. You can be different. 💗