MJM333
@mjm39.bsky.social
Healthcare business consultant with over 30 years experience. Patient advocate for improved access and lower costs for medical services. Physician and nurse advocate for improved reimbursement for medical services they provide.
Beware of Med Spas!!!
More than 10,000 med spas perform millions of treatments annually, but they operate in a regulatory gray zone. An estimated 2.5 million US women use compounded hormone therapy each year — often at med spas. #medspas #privateequity #physicians
More than 10,000 med spas perform millions of treatments annually, but they operate in a regulatory gray zone. An estimated 2.5 million US women use compounded hormone therapy each year — often at med spas. #medspas #privateequity #physicians
July 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Beware of Med Spas!!!
More than 10,000 med spas perform millions of treatments annually, but they operate in a regulatory gray zone. An estimated 2.5 million US women use compounded hormone therapy each year — often at med spas. #medspas #privateequity #physicians
More than 10,000 med spas perform millions of treatments annually, but they operate in a regulatory gray zone. An estimated 2.5 million US women use compounded hormone therapy each year — often at med spas. #medspas #privateequity #physicians
Walt Disney and Walmart have reportedly already sidelined some workers as a result of two US Supreme Court decisions that, for now, allow the Department of Homeland Security to revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
June 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Walt Disney and Walmart have reportedly already sidelined some workers as a result of two US Supreme Court decisions that, for now, allow the Department of Homeland Security to revoke Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
State Directed Payments
Hospitals that serve Medicaid patients are voicing concern over a proposed rollback of a Medicaid state directed payment policy. These programs have become critical for hospitals, helping to bridge the gap between Medicaid reimbursements and the actual cost of care.
Hospitals that serve Medicaid patients are voicing concern over a proposed rollback of a Medicaid state directed payment policy. These programs have become critical for hospitals, helping to bridge the gap between Medicaid reimbursements and the actual cost of care.
June 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
State Directed Payments
Hospitals that serve Medicaid patients are voicing concern over a proposed rollback of a Medicaid state directed payment policy. These programs have become critical for hospitals, helping to bridge the gap between Medicaid reimbursements and the actual cost of care.
Hospitals that serve Medicaid patients are voicing concern over a proposed rollback of a Medicaid state directed payment policy. These programs have become critical for hospitals, helping to bridge the gap between Medicaid reimbursements and the actual cost of care.
Very Concerning!!!
Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Kennedy comes to this memory cafe twice a month since being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in his late 50s.
Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Kennedy comes to this memory cafe twice a month since being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in his late 50s.
June 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Very Concerning!!!
Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Kennedy comes to this memory cafe twice a month since being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in his late 50s.
Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Kennedy comes to this memory cafe twice a month since being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in his late 50s.
The AP reports that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.”
June 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The AP reports that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.”
The New York Times reports, “The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it had revoked a Biden administration requirement that hospitals provide emergency abortions to women whose health is in peril, including in states where abortion is restricted or banned.”
June 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The New York Times reports, “The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it had revoked a Biden administration requirement that hospitals provide emergency abortions to women whose health is in peril, including in states where abortion is restricted or banned.”
The New York Times reports the Trump Administration canceled a “nearly $600-million contract to the drugmaker Moderna that was intended to develop a shot for humans against bird flu.” It forfeits the Administration’s “right to purchase doses ahead of a pandemic for a potential bird flu pandemic.”
May 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The New York Times reports the Trump Administration canceled a “nearly $600-million contract to the drugmaker Moderna that was intended to develop a shot for humans against bird flu.” It forfeits the Administration’s “right to purchase doses ahead of a pandemic for a potential bird flu pandemic.”
Trumps Tariffs in Jeopardy!!!
The Trump administration promised to appeal against a ruling by “unelected judges” that blocks Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The United States Court of International Trade in New York said that the president exceeded his authority in imposing them.
The Trump administration promised to appeal against a ruling by “unelected judges” that blocks Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The United States Court of International Trade in New York said that the president exceeded his authority in imposing them.
May 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trumps Tariffs in Jeopardy!!!
The Trump administration promised to appeal against a ruling by “unelected judges” that blocks Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The United States Court of International Trade in New York said that the president exceeded his authority in imposing them.
The Trump administration promised to appeal against a ruling by “unelected judges” that blocks Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The United States Court of International Trade in New York said that the president exceeded his authority in imposing them.
Memorial Day in the United States is a federal holiday dedicated to honoring and remembering military personnel who died in service to their country.
May 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Memorial Day in the United States is a federal holiday dedicated to honoring and remembering military personnel who died in service to their country.
Democrats need to heed the downgrading of the US credit rating and become more responsvible in their spending of taxpayers funds!!! This will help them counter Republican scare tactics going forward.
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Democrats need to heed the downgrading of the US credit rating and become more responsvible in their spending of taxpayers funds!!! This will help them counter Republican scare tactics going forward.
Open Payments Pre-Publication Review and Dispute ends tomorrow, May 15, 2025.
Open Payments houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to certain health care providers, which are referred to as covered recipients .
Open Payments houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to certain health care providers, which are referred to as covered recipients .
May 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Open Payments Pre-Publication Review and Dispute ends tomorrow, May 15, 2025.
Open Payments houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to certain health care providers, which are referred to as covered recipients .
Open Payments houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to certain health care providers, which are referred to as covered recipients .
Independent pharmacists across the U.S. are stockpiling generic drugs as they brace for potential price hikes and supply disruptions following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional tariff on pharmaceuticals, NPR and KFF Health News reported May 13.
May 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Independent pharmacists across the U.S. are stockpiling generic drugs as they brace for potential price hikes and supply disruptions following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional tariff on pharmaceuticals, NPR and KFF Health News reported May 13.
The AP reports that on Monday, President Trump “signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay.”
May 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The AP reports that on Monday, President Trump “signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay.”
Groundhog economy!!!
The administration repeatedly causes economic problems, and then solves their own problems and calls it a victory ???
The administration repeatedly causes economic problems, and then solves their own problems and calls it a victory ???
May 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Groundhog economy!!!
The administration repeatedly causes economic problems, and then solves their own problems and calls it a victory ???
The administration repeatedly causes economic problems, and then solves their own problems and calls it a victory ???
Pete Hegseth ordered a reduction of at least 20% in the number of four-star generals and admirals in the armed forces, as well as significant cuts to other top ranks. Around 100 positions will be eliminated to “optimize and streamline leadership”. The concern is how the cuts are implemented.
May 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Pete Hegseth ordered a reduction of at least 20% in the number of four-star generals and admirals in the armed forces, as well as significant cuts to other top ranks. Around 100 positions will be eliminated to “optimize and streamline leadership”. The concern is how the cuts are implemented.
I do not appreciate being mocked as a Catholic by the President!!!😳
May 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I do not appreciate being mocked as a Catholic by the President!!!😳
The Economist reports that President Trump has little interest in working with Congress, even though the Republicans control both houses. Instead, he has used presidential powers to impose tariffs on imports from America’s rivals and allies, shred the federal bureaucracy and cudgel his adversaries.
April 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Economist reports that President Trump has little interest in working with Congress, even though the Republicans control both houses. Instead, he has used presidential powers to impose tariffs on imports from America’s rivals and allies, shred the federal bureaucracy and cudgel his adversaries.
RFK Jr. needs to resign or be fired. His devastating cuts to HHS is putting all of our health in jeopardy!!!
April 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
RFK Jr. needs to resign or be fired. His devastating cuts to HHS is putting all of our health in jeopardy!!!
Make sure you take the time to watch the most recent episode of last week tonight by John Oliver. He looks at all of the cuts health and human services (HHS) is making to our public health services. This includes key agencies like the NIH, CDC, and the FDA.
April 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Make sure you take the time to watch the most recent episode of last week tonight by John Oliver. He looks at all of the cuts health and human services (HHS) is making to our public health services. This includes key agencies like the NIH, CDC, and the FDA.
Fierce Healthcare reports both HHS and HHS Secretary Kennedy are being sued for eliminated $11 billion in grants related to disease outbreak prevention programs. It has dealt a ‘massive blow’ in preventing public health outbreaks from spreading. #hhs #grants #preventiveprograms
April 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Fierce Healthcare reports both HHS and HHS Secretary Kennedy are being sued for eliminated $11 billion in grants related to disease outbreak prevention programs. It has dealt a ‘massive blow’ in preventing public health outbreaks from spreading. #hhs #grants #preventiveprograms
KFF Health News reports the Trump Administration has cut a number of “specially trained caseworkers” who help resolve issues with ACA coverage. Two divisions of caseworkers “were dismantled in a haphazard fashion that left some workers without an official notice but locked out of their computers.
April 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
KFF Health News reports the Trump Administration has cut a number of “specially trained caseworkers” who help resolve issues with ACA coverage. Two divisions of caseworkers “were dismantled in a haphazard fashion that left some workers without an official notice but locked out of their computers.
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey plan to open the state’s first freestanding cancer facility in May.The $750 million, 520,000-square-foot project broke ground in 2021.
April 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey plan to open the state’s first freestanding cancer facility in May.The $750 million, 520,000-square-foot project broke ground in 2021.
Medicare reimbursements for inpatient hospital care would increase 2.4% in fiscal 2026 under a proposed rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published Friday.
Long-term care hospitals would get a 2.6% pay hike under the same draft regulation. These would go into effect Oct. 1.
Long-term care hospitals would get a 2.6% pay hike under the same draft regulation. These would go into effect Oct. 1.
April 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Medicare reimbursements for inpatient hospital care would increase 2.4% in fiscal 2026 under a proposed rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published Friday.
Long-term care hospitals would get a 2.6% pay hike under the same draft regulation. These would go into effect Oct. 1.
Long-term care hospitals would get a 2.6% pay hike under the same draft regulation. These would go into effect Oct. 1.
Final Medicare Advantage and Part D (Prescription) Rule!
No coverage for GLP-1s: CMS chose not to move forward with the Biden Administration’s proposal to cover anti-obesity medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy under Medicare and Medicaid.
No coverage for GLP-1s: CMS chose not to move forward with the Biden Administration’s proposal to cover anti-obesity medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy under Medicare and Medicaid.
April 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Final Medicare Advantage and Part D (Prescription) Rule!
No coverage for GLP-1s: CMS chose not to move forward with the Biden Administration’s proposal to cover anti-obesity medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy under Medicare and Medicaid.
No coverage for GLP-1s: CMS chose not to move forward with the Biden Administration’s proposal to cover anti-obesity medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy under Medicare and Medicaid.