Rachael Willeford
@rwilleford.bsky.social
Revenue cycle professional specializing in oncology. Focus fueled by 6 family members affected by lung cancer. #lcsm may know me as @pollywogprinces
I'm also a wife and mom living in the south. My views are my own.
I'm also a wife and mom living in the south. My views are my own.
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What happens when you fund the best and brightest researchers? They pursue lifesaving research for people with cancer around the world. You can help support the next generation of researchers and vital programs today: brnw.ch/21wSZ6O
#ASCO25 @ascocancer.bsky.social #ConquerCancer
#ASCO25 @ascocancer.bsky.social #ConquerCancer
May 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
What happens when you fund the best and brightest researchers? They pursue lifesaving research for people with cancer around the world. You can help support the next generation of researchers and vital programs today: brnw.ch/21wSZ6O
#ASCO25 @ascocancer.bsky.social #ConquerCancer
#ASCO25 @ascocancer.bsky.social #ConquerCancer
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Congratulations to Dr. Joan Schiller! Remarkable, indeed!
Congratulations to the 2025 #EAOnc Remarkable Mentor in Oncology Award recipient, Dr. Joan Schiller of @lungcancerresearch.bsky.social @ouchinternational.bsky.social! #mentorship #LungCancer
May 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Joan Schiller! Remarkable, indeed!
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Mark your calendars! Conquer Cancer Day is May 1st.
Join us as we unite to support vital research and honor those who inspire us. Learn more at: www.conquer.org/impact/conqu...
#ConquerCancerDay #CancerResearch
Join us as we unite to support vital research and honor those who inspire us. Learn more at: www.conquer.org/impact/conqu...
#ConquerCancerDay #CancerResearch
April 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Mark your calendars! Conquer Cancer Day is May 1st.
Join us as we unite to support vital research and honor those who inspire us. Learn more at: www.conquer.org/impact/conqu...
#ConquerCancerDay #CancerResearch
Join us as we unite to support vital research and honor those who inspire us. Learn more at: www.conquer.org/impact/conqu...
#ConquerCancerDay #CancerResearch
It's been my office background music this morning. Easy way to help #conquercancer.
What is #LouderThanCancer? Artists from around the world, have come together to share a song meaningful to them, in a single playlist. When you listen to the playlist, Amazon Music will donate $1 to #ConquerCancer. Listen now: brnw.ch/21wQweM
February 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's been my office background music this morning. Easy way to help #conquercancer.
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This #WorldCancerDay we’re celebrating with @conquercancer.bsky.social campaign to be #LouderThanCancer. Listen to the playlist and for every stream, Amazon Music will donate $1 to @conquercancer.bsky.social.
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wQsPf
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wQsPf
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This #WorldCancerDay we’re celebrating with @conquercancer.bsky.social campaign to be #LouderThanCancer. Listen to the playlist and for every stream, Amazon Music will donate $1 to @conquercancer.bsky.social.
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wQsPf
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wQsPf
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The states with the largest % of children covered by Medicaid by number of rural counties are:
New Mexico 23
Louisiana 19
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 9
Kentucky 8
#LearnAboutMedicaid
New Mexico 23
Louisiana 19
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 9
Kentucky 8
#LearnAboutMedicaid
January 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The states with the largest % of children covered by Medicaid by number of rural counties are:
New Mexico 23
Louisiana 19
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 9
Kentucky 8
#LearnAboutMedicaid
New Mexico 23
Louisiana 19
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 9
Kentucky 8
#LearnAboutMedicaid
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Proud to be in California at the AMA/RUC meeting, representing American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and all U.S. oncology practices to champion equitable access and fair reimbursement for lifesaving cancer therapies. Thank you to our dedicated ASCO staff for your hard work, and to SLUHN!
January 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Proud to be in California at the AMA/RUC meeting, representing American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and all U.S. oncology practices to champion equitable access and fair reimbursement for lifesaving cancer therapies. Thank you to our dedicated ASCO staff for your hard work, and to SLUHN!
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"I'm in too much pain to the point that I can't tolerate it anymore."
"Please please please I beg"
Our research on #priorAuthorization shows there's a large component of human suffering due to #priorAuth denials.
Nobody should suffer or die due to prior authorization. No one.
"Please please please I beg"
Our research on #priorAuthorization shows there's a large component of human suffering due to #priorAuth denials.
Nobody should suffer or die due to prior authorization. No one.
December 6, 2024 at 1:23 AM
"I'm in too much pain to the point that I can't tolerate it anymore."
"Please please please I beg"
Our research on #priorAuthorization shows there's a large component of human suffering due to #priorAuth denials.
Nobody should suffer or die due to prior authorization. No one.
"Please please please I beg"
Our research on #priorAuthorization shows there's a large component of human suffering due to #priorAuth denials.
Nobody should suffer or die due to prior authorization. No one.
Now that I've found my oncology and lung cancer peeps, I'm looking for my rev cycle and coding folks. Note to self, multiple orgs use AAPC. Out of that rabbit hole - whew!
November 28, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Now that I've found my oncology and lung cancer peeps, I'm looking for my rev cycle and coding folks. Note to self, multiple orgs use AAPC. Out of that rabbit hole - whew!
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Jim Pantelas @yojimbo52.bsky.social is a 19 year survivor of advanced lung cancer. A great guy and an awesome advocate. www.wxyz.com/news/voices/...
#lcsm #lungcancer #asbestos
#lcsm #lungcancer #asbestos
The importance of screening, overcoming stigma during Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month - a time to raise awareness about America’s leading cancer killer. Lung cancer kills more people each year than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined.
www.wxyz.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Jim Pantelas @yojimbo52.bsky.social is a 19 year survivor of advanced lung cancer. A great guy and an awesome advocate. www.wxyz.com/news/voices/...
#lcsm #lungcancer #asbestos
#lcsm #lungcancer #asbestos
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#DidYouKnow? #LungCancer claims as many lives as breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancers combined. Learn the facts and share them during Lung Cancer Awareness Month: LCRF.org/LCAM#facts #LCAM2024
November 25, 2024 at 3:09 PM
#DidYouKnow? #LungCancer claims as many lives as breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancers combined. Learn the facts and share them during Lung Cancer Awareness Month: LCRF.org/LCAM#facts #LCAM2024
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A quick reminder that Medicare open enrollment does not apply to Medigap (Medicare Supplement) plans. In most states, there is no annual open enrollment period for Medigap. Here's more about how Medigap plans work: www.medicareresources.org/medicare-ben...
What is Medigap? Your guide to Medicare supplement insurance | medicareresources.org
Medicare supplement insurance, or Medigap, is insurance that supplements Original Medicare, covering some or all of the out-of-pocket costs that a beneficiary would otherwise have to pay for services ...
www.medicareresources.org
November 25, 2024 at 10:17 PM
A quick reminder that Medicare open enrollment does not apply to Medigap (Medicare Supplement) plans. In most states, there is no annual open enrollment period for Medigap. Here's more about how Medigap plans work: www.medicareresources.org/medicare-ben...
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November is #LCAM . Did you know that we have a screening test for #lungcancer? If you are 50-80yo w/ a smoking history of >20 pack years and are currently smoking or quit within the last 15 years, you are eligible for 🫁 #cancer screening! #lcsm #whiteribbonproject
November 10, 2024 at 7:37 AM
November is #LCAM . Did you know that we have a screening test for #lungcancer? If you are 50-80yo w/ a smoking history of >20 pack years and are currently smoking or quit within the last 15 years, you are eligible for 🫁 #cancer screening! #lcsm #whiteribbonproject
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#LCAM Day 12
✅ #LungCancer is a leading cause of #HealthDisparities
✅ 🫁 cancer incidence/mortality are higher in people living in persistent poverty areas & highest in Black 🚹
✅ Black & Latinx individuals have more late-stage disease
✅ Equitable #Screening could help close mortality gaps
#LCSM
✅ #LungCancer is a leading cause of #HealthDisparities
✅ 🫁 cancer incidence/mortality are higher in people living in persistent poverty areas & highest in Black 🚹
✅ Black & Latinx individuals have more late-stage disease
✅ Equitable #Screening could help close mortality gaps
#LCSM
November 12, 2024 at 2:02 PM
#LCAM Day 12
✅ #LungCancer is a leading cause of #HealthDisparities
✅ 🫁 cancer incidence/mortality are higher in people living in persistent poverty areas & highest in Black 🚹
✅ Black & Latinx individuals have more late-stage disease
✅ Equitable #Screening could help close mortality gaps
#LCSM
✅ #LungCancer is a leading cause of #HealthDisparities
✅ 🫁 cancer incidence/mortality are higher in people living in persistent poverty areas & highest in Black 🚹
✅ Black & Latinx individuals have more late-stage disease
✅ Equitable #Screening could help close mortality gaps
#LCSM
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For those new to these blue skies, here's a starter pack of individuals w/ lived experience (i.e cancer patients/survivors/metavivors/etc) - pls let me know if you'd like to be added!
#bcsm #btsm #crcsm #gyncsm #lcsm #thyca #ayacsm #mmsm #pancsm and more #cancer communities.
go.bsky.app/2LCtGqp
#bcsm #btsm #crcsm #gyncsm #lcsm #thyca #ayacsm #mmsm #pancsm and more #cancer communities.
go.bsky.app/2LCtGqp
November 13, 2024 at 8:39 PM