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6 Feb, 7 tweets, 3 min read
It's tax time!!

Today I sit down and slot through a bunch of forms and discover whether or not I win or lose the tax lottery.

A 🧵about online filing and the fact that is is free for most despite the fact that no one knows this.

Includes links with how to do it for free.

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IN 2003, the IRS partnered with a group of companies called the "Free File Alliance", which is a group of tax software companies to help Americans file their taxes ONLINE for FREE.

freefilealliance.org

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They intentionally deeply buried the links for the free filing software that most everyone signed up for the NON-FREE version of the software and assumed it wasn't free.

It is supposed to be 100% free.

@propublica wrote a terrific article on this bit.ly/3jnVSIt

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100 million households are eligible to use the free program. According to this 2018 press release from the IRS, only 53 million have used it since 2003.

That is 3.3% of eligible households.

This is a public-private partnership that is not working.
bit.ly/3aGReBu
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The IRS made improvements in 2019.

If you make BELOW $72,000, you can click here for the IRS portal to select an industry partner FREE tax software (should be completely free for federal, also possibly for state): irs.gov/filing/free-fi…

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If you make above $72,000, the IRS has free fillable online forms for free online prep.. They will be available on February 12. This is NOT tax prep help software- you have to know what forms, etc.

apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/b…

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I will try the free online forms this year but may use a tax prep service because they provide guidance that might be helpful for me.

But most don't need to pay if they don't want.

Everyone should know that.

fin/

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4 Feb
Headlines about a recent study point out that a recent study of the Astra Zeneca vaccine appears to slow transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

nyti.ms/39HJ78f

I think it is important to show what this study does and does not imply.

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You can find the manuscript here: bit.ly/3cF1Fbe

NOTE THAT THIS IS A PREPRINT AND HAS NOT YET UNDERGONE PEER REVIEW.

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Vaccines are good at reducing symptomatic #COVID19.

What people really want to know is if they can take off their masks once they have the vaccine. After I am vaccinated, if I don’t have symptoms, could I be infectious?

I will refer to this as slowing asymptomatic spread.

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30 Dec 20
There is chatter about this study in @nature that "disproves" asymptomatic spread- ergo, lockdowns were unneeded.

Let's unpack this because I think this is a blatant misinterpretation of this amazing study.

go.nature.com/3rAmzgV

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First off, let's talk about what an unbelievable study this is.

The city of Wuhan, China had a SARS-CoV-2 screening program in which they set out to test all city residents- and were successful in testing 9,899,828 individuals (92.9% of eligible citizens).

IN 19 DAYS.

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Wuhan has the equivalent population to North Carolina.

As of today, North Carolina has only carried out 6,800,055 tests (and this is not individuals- this includes multiples).

Wuhan did in 19 days what North Carolina has not done in 10 months.

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30 Dec 20
Gosh darn if the #instantpot hasn’t killed it three nights running.

I’m waiting for the other shoe to fall.

Even @BossletMD agrees.
@mcstarr1: Started with this taco soup. It was absolutely amazing. And fast. The leftovers were sublime. Honestly. I don't generally like taco soup. This was unreal.

facebook.com/17801224623780…
Then we did this salmon and potatoes dish.

I was nervous because the kids get suspicious of fish.

I need to increase the portions next time.

Even the spinach in the potatoes tasted great.

foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-n…
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11 Nov 20
Let’s talk about difficult conversations.

Difficult conversations are those that we tend to avoid because they suck. They usually include disappointing someone we don't want to.

A thread on difficult conversations, #COVID19, and leadership.
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Difficult conversations abound in COVID time. Examples include:

“I know you want to go to that soccer tournament, but 400 teenagers and their parents in an indoor facility seems unwise.”

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“Thanks for inviting me to dinner at Billy Bob’s low-ceilinged, poorly ventilated tavern. I am going to pass because of the pandemic.”

“Thanks for inviting me to your wedding. I am going RSVP no given the global pandemic.”

“Mom, we have to talk about Thanksgiving.”

3/
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23 Oct 20
Earlier this year, @bossletMD and I tweeted about how we were planning on handling the summer.

Winter is upon us.

As a critical care doc and a pediatrician with 4 school aged kids, and a winter of uncertainty ahead, here is how our family is approaching the coming months.

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I offer this as a point of reference for those struggling with how to handle the coming cold, not as a strict recipe others should follow.

This is OUR way- I don’t pretend it is THE way.

Some will think we are overly cautious, and others will think we are being cavalier.

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.@BossletMD and I discussed the underlying facts that will guide our decisions. They include:

Fact 1:
If I or my immediate family members (wife and kids) contract COVID, the odds are far in our favor that we would be fine.

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23 Aug 20
Inspired by @ETSshow and @ChrisLMosher, a #medtwitter #thread on “6 tactics to improve difficult conversations”

The following can apply to conversations with loved ones, colleagues, patients, teenagers, and pretty much any other human.

Warning: this one is kind of long.

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I do not suggest that I am the best communicator in difficult conversations. @BossletMD may tell you the opposite. But this is something I reflect on and work hard at to improve.

I credit @vitaltalk for helping me notice my incompetence in these areas almost a decade ago.

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First, let’s establish that conflict is ubiquitous, usually unavoidable, and often is not pathologic.

Like a forest fire, it is often a catalyst for new growth.

So avoiding conflict at all costs is folly and a way to lead to let things fester.
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