1. Here is something to know about physicians, Mr O'Neill:
Despite your maligning our millennia old profession,
you could show up in the ER with an appy, MVA, or your sick child and we would treat you + loved ones.
No questions asked.
We would keep your information private.
2. I have questions, @dp_oneill
Hope you don't mind being transparent, because your extensive work in the healthcare IT field is affecting billions of Americans. dponeill.com
3. Question 1: Is there a standing seat/s on the @SenateHELP committee for a RWJF? Does it depend on what party is in charge of the senate? @SenSchumer@LeaderMcConnell
The company you, Mr ONeill were SVP of : Change Healthcare: almost $100 million in Equity.
Do you have any stock options?
And did you have the Senate Help Job before or after your tenure at this company?
Change healthcare gobbled up by @fortune500ceo distributor, @McKesson
Why are there so few distributors. All in Fortune 500 top 15. How did they get so big? @FTC can you shine 🌞?
Next questions: You were VP of @PracticeFusion
Worth $1.5 BILLION
So how did @allscripps get to buy it for $100million?
I'm no businesswoman, but seems like loads-o-loot missing.
Is it magic?
Do you have stock options, @dp_oneill ?
Inquiring minds want to know more about @ElsevierConnect Clinical Solutions, too.
You were their director. I cannot find a list of board members. elsevier.com/about
Laudable goals, but it seems to so many of us that big co like this have 'friends' who fill their positions
Same questions about Boston Consulting.
When time permits, I am eager to read your presentation at the National Academy of Medicine. Truly.
You have a broad swath of experience.
I swore an oath to keep my patients info private.
The oath is millennia old.
We DO need to rethink this! nam.edu/wp-content/upl…
USA🇺🇸 has tens of thousands of excellent physicians.
We trained and want to care for our patients.
Keep them well,
keep their info private.
We took an oath.
World of business needs to let us do our job, not throw shade on us. @PPA_USA@Free2CareHC practicingphysician.org/champions-of-e…
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Insurer owns PBM who owns specialty pharmacy
Specialty pharmacy= pharmacy dispensing 💊💉stored under temp + special conditions: Chronic disease patients really need good specialty pharmacies. But.... beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/h…
2. Insurer can force patient to use their in-house specialty pharmacy... thus...Aetna makes pts use CVS, BCBS+Cigna makes pts use accredo, etc
Besides the whopping conflict of interest....
AHA!!! We all know that BCBS Is the biggest individual Health Care Insurance donor to congress over the past 20 years, right? opensecrets.org/federal-lobbyi…
2. How did BCBS get so rich? They were originals. @BCBSAssociation the insurance co with the LONGEST In house owned #PBM: Prime theraputics
PBM are the insurers cash cows. 💵🐄 @Cigna revenues tripled when they bought Express Scripps. 60% of @CVSHealth revenues from PBM
ER docs esp working like crazy during #Covid
This last 2 weeks 2 US ER docs took their own life.
Tragic @PamelaWibleMD put out wonderful sobering film @Dr_RaulRuiz@SenBillCassidy@GOPDoctors, please be aware
We cannot continue having 400 physicians per year kill themselves
Author of this piece in @RealClearHealth is 100%!
Plaster on “academic,” “economic expert,” or “think tank” lipstick", you still have....