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@chrisvanderveen
Nov 9, 2022 • 14 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Hey all...

So I'm about to hop on a call with @CDPHE folks... Similar to what we did with COVID.

But this time... we're talking COVID, RSV amd flu...

Details to follow below

#9news
"An increasingly challenging respiratory' environment in Colorado is already underway according to Dr. Rachel Herlihy

"Unprecedented level of (RSV) transmission"
RSV positivity climbing
And... wow... the second graph
Another wow graph
Definitely impacted VERY young
It's all RSV right now with pediatric cases
Simultaneously... COVID positivty and hospitalizations are HEADED UP
(for adult populations mostly)
Flu

Yep... going up too
Almost all Influenza A
"Early and intnse start to RSV season" says Childrens Hospital Colorado doc
"it's like nothing we've ever seen before"

-- Children's Hospital Colorado
Just a sidenote

It's JARRING to hear a Colorado hospital talk this way. Haven't heard these kinds of words since the height of the COVID season late last year/early this year
Colorado currently has 3 pediatric ICU beds available.

This last week, we've hovered between 0-5
Just asked... when might we expect RSV peak?

(Based on current trending, with hospital capacity already challenged, we could face months of capacity challenges)

Bottom line... we don't know. Answer was, in essence, hoping for an early peak, but we can't say

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Chris Vanderveen (yep…me) Profile picture
Feb 7
You'd think more than 48 hours after the start of the ICE raids in Denver/Aurora we'd know just how many people were detained/taken into custody.

We don't

And that's now the story

Let's talk about it. Two days ago the feds said it was trying to arrest 100 TDA members

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Yesterday, we asked ICE how many were detained

Seemed like a simple request. FOX News, after all, had reported 30. Keep in mind, FOX had a reason to know. They had a team embedded with ICE on Wednesday.

Problem is... 30 was NOWHERE near 100

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But what's even more telling is that, as of now, ICE has confirmed that just ONE TDA member was detained Wednesday

1 is quite a bit less than the 100 they wanted

(We also don't know how they concluded there were 100+ TDA targets to begin with)

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Feb 6
Let's talk about some of the reporting on the ICE raids that took place in Denver/Aurora yesterday.

There are clearly some inaccuracies circulating online right now

Let's start with this one

It's categorically not true.

(this aired this morning on @FoxNews)

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Later this morning, reporter @BillMelugin_ reported what ICE, for some inexplicable reason, has only shared with him (and his crew that was embedded with ICE yesterday)

He reported 30 arrests. Only ONE TDA member

This makes sense based upon what our crews saw yesterday

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The low number of arrests has led some to imply that the migrants had to be tipped off...

The embedded Fox crew, for example, seemed to be surprised to see a @9news crew already at a raid location when they arrived in Thornton.

Let's talk about this for a moment

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Jan 14
The man accused of murdering two and injuring two others along the 16th St. Mall over the weekend has a complicated past.

One that's already led to some confusion.

I'd like to share what we've learned today about Elijah Caudill, 24, in this THREAD

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A few things are clear

Caudill is a convicted felon who has spent time in both state prison system and in various jails since 2021

He was paroled in Aug 23 after a 4.5 months in prison on a THEFT case.

His first arrest as an adult came in 19. For stealing baseball cards

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That case was dropped. Things escalated in 2021 when a propety manager told Westminster police Caudill threatened him with a knife before saying, "I will cut your f---ing throat"

Felony menacing charges followed.

So did an 24 months probation.

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Dec 19, 2024
Thousands of times every year, for many years, the largest provider of health care in Colorado has elected to do this.

Send process servers to the doors of their patients in search of money.

Money @UCHealth says its owed.

BUT... there seems to be a problem

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Let's start with the basics.

UCHealth is a MAJOR provider of care. It cares for millions every year.

So, yes, it is suing a small percentage of its patients for what it says are unpaid medical bills.

But... even a small lawsuit can be a BIG problem for its patients.

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UCHealth has long insisted its litigation practices aren't unusual.

"Our practices are pretty consistent with other systems across Colorado and across the country" their Chief Legal Officer told me in January

But... are they???

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Oct 11, 2024
You're going to notice a giant mug shot on the stage with the former President today.

I want to talk a little about who that is... Mostly because you're going to see it a lot today

Here he is with @RepBoebert

A quick THREAD

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His name is Jose Miguel Reyes-Perez

Earier this year, Lakewood Police arrested him on a felony menacing/vehicle theft case

A tow truck driver said Perez "pointed the rifle" at him.

Police believe he and another were trying to steal a motorcycle, according to arrest report

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Aurora Police arrested him on an outstanding warrant on May 22.

That warrant was from JeffCo. He'd been released on a $5000 PR bond, acc to court records, in Feb.

Court records show he was supposed to be arragined in Jefferson County but failed to appear on August 5.

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Aug 15, 2024
Ok. Someone much smarter than me is gonna have to answer this for me.

But I’m super duper curious about something with these negotiations.

Mostly about how these reductions in list prices compare with the typical rebates/discounts

Let’s start with the basics (below)

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The one thing you have to realize in the ridiculous and messy world of the US health care system is that no one typically pays the list price for anything.

Not for ER visits. Not for CTs. And not for rx drugs.

The latter is a mess. And one that still confuses me…but…

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Earlier this year the Commonwealth Fund did a study on the 10 drugs Medicare (the govt) will now “negotiate” prices on.

It’s a remarkably nerdy read. But one that’s important.

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commonwealthfund.org/publications/2…
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