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Bill Fox MD

@billfoxmd.bsky.social
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Internal Medicine Doctor; Passionate about health policy; Chair Emeritus, American College of Physicians; Love hiking & DMB; Opinions are my own

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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Thanks to the team at Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy for having me on their podcast Advocacy is Medicine, speaking about physician payment including HR 1 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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HR1 Series: Medicare Impact on Physician Payment and A Deep Dive Into How Doctors Get Paid.
Podcast Episode · Advocacy is Medicine · April 1 · 1h 3m
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Bob Wachter @bobwachter.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
AI doesn't need to be perfect to outperform our healthcare system's woeful status quo. It just needs to be better. In many cases, it already is. In today's New York Times, I explore this idea – a central theme of my upcoming book, A Giant Leap (out Feb 3). www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Opinion | Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
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Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
As a primary care physician on the front lines, this is the absolute reality. Insurers are required to maintain an adequate network, but fail to reimburse mental health professionals enough to do so. And then they don’t accurately disclose the narrowness of that network www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Patients Who Searched in Vain for Mental-Health Care Take Insurers to Court
Lawsuits accuse insurance companies of providing false information about therapists and doctors.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Happy #solstice everyone. Looking forward to longer days to come (at least in the northern hemisphere). We will gain three minutes of sunlight before the end of the month! 🌞
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Big Bump in Concierge, Direct Primary Care in Recent Years www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
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Big Bump in Concierge, Direct Primary Care in Recent Years
Growing presence comes amid changing primary care landscape
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Early Signs Point to a Harsh #Flu Season in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
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Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Excited to share my opinion piece in @AnnalsofIM on accurately valuing the work we as physicians do every day, and how this year’s @CMSGov rule may help (or not). www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Revaluing Physician Services: CMS Has Some (but Not All) Answers | Annals of Internal Medicine
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Internal Medicine is the foundation of clinical care. Happy #InternalMedicineDay from Fox & Brantley Internal Medicine in Charlottesville!
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The #COVID -19 vaccine had an effectiveness of 29.3% against related ED visits, 39.2% against hospitalization, and 64.0% against COVID-19-associated death, www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Association of 2024–2025 Covid-19 Vaccine with Covid-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans | NEJM
Amid the declining clinical severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and diminishing public uptake of annual coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, ...
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Excited to have arrived in #Albany for the ⁦‪@NewYorkACP‬⁩ annual scientific meeting. I’m honored to be a speaker on the topic of physician payment/medical economics. There is still time to register and get some great CME
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
#Covid waste water levels have decreased somewhat over the past two weeks, indicating that perhaps we have passed the peek of this current wave. A little early to know for sure. Still consider getting the Covid vax to reduce risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
If you are on #Medicare & appreciate (or rely on) #telehealth visits with your doc, that will all end on October 1 unless Congress passes some legislation to extend them. Please contact or your Representative or Senator and let them know how important this is to you.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Really important study. Private equity owned hospitals have to make money somehow, & part of that is cutting staffing. This study demonstrates that staffing levels were cut and mortality in the ED went up after PE acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine
Background: After private equity acquisition, hospitals may experience changes in staffing with implications for patients. Objective: To examine hospital staffing and patient outcomes in emergency dep...
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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Over half of US healthcare workers plan to switch jobs by next year, survey finds
More than half of U.S. healthcare workers are actively looking to leave their current jobs, according to a new survey, underscoring mounting pressure on an already strained system.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
#Covid cases are continuing to rise, especially in the West
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Wastewater surveillance suggests that we may be at the beginning of a Covid wave. If you have not been #vaccinated in a while, now would be a good time. We are waiting for the fall vaccine strain to be released. @fda.gov - why are you taking so long?
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
👇 must read from @acpimphysicians.bsky.social president Jason Goldman and Robert Hopkins on the importance of restoring the ACIP www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Public Health in the Crosshairs | Annals of Internal Medicine
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Tom Cooney MD @pdxtom.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Incredibly proud of the @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social and others who are taking this critical step to protect public health wapo.st/4nzohf9
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Public health groups file lawsuit to stop RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes
The lawsuit argues that the HHS secretary’s withdrawal of public vaccine advice reduces access to vaccines for some people.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I am very excited to share the publication of our paper, Modernizing Risk Adjustment in Healthcare. This is an issue that impacts every physician today. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Modernizing Risk Adjustment in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians | Annals of Internal Medicine
Risk adjustment is a critical component of health care reimbursement aimed at ensuring fair compensation on the basis of the characteristics of patients receiving care. Optimizing risk adjustment is n...
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
My friend and colleague Dr. Sandy Fryhofer explains to CNN how devastating RFK Jr’s actions have been on the health of Americans. It is time for RFK to go. next.frame.io/share/db21fb...
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Dr. Sandy Fryhofer .mp4 - Dr. Sandy Fryhofer - Frame.io
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Rebecca Andrews and Isaac Opile are two of the smartest doctors in this space. Legislators would be wise to head their concerns. www.cbs.com/shows/video/...
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Watch CBS Evening News: Visa issues for medical graduates - Full show on CBS
Hundreds of international medical graduates have found themselves stuck in a bottleneck after the Trump administration's recent pause in processing their visas. As Janet Shamlian explains, that could ...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Not just shingles vaccine, but also RSV vaccine reduces the risk of dementia, which highlights the benefit of revving up the immune system in older individuals www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
UVA, one the nation’s top universities and founded by Thomas Jefferson himself, needs to fight this blatant interference by the justice department. It will otherwise be perceived as weak. Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...
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Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Vaccines are vital to our safety and to preserving the public health. We must fight to protect access to these important tools. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
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We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Completely predictable - Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
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Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
How Musk, Trump, and Rubio’s chaotic dismantling of USAID is causing death across Africa…and also undermining America’s soft power. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...
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Opinion | The Waste Musk Created
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals
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Matt Wynia @mattwynia.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We are learning that new ACIP members, appointed in a non-transparent process, are also, predictably, riddled with direct and indirect financial COI... including some who are paid experts in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers. Don't be fooled. His crusade is not about cleaning up conflicts.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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Jason Goldman on X: "Part 2 🎥 Dr. Bill Fox and I continue our message on HHS’s dismissal of ACIP members. We stand united for science, transparency, and patient safety. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/TWDuBCXtmk" / X
Part 2 🎥 Dr. Bill Fox and I continue our message on HHS’s dismissal of ACIP members. We stand united for science, transparency, and patient safety. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/TWDuBCXtmk
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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Jason Goldman on X: "Part 1 🎥 With Dr. Bill Fox, Immediate Past Chair of @ACPIMPhysicians, speaking on the recent dismissal of all 17 ACIP members by HHS. We stand for science, transparency & patient safety. More in Part 2. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/CH8jF0Tfxx" / X
Part 1 🎥 With Dr. Bill Fox, Immediate Past Chair of @ACPIMPhysicians, speaking on the recent dismissal of all 17 ACIP members by HHS. We stand for science, transparency & patient safety. More in Part 2. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/CH8jF0Tfxx
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
. @acpimphysicians.bsky.social president Dr. Jason Goldman is quoted www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healt...
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Doctors ask Senate to investigate RFK Jr. over vaccine panel firings
The American Medical Association passed a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s move to fire vaccine safety reviewers.
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Larry Ward, MD, MPH, MACP @lwardmd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
As someone with a child about to enter medical school, I can 100% agree this is a major problem and will leave the profession only to those with the financial means and will further devastate primary care.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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American College of Physicians Highly Concerned About Dismissal of Vaccine Experts from ACIP | ACP Online
Statement attributable to:  Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP  President, American College of Physicians  American College of Physicians Liaison to ACIP
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This appears to be another blatent attempt by Sec Kennedy to undermine access to #vaccines. I fear what kind of individuals he will appoint to this prestigious and independent body. It is time for the nation to press for RFK’s resignation. www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-...
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Opinion | RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines
We’re reconstituting an advisory committee to avoid conflicts of interest.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Trump Budget’s Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
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Trump Budget’s Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The potential power of mRNA technology www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/h...
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Used in Covid Shots, mRNA May Help Rid the Body of H.I.V.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Congrats to the Yale women’s crew for their stunning NCAA championship win! And special congrats to Mia Levy! www.row2k.com/ncaa/feature...
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NCAA Sunday: Yale 1V Shocks the Field, Stanford Wins Team
Yale takes the 1V, Stanford the 2V and the Varsity Four to end the 2025 NCAA Champs.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
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Vaccines are safe and effective. To hear more details about CDC’s Advisory… | Sandra Adamson Fryhofer MD
Vaccines are safe and effective. To hear more details about CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices April 2025 meeting, check out this AMA Update. Here’s the link: https://lnkd.in/eCi-H3cH
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
DUI - DOGE-ing under the influence
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
For years we have been espousing how vital it is for the US economy to get more students interested in STEM careers. And yet, here we are. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
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World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
This seems less like a rigorously research study, and more like an AI generated publication. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
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White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This is a political decision by an antivaxxer. It is not a scientific decision. We know this because the ACIP, the group of expert scientists that makes the recommendations, was purposefully bypassed in the process www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/h...
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U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Official statement from @acpimphysicians.bsky.social on the house passed budget bill www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom...
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Internal Medicine Physicians Say House Passed Budget Bill will Harm Patient Access to Care | ACP Online
Statement attributable to: Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP President, American College of Physicians
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
This is an explainer from @kff.org on why Medicaid work requirements, even though seemingly reasonable on the face of it, don’t really work and just tend to remove eligible people from the program, raising uninsurance rates www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
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5 Key Facts About Medicaid Work Requirements | KFF
Work requirements in Medicaid have resurfaced as part of a broader legislative package of potential changes to Medicaid designed to significantly reduce federal Medicaid spending. This brief highlight...
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Can anyone tell me what the point is of Trump trying to destroy one of the crown jewels of American higher education, sought out by people the world over? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
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Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
This looks like another disaster for public health in the making www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/s...
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Who Is Dr. Casey Means?
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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Physicians should consider ‘collective empowerment’ to tackle problems in U.S. health care: ACP
New ACP position paper outlines how unions, collective bargaining and protests could help doctors improve health care access and quality for patients.
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Bill Fox MD @billfoxmd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Physicians have the right to form unions and even strike in the right circumstances. But collective empowerment for physicians goes well beyond even that & encompasses many recommendations. www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom...
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American College of Physicians Recommends Ways Physicians Can Be More Effective Advocates for Patients and Profession | ACP Online
WASHINGTON April 28, 2025—Patients and physicians’ frustration with the U.S. health care system has been growing in recent years, leading to physicians exploring collective action as a means of improv...
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