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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Anything we can do together is a great day and having @murray.senate.gov makes it even better - we are still left with a shutdown and a worse outlook for potentially millions who need health care that is dignified - Americans deserve that much

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MS NOW Reports @msnowreports.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Former President Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer on Friday. The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to the former president's personal office. @drkavitapatel.bsky.social joins @anacabrera.bsky.social to explain more. www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...

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Doctor explains more on Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I agree- I said that - we would all love to have these results But it’s hard to believe these results match this individual- at a minimum I do believe he has benefited from modern science given his medication regimen which is pretty aggressive for cholesterol

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

he is on 2 agents for his cholesterol including a statin and a newer class of drugs some of which was developed with nih dollars so he is indeed a product of modern research/ science - how long that will last in the us - who knows?

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Scott Gottlieb, MD @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

first measles patient - unvaccinated child - dies - sadly won’t be the last in this recent outbreak- expect cases to increase to the mid to high 100s if not higher depending on when we hit a community wall of immunity (generally when we have 95% vax rate in an area) it’s never to late to vaccinate

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

10/ Let your Elected officials know that this is not the country you care about, the country you want to make sure is still standing for future generations. Let them hear you LOUD and OFTEN.

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

9/ The Trade-Offs 🔄 Cuts fund $4.5T tax breaks (corporate rate drops 21%→15%) Debt ceiling raised by $4T But GOP Reps in CA/TX/PA districts warn: 30% of Medicaid recipients are Hispanic → rural clinics close

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

8/ Federal Workers & Students 📉 $500B cut to federal pensions → Retirees lose $300+/month Student loan forgiveness at risk: → 500k+ borrowers could see relief reversed1 → Pell Grants slashed (cuts to Education Committee)

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

7/SNAP: Basic Food to avert Hunger $230B cut to Agriculture Committee (runs SNAP) Impact: 42M+ Americans face: → Stricter income caps (e.g., family of 4 earning >$40k loses benefits) → Reduced monthly benefits (avg. $6/day/person → $4.75)

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

6/House GOP’s proposed $2T cuts target mandatory spending — programs MILLIONS rely on Real world examples 🔍 #BudgetCuts $2.3T reduction over 10 years could force states to: → Drop dental/vision coverage 💊 → Close rural hospitals (200+ at risk) → Kick 15M+ off rolls via work requirements

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

5/Both chambers will have to come together through a committee that includes R and D to agree on a final resolution that will have to pass both H before end of March.

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

4/ Senate already passed their version Friday morning (out of frustration from delays in the House)-a $340 billion budget blueprint designed to boost funding for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts, energy production and the military- very different than House package

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

3/Today: $2 trillion in spending cuts that could potentially impact Medicaid and other key health care programs. The proposal also allows for up to $4.5 trillion in spending for tax cuts and would raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion. details here: docs.house.gov/meetings/BU/...

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

2/ Congress agrees on a budget resolution with “reconciliation instructions” – like telling committees: “Cut $X from healthcare” or “Raise $Y via taxes.” But not HOW to do it. Today this is what passed the House:

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Many have written about the House Bill that just passed, but so many outside the beltway are not aware 🧵 What’s "Budget Reconciliation"? It’s Congress’s turbo button for passing $$$ bills with just 51 Senate votes (no 60 needed!) Used for tax cuts, healthcare, climate ⚡ #BudgetReconciliation

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt 🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

100000 %- I hope they are listening.

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

you are right i haven’t felt this level of pain and stress for our country in a long time - i will make sure to step up and do more frequent posts and will talk to @vinguptamd.bsky.social about something more organized bottom line- we got you

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

some noteworthy areas/ section 5(iii) taking a stab at ssri / glp-1 and a number of other drugs note the theme of working for affordable+better healthcare - all great ideas but just one problem/ you need people in agencies who have faith in leaders and real leaders. not sure we have any of those

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating. Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson

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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

completely agree which is why i avoid getting in a hype cycle -

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

i agree but this was sent to parents i know so not me getting it from social - i source things from the origins to avoid misinformation

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

yes i saw that - hoping its not a habit

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

do you recall whether the recs were graphics or verbal?

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

masking is and was my first recommendation -i will make sure this is clear - we did talk about the basics masks/ washing hands and also screening tools and treatments as well as it not being too late to get vaccinated

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

i also used to live in a neighboring county - the difference is that previously school buses would slow down and be waived through and now ice officials are instructed to board and request citizenship papers…from children

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

i refuse to accept that our children will understand this as normal. we will not go quietly in the night

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

In case you wondered what depths our democracy has sunk to

letter describing ice authority boarding school buses

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

this isn’t getting enough attention - please share widely

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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

So in looking back for a quote from the Kennedy hearing today, I just realized I missed the part where Sen. Tuberville appears to endorse "butt whipping" via belt over medication for ADHD in children.

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

no they won’t but being on the record now will be important

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

also finally someone talking about bird flu!!! (senator smith) and kudos to sen lujan for asking about diversity

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#rfkhearing strong work to sen young (r-indiana) for talking and advocating for long covid devastating to millions with little to no research and utter desperation

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#rfkhearing ok my bad i said there were only 2 docs in the senate - Marshall (r-ks) is no 3 and also home to the largest tb outbreak which interestingly he is NOT talking about

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

rfk responding with a native hire in his office- 🤔

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#rfkhearing Lujan (D-NM) finally getting to equity and inclusion (only took about 2.5 and 21 senators)- he is asking about how rfk will improve diversity in clinical trials and inclusion of staff who were fired for roles around diversity

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

3. ADHD diagnosis and spending in tenn care (tn medicaid)- blackburn asks for prescribing oversight and alternative solutions - but no mention of funding uncertainty for medicaid programs overall

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

2. IMD exclusion - inability to use funds in medicaid to pay for inpatient psych services crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...

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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#rfkhearing Blackburn (R-TN) asks a series of detailed questions that again reveal lack of knowledge around relevant programs: 1. area wage index- accounts for differences in payment based on geography www.cms.gov/medicare/pay...

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Wage Index | CMS

A summary of what a wage index is for the Acute Inpatient PPS, and how to access the files.

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