Reposted by Perchance to DreamAlison Bays, MD (she/her) @alisonbays.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Most prior-auth denials are never appealed. In Medicare Advantage, only 11.7% of denied requests were appealed in 2023 — and when patients did appeal, 81.7% were overturned. The friction is the point: deny, and bank on people not fighting back. kff.org 032 3
Reposted by Perchance to DreamFight The Right… 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏿 @wtafc.bsky.social · 25/02/2026 50483312004 8.3K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Remember when RFK Jr. unilaterally decided that COVID19 vaccines should no longer be recommended during pregnancy? Well, COVID19 increases the risk of preeclampsia. And it turns out that getting boosted, either before or during pregnancy, significantly reduces the risk of preeclampsia.thelancet.comCOVID-19 vaccination status during pregnancy and preeclampsia risk: the pandemic-era cohort of the INTERCOVID consortiumCOVID-19 vaccination with a booster reduces the odds of PE by 30% approaching 60% reduction among women with pre-existing morbidities. 7129551237 3K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently' 16043761459 4.4K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/07/2025Zia, an Afghan interpreter who risked his life to help U.S. troops, is being detained by ICE in Massachusetts. He's been living in the U.S. LEGALLY for fear of retribution if he returns to Afghanistan. Targeting Zia and other Afghan allies is dangerous and wrong.courant.comEx-U.S. military translator from Afghanistan arrested by ICE in CT. Attorney calls it ‘nonsensical.’The 35-year-old husband and father of five was taken into custody by ICE agents outside a routine green card appointment in East Hartford. 44496343872 9.6K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/07/2025100,000 U.S. patients a year feel significant pain during C-sections and hardly anyone knows about it. Here’s some information, not to freak you out, or to saddle you with the burden of addressing this problem, but to help you get the care you deserve. trib.al/wamJuju 118221 82
Reposted by Perchance to DreamJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/06/2025The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...publications.aap.orgAAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrustThe CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time. 139111573968 11.2K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/06/2025EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker. My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-... 130162014476 16.2K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/06/2025 873126114766 12.6K
Reposted by Perchance to Dreamsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 02/04/2025We are imposing tariffs on WHOLLY UNINHABITED antarctic islands in this list (Heard and McDonald). The administration asserts—and Forbes reprints this uncritically—those islands have charged 10% tariffs on US goods that it needs to respond to. www.forbes.com/sites/mollyb...forbes.comHere’s The Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced WednesdayReciprocal tariffs the U.S. is imposing on other countries will range from a flat 10% rate to 50%, President Donald Trump announced. 1092340611 2.3K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/03/2025No bone spurs detected. 847529398232 52.9K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 21/02/2025Doesn't know what AI is, doesn't know what duplicitous means, doesn't know what the CDC does. 602384428 2.4K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamRichard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 25/01/2025Tuberculosis outbreak "is the largest documented outbreak in US history, presently... This outbreak is still ongoing, which means that there could be more cases. There are a few other states that currently have large outbreaks that are also ongoing." 🛟 medsky health policy idsky episkycjonline.comKansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded historyKansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s. 23810 38
Reposted by Perchance to DreamGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/01/2025 19085074415515 50.7K
Perchance to Dream @lazaruslong.medsky.social · 18/01/2025Thank you, @richard.medsky.social I have a new medsky handle. 030 3
Reposted by Perchance to DreamThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 12/01/2025 2562495 624
Reposted by Perchance to DreamZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Dr. Archbold is preparing to strike for fully staffed hospitals, pay parity between hospitals, and reasonable benefits that don't degrade every year. "They are cutting benefits, cutting pay, and cutting time with patients while wasting frontline doctors' time with bad-faith bargaining." 0153 15
Reposted by Perchance to DreamZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Dr. Archbold highlighted that, just like how Amazon employs drivers, H+H hires doctors through opaque sub-contracts. This structure creates a lack of accountability and is rife with poor benefits, sub-market pay, and pay gaps between hospitals. 1123 12
Reposted by Perchance to DreamZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Dr. Archbold isn't alone. Mt. Sinai and other affiliates cut benefits yearly to Elmhurst doctors without consulting them. Moreover, as patient numbers soar, experienced doctors are quitting, diminishing patient care and quality for the most vulnerable New Yorkers. 192 9
Reposted by Perchance to DreamZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Dr. Archbold began working at Elmhurst in 2019. In 2020, he was diagnosed with acute Leukemia after being a frontline doctor at the COVID-19 epicenter. The most stressful part? Getting his health insurance, provided by an H+H private affiliate, to cover his cancer treatment. 191 9
Reposted by Perchance to DreamZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 08/01/2025NYC doctors are preparing to potentially strike w/ @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social on 1/21. Today, I'm sharing the story of Dr. Damien Archbold. Dr. Archbold, a Queens resident & anesthesiologist at Elmhurst Hospital, has served communities globally, including Gaza, Honduras, & remote Australia. 2447 44
Reposted by Perchance to DreamMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/01/2025“For my next attention seeking trick, I will have you concentrate on Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Panama Canal—instead of my absurdly unqualified cabinet picks or that I have no real plans to fix the border or bring down food prices. Look, America, a rabbit!” 1035211355970 21.1K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 08/01/2025I feel like people should be more aware that documentation in their “medical record,” no matter how new or expensive an EMR or how hard their clinician tries, has been designed for insurance billing instead of for a legible record of a person’s medical needs, and how often that impedes patient care 2044775 447
Perchance to Dream @lazaruslong.medsky.social · 07/01/2025www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/h... #medskycnn.comAmerica’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana | CNNThe first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. 010 1
Reposted by Perchance to DreamNPR @npr.org · 05/01/2025A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?" via @tomdreisbach.bsky.socialnpr.orgAs Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel 'betrayed'A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, "what did I risk my life for?" 1323562952 3.6K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 01/01/2025waiting to see if that Cybertruck will be spun as a terrorist attack or a design innovation 4158616719 8.6K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 29/12/2024This is so spot-on it’s scary. 11345507914308 55.1K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/12/2024I understand Elon Musk is trying to get people to stop donating to Wikipedia, which reminded me that I hadn't yet made my usual annual donation to Wikipedia, so now that's been taken care of 1253597570 3.6K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamDr Nav Sidhu @drnavsidhu.bsky.social · 22/12/2024"I pity the fool who doesn't know that the job of the anaesthesiologist is to protect the patient from the optimism of the surgeon." - Nobel Prize-winning anaesthesiologist, Mr T. #AnSky #MedSky 1185 18
Reposted by Perchance to DreamSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024 336264504566 26.5K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamGabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 16/05/2024Going to hold the first academic medicine decathlon with the following events: 1. Clear email inbox 2. Clear clinic inbox 3. Fill out all evaluations 4. Write 2 letters of rec 5. Click through a colleague's credentialing evaluation 6. Schedule and complete TB test (continued) 6334 33
Reposted by Perchance to DreamSarah @sarahjen.bsky.social · 29/11/2024why use an alarm clock when you can have hamstring cramps 3453 45
Reposted by Perchance to DreamArghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 26/11/202476% of surveyed obgyns said they could no longer offer evidence-based medicine in Texas. That’s a staggering percentage. 1021893 218
Perchance to Dream @lazaruslong.medsky.social · 25/11/2024Don’t know who made this, but I love it. #Ansky #medsky 073 7
Reposted by Perchance to DreamKevin Fong @drkevinfong.bsky.social · 24/11/2024editorial from @bmj.com and paper: Poor staff retention is associated with higher patient mortality. Have said it before & I’ll say it again. If you don’t care for the carers, they cannot care for their patients. www.bmj.com/content/387/... 10428182 428
Perchance to Dream @lazaruslong.medsky.social · 25/11/2024Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Engineer: The cup is twice as large as it needed to be 010 1
Reposted by Perchance to DreamThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 20/11/2024 141378294 1.4K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamJohn Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left? 2223573256370 57.3K
Reposted by Perchance to DreamBigSlim @imbigslim.bsky.social · 17/11/2024She’s had enough and is heading back to France… 47018 70
Reposted by Perchance to DreamNurseGOMER, Drink Perambulator 🍸🍹🥂🍾 @nursegomer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Saw this on the wall of our beloved @drawstickpeople.bsky.social and had to share. 1306 30
Perchance to Dream @lazaruslong.medsky.social · 03/11/2024Any healthcare worker watching the first 3 minutes of "The Conclave" will have one overriding thought - "I can get a 16 gauge into that hand, no problem" #MedSky 010 1