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Phil Rodgers

@philrodgersmd.bsky.social
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Physician, advocate, committed to progress.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Great quote from @aafp.org President, Dr. Sarah Nosal, on AI vendors aggressively courting family medicine practices: "Your patient data is way more valuable than their product. Never work with a vendor who has not rolled out with at least 5 other significant practices." Wise advice.
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John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP @ihpidirector.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’m quoted in a new @kffhealthnews.org story featured in the @washingtonpost.com, about the implications of Medicaid work requirement rules for physicians who treat people with chronic conditions: wapo.st/4fkJAOy Thanks, @samuelwhitehead.bsky.social, for the opportunity to discuss this topic.
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Doctors fear Medicaid changes will force them to decide who’s too sick to work
Physicians say new Medicaid rules starting Jan. 1 regarding employment will undermine their relationships with patients.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Mark: ever thought of expanding CostPlus to provide health insurance? There are good models out there, like SCAN health and others.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Private/Commercial insurance companies now cover a majority of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries is most markets. It’s the most significant shift in health care. Major stressor.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
@mcuban.bsky.social: any interest in expanding your success with Cost Plus Drugs into Cost Plus Medigap Insurance? The market is ripe for disruption.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The problem with that plan is that Medicare Advantage and MediGap costs are soaring too.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
3 patients this week have shared that they are giving up health insurance in January due to skyrocketing premiums. One 62 yo (with no serious illnesses) said that the cheapest she could find was $1800/month. Her plan: roll the dice without insurance until she's Medicare eligible.
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
📰 @nytimes.com celebrates life & work Dr Bartlett: Robert H Bartlett, father of innovative life-support system, dies at 86. He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or #ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing, for days, weeks or longer 🖇️ bit.ly/4qKFt3b
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Same in our home state of Michigan. 25% of Michigan residents are enrolled in Medicare; in rural communities it's as high as 40 - 45%. Every $1 of Medicaid spending in rural communities generates $3 - $4 of economic activity from keeping people at work, and providing good paying health care jobs.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
This point needs to be made far and wide, and outside the scientific media. NIH cuts = financial ruin not just for Universities, but for everyone.
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Jeff Irwin @jeffmirwin.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Michigan Medicine is opening the new Ypsilanti Health Center in downtown Ypsilanti on June 2nd, and the hall is packed with people excited for today's ribbon cutting. This project enhances health care access, improves services for mental health care, and brings more jobs and activity to downtown.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Kudos to our UM Family Medicine team, lead by Katy Gold and Greg Shumer, for ongoing evaluation of our primary care transformation. Nuanced insights to help us understand how our patients want to receive care from our physician-led teams. @umichmedicalschool.bsky.social @um-ihpi.bsky.social
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Stephanie Chang @stephanielilychang.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Medicaid covers 168,000 seniors in Michigan. Michigan nursing homes receive >$3 billion in Medicaid funding. Cuts to Medicaid? Wrong for Michigan seniors. #nomedicaidcuts #momsky
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This is a true breakthrough, particularly for the thousands of people who do not currently receive traditional cervical cancer screening (i.e. 'pap smear') due to mobility limitations, lack of transportation, prior medical and/or sexual trauma, geographic remoteness, or preference.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/05/2025
US FDA approves first at-home test for cervical cancer screening reut.rs/3GZu50G
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US FDA approves first at-home test for cervical cancer screening
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to Pap smears that need to be undertaken at a doctor's office.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The other relevant pull quote: "if a coach like Tomlin, who is known for reaching problematic players, couldn’t get through to Pickens in three years, he was never going to.". Good luck, Cowboys!
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science We should all mourn the loss of our best source of health data for more than half of Americans. Question: the WHI budget is under $10M/year. Opportunity for philanthropy to step in, even in the short run? Donors out there?
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NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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Annals of Family Medicine @annfammed.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
www.annfammed.org/content/23/2... #PrimaryCare patients prefer their PCP for routine & chronic care, willing to wait weeks—except for urgent issues (only 7.2% would wait) As health systems prioritize speed over continuity, this study suggests patient preferences favor trust over convenience #FMsky
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Insightful work by our team at University of Michigan Family Medicine, quantifying the value of trust over transaction. Relationships matter, and we intend to demonstrate it in as many ways as we can.
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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
In Michigan - NIH FUNDING: $991 M JOBS SUPPORTED: 11,965 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.42B www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Lauren Oshman @loshman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📢 Our latest Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes Annual Report is here! 🎉 Kudos to our incredible design team who crafted our data into a compelling, visually engaging story. 🙌 Full report here: mct2d-annual-report-2024.shorthandstories.com/2024-mct2d-a... #medsky #T2D #CQI #quality
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2024 MCT2D Annual Report
The Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Study after study shows we're behind in growing #PrimaryCare. It's honestly really simple: pay people specifically to become PCPs and then pay practicing PCPs better. "US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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US Primary Care Workforce Growth: A Decade of Limited Progress, and Projected Needs Through 2040 - Journal of General Internal Medicine
Background Despite efforts to mitigate a projected primary care physician (PCP) shortage required to meet an aging, growing, and increasingly insured population, shortages remain, compounded by the CO...
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Annals of Family Medicine @annfammed.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This original research study highlights patients who saw their own family physician for after-hours care were 10% less likely to visit the ER within a week, suggesting that continuity of care may improve outcomes, reduce ER visits & lower health care costs. www.annfammed.org/content/22/6...
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Two absolutely stunning performances this weekend! Technical brilliance, profound artistry, and deeply moving experiences. We are so blessed and grateful to have the best orchestra in the world visit us again in Ann Arbor, and we're already looking forward to your return!
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Keeping it simple—acute subungual hematoma. Immediate magic, in the office.
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Thank you, subscribed!
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Phil Rodgers @philrodgersmd.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Day 1 on Bluesky for me! Hoping to find some of my family medicine and palliative care friends and colleagues here. We have so much more great work to do, together.
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