Real Doc Speaks
@realdocspeaks
A Patient-focused physician, speaks out on health issues to clarify complexities, expose middlemen, and explore the future of medicine. NOT medical advice
youtu.be/1MLboby2wb4?si… I was honored to be part of a great Congressional panel on PBM reform. The panel included the following: • Brandi Chane, @BrandiChane independent pharmacy owner and board member of PUTT • Ashley Bacon, Health Plan Architect for Rosen Hotels •…
Amen!
Notice he’s in Congress getting paid a congressional salary and benefits and perks. He’s not practicing medicine - his opinion about physician reimbursement and practice means zero.
COBRA requires the former employee to pay 102% of the insurance costs. Previously, her employer may have paid the majority of the costs, but now there is price transparency. Now this poor, healthy appearing woman can fully see that a nonprofit entity is massively overcharging…
Woman lost her job and she was the one who had the health insurance for her family They’re a family of 3, all healthy and no underlying conditions They got a letter saying if they want to continue health insurance it’s $2,407 per month, $28,884 per year “Health insurance is…
Wisconsin family’s federal lawsuit against pharmacy chain, PBM will proceedn wmtv15news.com/2025/07/25/wis…
Thank you Vanessa for the coverage and great news!
BREAKING: A federal judge has DENIED OptumRx's motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin family after their 22 year-old-son died from an asthma attack days after his inhaler price jumped to over $500. The case will proceed.
And lets not forget that PBMs and GPOs have an exemption from anti-kickback laws! Give physicians a level playing field and we will take it from there!
a 2025 Health Affairs study showing that 60% of compliance recommendations given to physicians misalign with CMS’s actual regulatory intent. That should stop everyone in their tracks. Because here’s the real problem: as a private practice physician, one of my biggest…
Congratulations, and I am grateful that the judge ruled in favor of transparency and justice!
A federal judge just denied OptumRx’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit I filed for my son’s death. The case is moving forward. We will expose the truth. Justice for Cole and all others.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a network of direct pay primary care, doctors and transparent payments, surgeons, and imaging centers. These facilities typically provide care at 10% of what the healthcare system charges. We need to bring back physician owned hospitals.…
Dr. Steven Lantier and Dr. Keith Smith founded the Surgery Center of Oklahoma because they believed in a vision of healthcare: Allow patients access to affordable care and better surgical outcomes. Since then, thousands of patients have trusted this team with their care. Dr.…
Hey @DrOzCMS , why not let physicians own hospitals and the problem will be solved without government involvement! @DutchRojas @physicianhosp @SurgeryCenterOK @pgipe @DrDiGiorgio
Health care is not a one-size-fits-all system, and the #OBBBA’s Rural Health Transformation Fund will allow us to more directly help communities build the infrastructure needed to sustain care in less populated areas. We will work with Governors, state leaders, and communities to…
Can you imagine blaming MDs for practicing "fee for service" when this is the graph and also when the government essentially fixes MD fees? What a joke of an idea.
This is the truth and not the blather that @RepGregMurphy spews!
Modern practice is miserable. Burnout is ubiquitous. 1/6 docs have suicidal ideation. Office visits are chaotic due to unreadable EMR generated notes, endless clicking, bogus alerts and forced focus on dubious quality metrics.
You’re a schill. You don’t represent us at all. You clearly are bought by hospital systems and insurance companies…. This is sad
Running out of money, smarter and leaner. Been hearing the exact same stupid crap for the last 57 years. The Congress critter thinks he has some smart insight. Listen up Residents and Students, this is rhetorical gold.
Stark was nothing more than part of the war on physicians. The best option is to give patients control of their healthcare dollars and let them go wherever they want for their care. Price transparency, patient choice, and patient control of healthcare dollars will lead to a…
Interesting that dialysis is used as one of two examples in this article
This is so dumb it’s embarrassing. How are physicians the problem when only 20.1% of the total Medicare spend is for physician services?? Practice leaner?? Of every dollar a physician gets from CMS, $0.63 goes to the absurd regulatory burden - that’s before the light bill is…
Instead of still pushing the discriminatory practices of DEI, Physician Associations need to turn their energy to pushing cost containment within their disciplines. Residents and Students need to learn how to practice smarter and leaner. Medicare is running out of money.
There are two groups of senior physicians. The first group looks down on the new doctors and loves to lecture them about the good old days. The second group openly welcomes them to the medical staff, is happy to assist, and asks about new ideas they learned in their training.…
For my colleagues, Every week, I get a message or a call from a physician—usually early in their career—navigating a tough situation. Contract disputes, practice transitions, burnout, feeling lost in the system. It’s not always about needing an answer. Sometimes it’s just about…
It is not up for debate that a union president wants our labor for free! No thanks, we don't work for you!
Healthcare isn't a perk. It's not a bonus. It's not up for debate. Healthcare is a human right.
Since physicians can't own hospitals, hospitals should NOT own physicians. It is insane that physicians are punished with Stark laws and hospitals are allowed to employ physicians and make them self refer, all at a much higher price. Hospital imaging, labs and procedures are…
1/ Per this 9 year study ‘08 to ‘16, hospitals now own ~47% of physician practices. For many of us, we’ve seen this pendulum swing toward the hospitals in the past but my gut is that the pendulum is swinging back. From an advocacy perspective, I believe we should encourage…
Old Maurice won't be sending @DutchRojas a Christmas card after this banger of a post!
Ladies and gentlemen… Let me introduce you to one of America's rarest, most fascinating healthcare species. No, not the independent doctor, they’re practically unicorns now. I’m talking about: The Nonprofit Health Insurance CEO. Specifically, one Maurice Smith, head honcho…
I agree. If this is what doctors in Congress look like, then no, thank you!
Can someone please un-seat this guy yesterday?