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David Balat

@davidbalathc

Working with medical professionals, employers and broker/advisers to make medical care more affordable. Former hospital executive. Independent. Patient advocate

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🧵THREAD: Texas says it has some of the stringent charity care laws in the country. But a $5 million state report shows key protections are failing and some hospitals don’t have the data. Let’s unpack itšŸ‘‡

Marion E Mass, M.D. #patientsfirst #scrubsnotsuits (@mass_marion) 's Twitter Profile Photo

While we are looking at Centene, the company that makes most of its money through Medicaid Managed Care, let’s look at a couple of prominent current/former board members who made significant bank šŸ’°from Centene. -Dick Gephardt is still on the board of Centene. He’s a former

While we are looking at Centene, the company that makes most of its money through Medicaid Managed Care, let’s look at a couple of prominent current/former board members who made significant bank šŸ’°from Centene. 
-Dick Gephardt is still on the board of Centene. He’s a former
Action for Health (@a4horg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

āž”ļø Hospital reform āž”ļø #Health #insurance reform According to our President Christopher Sheeron, "We agree with the Task Force that 'laws and regulations in #healthcare markets too often discourage #doctors and hospitals from providing low-cost, high-quality healthcare...

Mark Cuban (@mcuban) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Incorrect. Independent pharmacies will stay in business , resulting in more And with the protections more can open Pharmacies deserve to be paid. Not to be used as a source of rebates to enrich PBMs ans insurance companies

Marion E Mass, M.D. #patientsfirst #scrubsnotsuits (@mass_marion) 's Twitter Profile Photo

God bless the Schmidtknecht for turning the tragic loss of their son Cole, just 22, into a moment of education. Cole’s asthma was well controlled on his inhaler until his PBM chose to move the inhaler from its spot on the formulary. Why does a PBM change coverage when a

Mark Cuban (@mcuban) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The reason we pay so much more is because of PBMs and insurance companies. PBMs introduce so many extraneous costs, if you backed them all out, we would be near the same and possibly cheaper. Those middlemen are not there for generics. As a result, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company has people

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Last week, I brought families from the @PatientsRising fly-in to meet Speaker Mike Johnson. Vickie along with Rocco and his family shared Medicaid struggles: 1M on waitlists, no specialists. Despite $98B in waste, it’s failing many. Grateful for his listen—reform must prioritize our

Last week, I brought families from the @PatientsRising fly-in to meet <a href="/SpeakerJohnson/">Speaker Mike Johnson</a>. Vickie along with Rocco and his family shared Medicaid struggles: 1M on waitlists, no specialists. Despite $98B in waste, it’s failing many. Grateful for his listen—reform must prioritize our
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Good Morning Mr. Cuban, I just wanted to take a moment to personally thank you for establishing Cost Plus Drugs. I have Multiple Sclerosis and the drug I take Aubagio helps prevent progression of this disease. My ins company made it very difficult to obtain the prescription and