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Over 80% of ER visits do NOT result in an admission. This is just a way to shift cost to the patient when the reality is the health care system is so broken we’re the only place that can satisfy a patient’s needs

From Puebla, to selling out of his car, to making ‘Super Super Duper” Tamales in Torrance. Let me introduce you to The Tamale Man and his meat lovers boats of masa. L.A. TACO🌴🌮

About 7 years ago, after Zach Cooper’s “Surprise” Bill paper, media & Congress started reporting costs as %Medicare rate. Ever wonder why? 🤔 (thread) #MedTwitter

Our faculty affiliate Carlos Martinez in the San Francisco Chronicle "blocking migrants from requesting asylum has fatal consequences and goes against our country’s ideals and commitments to protect refugees it has had since World War II." sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…

Dr. @JenniferTsuiPhD was awarded a major grant by Health Disparities to fund research on assessing cervical cancer healthcare inequities in diverse populations. Co-led by Dr. Adana Llanos Columbia University, this study recruits from LA Cancer Surveillance Program & New Jersey State Cancer Registry.

Wrote a thing in response to the San Francisco Chronicle's disappointing reporting on Hondurans involved with SF's drug trade (the latest chapter in a long history of drug scare-induced xenophobia) with my colleagues at the National Harm Reduction Coalition and San Francisco AIDS Foundation

A big reason why Big Insurance runs CMS (& hence healthcare in US) is b/c it literally runs CMS. Patrick Conway was CMS Deputy Administrator, now Optum CEO

1/US docs really earn more than peers in other countries, likely due to a mixture of professional power & lack of coherent cost management in US health care Still, I did notice that The Washington Post & Andrew Van Dam didn’t include any primary care specialties in the graphic

The Crime Victims Fund provides two distinct and important sources of potential funding for #HVIPs and their clients: VOCA assistance grants and VOCA compensation. To learn how the Victims of Crime Act (#VOCA) is used as a tool to support HVIPs, visit: buff.ly/3repT5D

Mel Herbert passing the bright light of medical education torch to the next generation. Thank you Mel, what you did matters. Congratulations Scott Kobner, the future of EM #MedEd looks bright.

Why did y’all start a legislative renters caucus in California? Me:

"Specific strategies that take into account the unique needs and past traumas of this population can be successful in improving health outcomes while individuals work toward the ultimate goal of permanent supportive housing.” #MedTwitter #HealthEquity #MedEd @bostonstreetdoc

Visualizing the four waves of the US overdose crisis From recent Addiction Journal paper with Chelsea L. Shover, PhD: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

The City of L.A. has opened applications for a program that will provide up to six months of rental relief to low-income residential renters who are at risk of homelessness due to unpaid rent. Apply from now through October 2nd! Learn more here: housing.lacity.org

From the Front Lines: Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs Give Gun Violence Survivors Opportunities To Thrive americanprogress.org/article/from-t… salute jimmy Nick Wilson

Thanks Dr. Glaucomflecken for highlighting our grassroots efforts to get Prior Auth reform across the finish line. If you live in NJ, your legislators NEED to hear from you before Nov 20. Send them a note now (<2 min): votervoice.net/mobile/MSNJ/ca…. 29 other states are counting on you!

In a recent Joint Commission paper, two of our program faculty, Richelle Cooper, MD, MSHS, and David Schriger, MD, MPH, discuss the nationwide boarding issue, its impact on patient care, and the need for substantial intervention. #EmergencyMedicine pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37865614/

How Clinical, Welfare, and Penal Medicine Interact to Drive Health Inequities and Medical Moral Injury mdpi.com/2860708 #mdpihealthcare via Healthcare MDPI by @SidSGanesh *** Ricky N. Bluthenthal et al. Important case study on structural violence in healthcare.

Feeling 🤬 about the vile misinformation spreading about Haitian migrants? Join me in giving to HaitianBridge, a key NGO providing assistance to ppl in OH & across the country. Let's make sure our Haitian sisters & brothers know we have their backs! secure.actblue.com/donate/haitian…