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Tal Raviv

@talravivmd

NYC cataract & refractive surgeon. Founder & Med Director of independent eye care practice #PhysicianLedHealth

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Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are universally worse for consumers than straight Medicare with MediGap. MA plans spend $M’s on rosy infomercials, but restrict access, impose cruel prior auths, & hire 3rd party auditors to upcode charts (for fed $$) wsj.com/health/healthc…

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As elective MDs improve the patient experience, payments have remained ‘messy’. Whether RLE or plastic surgery, pts. pay the surgeon, facility +/-anesthesiologist in advance. ⁦⁦CoFi⁩ lets us do this with one “swipe” or financing event. ophthalmologytimes.com/view/how-to-ta…

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This is the most important change we need to ensure the next million doctors & their patients have a say in their healthcare. A profusion of MD/MBAs can prevent a future where all doctors/pharmacies/surgicenters are owned by a few mega conglomerates. relentlesshealthvalue.com/episode/ep416-…

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This is an amazing documentary that follows several people who sought to change their eye color by traveling abroad to get BrightOcular implants. And reveals the tragic truth and consequences of these dangerous implants. The film is currently premiering as part of the

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Half of Medicare beneficiaries are now in Medicare Advantage. Problem: MA plans punish Drs & health systems by denying care, creating time-draining prior auths, & clawing back payments months after. Solution: Hospitals & Drs are dropping MA plans doximity.com/newsfeed/9adbe…

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Every surgeon I know has been crushed with time consuming and bandwidth sucking peer to peers and unjustified denials for their Medicare Advantage patients leading to delays in care. 2/4

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What a treat seeing Sebastian Maniscalco at #MSG. Maniscalco is a master of his craft - super efficient, not a wasted word or action. Yes I’m going to compare him to the master surgeon - that anyone can pick out on surgical video due to their efficiency and beauty of movement.

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New rule for healthcare: The following obvious statement is forbidden in your automated greeting. “If this is a medical emergency hang up and call 911”

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Is this ok with everyone? I saw “Mexican Coca Cola” at a restaurant recently. - Mexico Coca-Cola uses Cane Sugar - USA Coca-Cola uses high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) HFCS is cheaper, but linked to worse health outcomes (obesity, insulin resistance) than cane sugar. Let’s

Is this ok with everyone? 

I saw “Mexican Coca Cola” at a restaurant recently.

- Mexico <a href="/CocaCola/">Coca-Cola</a> uses Cane Sugar

- USA <a href="/CocaCola/">Coca-Cola</a> uses high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

HFCS is cheaper, but linked to worse health outcomes (obesity, insulin resistance) than cane sugar.

Let’s