Alice Chen MD (@atychen) 's Twitter Profile
Alice Chen MD

@atychen

Doctor, wife, mom of 2 beautiful babies. Striving for people to live the healthiest and best life they can. Opinions are my own.

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As a doctor, I know Medicaid is how many people who play important roles in our lives get their care - childcare workers, cleaning workers, construction workers, parents, fellow Americans in every community. #DontCutOurMedicaid

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Alice Chen MD I grew up in an economically downtrodden New England mill town. My dad was a doctor and most of his patients were on Medicaid. He gave them OUTSTANDING care and they loved him for it. #DontCutOurMedicaid... especially not to pay for billionaire donor tax cuts.

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Health is everything. It's our ability to work, to go to school, to hug our children, to care for our elders. When one person goes down, it hurts all of us. There are many ways to cut costs and improve health - taking away health insurance isn't one of them. #DontCutOurMedicaid

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Did you know? In Iowa, 75% of adults on Medicaid are working. Most are white. It covers 3 in 8 children, 1 in 6 adults age 19-64, 1 in 2 nursing home residents, 1 in 7 Medicare beneficiaries, 3 in 8 people with diabetes. h/t KFF files.kff.org/attachment/fac… #DontCutOurMedicaid

Did you know? In Iowa, 75% of adults on Medicaid are working. Most are white. It covers 3 in 8 children, 1 in 6 adults age 19-64, 1 in 2 nursing home residents, 1 in 7 Medicare beneficiaries, 3 in 8 people with diabetes. h/t
<a href="/KFF/">KFF</a> files.kff.org/attachment/fac… #DontCutOurMedicaid
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In Alaska, Medicaid covers nearly 250,000 people. That's: - 1 in 5 adults - 3 in 8 children - 7 in 9 nursing home residents - 1 in 5 people on Medicare - 3 in 8 people with disabilities - 38% of births - babies! files.kff.org/attachment/fac… #DontCutOurMedicaid

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Medicaid is my patients getting regular mammograms instead of advanced breast cancer. It's my patients managing their diabetes instead of going blind. It's people being able to be productive members of society so they can climb out of poverty. #DontCutOurMedicaid

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Colleagues around the country have been asking what they can do to protect health in the face of massive policy and funding changes. Vivek Murthy and I wrote this piece in the NEJM to share our thoughts on The Power of Physicians in Dangerous Times. nej.md/42ThILc

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Even now, physicians have outsized power to push our society to protect people's health. Our (with Vivek Murthy) perspective piece in NEJM is out in print today and has an audio interview attached too. nej.md/42ThILc

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Alice T. Chen, MD (Alice Chen MD), discusses responding to the U.S. administration’s threats to health and physicians’ values and maintaining hope in difficult times. Listen to the full interview with NEJM Executive Managing Editor Stephen Morrissey (Stephen Morrissey): nej.md/4jXb51G

Alice T. Chen, MD (<a href="/atychen/">Alice Chen MD</a>), discusses responding to the U.S. administration’s threats to health and physicians’ values and maintaining hope in difficult times. Listen to the full interview with NEJM Executive Managing Editor Stephen Morrissey (<a href="/srm128/">Stephen Morrissey</a>): nej.md/4jXb51G
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How are new U.S. policies and funding cuts threatening health and the values of the medical community? Alice T. Chen, MD (Alice Chen MD), a primary care internist in Washington, DC, and former executive director of Doctors for America, addresses that question in a new interview. Listen

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The health policy debates in Washington are heating up and so is the rhetoric. I have shared many times that our advocacy is centered on our unwavering commitment to our members and the patients they care for. Our work is guided by our values and by the policies developed and