WAY TO GO OREGON! Senate bill 951 requires all healthcare entities to be majority physician-owned. No more private equity or UnitedHealthcare-owned practices. This bill also goes one step further: no more non-compete clauses. New Jersey legislators -- why aren't you standing up for our patients?
Oregon to enact nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence. "We need to make sure that our health care providers and our delivery system stays local and is controlled locally,” Gov. Kotek said. Report by @shaanthx.bsky.social
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United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering a 22-year old's asthma medication. A series of unfortunate events follow. He's dead now.
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Reconstructive surgeon Elisabeth Potter, MD on being bullied by the insurance company for speaking her mind and supporting her patients...
DrByronHapner @DrByronHapner Follow Hey @UHC. Completed a hysterectomy yesterday afternoon, discharged her home in the evening (saving @UHC and everyone some money). Discharge medications included 12 Vicodin. (retail cost $30). Vicodin DENIED pending prior authorization. Patient in pain all night. Way to go. 12:16 PM • 12/10/24 • 4.2M Views
Not even the death of their CEO can make them change their ways
Who is really benefiting from this administration's censoring of the truth?
PE ownership of nursing homes results in an 11% increase in patient deaths. PE-owned healthcare facilities experience aggressive, dangerous staffing cuts. PE ownership reduces local competition, resulting in increased prices. In short, PE ownership harms you, the patient.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) removed from its website a recently released report which condemned private equity's involvement in healthcare.
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