Dr. Amy Davis

The same companies you say are denying claims, are the ones you prop up buying access to formularies. Tell your members to stop being afraid of the PBMs and the insurance companies that own them, or they own. Your members selling to distribution at WAC and making up categories of Class of Trade to protect PBMs , is costing patients billions per year. Making your medicines unaffordable to many. I get that the PBMs can crush your sales with formulary manipulation, but if you truly care about patients , it’s time for you to stand up to them. Go to the DOJ and the FTC, tell them how it works. Or maybe you want to be able to use rebates to buy market share and let patients die or get sicker because they can’t afford to pay list price. The industry is broken. Stand up to it

The ACP Performance Measurement Committee met this week in Philadelphia. ACP is actively working towards recommending a core set of meaningful performance measures that can be used to evaluate the quality of care and improve outcomes of our patients: bit.ly/4vZtSzE

The latest in ACP Gastroenterology Monthly: bit.ly/48olHDf 🔹 Risk for death after age 75 years higher for causes other than CRC, study finds 🔹 Underreporting of alcohol use has hidden prevalence of alcohol-related liver disease, study finds 🔹 Spotlight on C. difficile risk with different medication classes

AAHPM Position Statement Proposals. Professional societies help shape the future of care not only through education&conferences, but through clear policy guidance. That’s why it is so important that members guide/lead us into the future ⁦@AAHPM⁩ aahpm.org/advocacy/where…

Join us for the Joint ACP Chapter Town Hall webinar on March 25th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm to hear directly from President Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP. Register now: bit.ly/4bb0OvJ

Federal Judge Blocks Immunization Schedule Changes, Stays ACIP Member Appointments | ACP Online #IMProud of @ACPIMPhysicians for engaging in this lawsuit--we must protect public health and vaccine access! acponline.org/acp-newsroom/f…

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We discuss guest Athanase Benetos's study that found no difference in mortality between #deprescribing antihypertensives & usual care in frail nursing home residents. We also interview Mike Steinman for context. 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp396 😀 Hosts @AlexSmithMD | @EWidera

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We've got ourselves a Harper homer 💥

I interviewed an internal medicine physician who says the medical system relies on a massive amount of unpaid labor to function. We call it "taking call." Dr. Corinne Sundar Rao joined me to discuss why the traditional model of physician on-call compensation is a primary, yet rarely discussed, driver of burnout. For decades, taking call was simply baked into the job. You worked your full clinic day, you were on standby all night for the hospital, and then you worked a full schedule again the next day. It was justified by the "calling" of medicine. But as Dr. Rao points out, the complexity and volume of modern medicine make this model unsustainable. Other high-stakes professions, like commercial airline pilots, have federally mandated rest periods. Yet surgeons and physicians are routinely expected to make life-and-death decisions on zero sleep, often for little or no extra pay. Dr. Rao argues that "call" is a euphemism for extracting free labor from physicians to cover the hospital's unassigned patients. We have seen successful solutions before. The hospitalist and laborist models proved that we can turn endless, tethered responsibility into defined, compensated shifts. But many specialties are still trapped in the old paradigm. The result? Physicians aren't complaining; they are simply disappearing. They are dropping out of traditional practice, moving to concierge models, or leaving medicine entirely. If hospitals want to solve the staffing shortage, they need to stop relying on altruism to subsidize their 24/7 operations. Call is labor. And labor must be paid fairly, transparently, and with built-in rest protections. 🎙️ Listen to "Physician on-call compensation: the unpaid labor driving burnout" on The Podcast by KevinMD. 📷 Search "The Podcast by KevinMD" on Apple or Spotify. #KevinMD #PhysicianBurnout #HealthcareWorkforce #MedicalCulture #PhysicianCompensation #PatientSafety #HealthcareLeadership

Almost everything RFK Jr says here is wrong. Reyes’s Syndrome is related to aspirin use particularly after a viral illness, but in children, not in pregnant women. High dose aspirin isn’t recommended during pregnancy because it can cause premature closure of the ductus arteriosis. Low dose aspirin can be used during pregnancy. Ibuprofen is not used during pregnancy because of concerns about harming the fetal kidneys. Acetaminophen is considered safe for use during pregnancy. As always, when you have medical questions, talk to your doctor. The Sec of HHS is not a reliable source of medical information.

This is your heads up about the new scams that PBMs and their related companies are pulling. It is built on the following premise "Whoever controls care decisions controls revenue." The new "Rebate GPO" from PBMs is charging PEPM or PMPM fees to employers for "clinical services" . Can someone explain to me any scenario where a Pharmacy Benefit Manager would be the best source of clinical management services like the following : (PMPM) Specialty Drug Management $10 – $100 Coordination of specialty medications, utilization review, patient monitoring Digital Health / Remote Care Programs $20 – $40 Virtual care platforms, chronic disease apps, coaching programs Care Navigation Services $5 – $15 Member guidance, provider steering, benefits assistance Medication Adherence Programs $3 – $10 Outreach programs designed to improve prescription compliance Clinical Analytics & Employer Reporting $2 – $8 Data dashboards, utilization analysis, predictive modeling Prior Authorization Administration $1 – $5 Processing and management of prior authorization requests Biosimilar Conversion Programs $5 – $20 Drug switching initiatives and manufacturer coordination Outcomes / Value-Based Contract Administration $2 – $6 Tracking clinical outcomes tied to manufacturer agreements I'll say it again. The new PBM scam is to control care decisions WHOEVER CONTROLS CARE DECISIONS CONTROLS YOUR BENEFITS BUDGET. AND IT WONT BE YOU. IT WILL BE YOUR PBM You have been warned. @RepBuddyCarter @HawleyMO @SenWarren @RubenGallego @jamestalarico @SenSchumer @RFKJr_Official @modrnhealthcr @RosenthalHealth @chrisklomp @DrOz

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During #WomensHistoryMonth, ACP celebrates all the women – past, present, and future – for their contributions to the field of internal medicine and who have made a difference in this world. #IMPhysician #IMProud

Tune in Friday, March 13 for our virtual seminar exploring whether Medicare Advantage is delivering on its promise and what reforms are needed to ensure a sustainable, affordable Medicare program for taxpayers and beneficiaries. bit.ly/4bZLjsA

Iranian Ambassador: "My advice to the representative of the U.S. is to be polite. It would be better for yourself and the country you represent." .@USAmbUN: "I'm not going to dignify this with another response, especially as this representative sits here in this body representing a regime that has killed tens of thousands of its own people and imprisoned many more simply for wanting freedom from your tyranny." Full video here: youtube.com/live/go6N6KuQU…

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**Hot off the presses** from @ACPIMPhysicians and @AnnalsofIM Physicians Are Not Providers: The Ethical Significance of Names in Health Care doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS…