This is so good! Gaucho amigo!

Excellent question Art! Has any corporation in the good ole USA had a worst 2024 than UnitedHealthcare? Asking for a friend….

Very rare that 2 behemoths UnitedHealthcare & Walmart fail at anything & here they failed at launching #MedicareAdvantage co-branded plans. The failure of Walmart clinics has perhaps many lessons, but this is an add’l blow to be sure. UnitedHealthcare is the largest Advantage sponsor in the US, so yet…

#GoHeels !

Big thanks to Dr. Scott Bundy, Chair, Greg Thomson, COO, Lisa Mead, SR-PSO Exec. Director & their team for inviting me to present on the 'Radiology Reimbursement & Regulatory Roundup' in Dallas, TX this weekend at their spring conference. Look forward to seeing folks there!…

Well done & well worth sharing! You could have made the QT points but that’s a bit in the weeds.

But does the U.S. Department of Labor serve the American patients including those of Asian heritage?

The New York Times investigation of MultiPlan reported that there are fewer than 100 staff devoted to investigating complaints against insurance companies nationwide.

They found the reimbursement environment “challenging” 🤔🤔🤔

Our ⁦⁦Zotec Partners⁩ #emergencymedicine team is truly outstanding, more than several of whom I’ve had the pleasure to work along side for 25+ yrs. ⁦EDPMA⁩ linkedin.com/posts/zotec-pa…

#ICYMI : Check out the latest episode of #ZotecAnswers where Ed Gaines discusses the latest developments in the #NSA rule making that could improve the overall IDR process. #ZPAC

This is a significant development given their investment of time & resources.

In 1993, Jensen Huang pitched a startup idea to his former boss, Wilf Corrigan.

After Jensen's pitch, Wilf said,

“I have no idea what you just said. That was one of the worst pitches I've ever heard.”

Wilf then called the renowned venture capitalist Don Valentine, and said,…

Another outstanding piece by ProPublica on @CIGNA & really an extension of an earlier piece on the #AI / #LLM that the health plan developed to accelerate the denials of care.

This corporate culture which puts premium paying patients at risk shocks no one in healthcare.
Nurses in the Philippines make the care decisions.
Doctors, who should be reviewing their work closely, take mere seconds to decide. Denial is fastest to “click and close” the case.

⁦EDPMA⁩ Vice Chair Juli Forde Smith on “What to Expect in US healthcare in ‘24 & Beyond” for #SolutionsSummit24 .

Amazing message of honoring yourself & showing up for yourself like you do for work, family, loved ones & friends. Thank you ⁦Allison Massari⁩ for showing up for EDPMA. We needed to hear your message! #SolutionsSummit24

⁦Allison Massari⁩ “resilience mindset” is so compelling to the #emergencymedicine & EDPMA community. #SolutionsSummit24 .