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Jeffrey Gold MD retweeted
Very sad. Entirely predictable.
Dutch researchers 👇 “The researchers found the children who grew up during the pandemic were unable to distinguish between a frightened and a happy face. Happy faces were particularly difficult to process, Van Boomen said.”
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Funny that the people that are saying it’s “unaffordable” are the exact people making a majority of care which is highly affordable 
.you guessed it “unaffordable”. Until these middles are no longer in control of the $, nothing will change @AtlasMD #dpc boston25news.com/news/local/

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Many of my colleagues last month: “this is absurd! How am I supposed to run a practice when #medicare continues to cut physician reimbursement?!” Many of my colleagues this month after #UnitedHealthcare CEO killed: “we need #medicareforall now!” Please help me understand!!!
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Replying to @karaemiller
@karaemiller thank you for the great piece in todays @BostonGlobe on #conciergemedicine and #primarycare in general. Just wondering why #directprimarycare was not even mentioned or explored as an option? Since I opened in 2015 there are now over 15 practices in the Commonwealth
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My email is drgold@golddirectcare.com. Thank you again for writing about how critical primary care is in general and how bad the state of things is right now for patients and doctors alike
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But yet they always seem to cover five dollars worth of routine care or meds. Does anyone ever ask why they do that but won’t cover the stuff they should cover? Hmmmmm
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A great listen about the horrible games that insurers are playing to avoid paying for care - #LetsFixThat with #DirectCare kffhealthnews.org/MTYwMTY2MQ via @kffhealthnews
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No it’s not. It’s broken for the patients and doctors and nurses et al. It’s working exactly the way you and your cronies have allowed it to the whole time you’ve been in office.People allowed to make billions while they provide zero care or value.And who decided it is a “right”?
The American health care system is broken. We spend 2x more per capita than most other countries, for worse outcomes. A rational health care system provides health care as a human right, not huge profits for insurance companies & pharmaceutical industry. pressherald.com/2024/05/18/b

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Sometimes the problems that are made to seem so complex are fixed with the simplest of solutions. Quote me on this.
Here are ten outstanding reasons to obtain a subscription to a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice: 1. Enhanced access to primary care: DPC practices typically offer extended and unhurried appointments, ensuring patients have ample time with their primary care provider. 2. Personalized and comprehensive care: DPC providers focus on building strong doctor-patient relationships, allowing for personalised care tailored to individual needs. 3. Same-day or next-day appointments: DPC practices prioritise timely access to care, reducing appointment wait times and ensuring prompt medical attention. 4. Longer and more thorough visits: DPC providers can spend more time with patients, conducting comprehensive examinations and addressing all concerns. 5. Direct and unlimited communication: DPC prescribers often have direct access to their primary care provider via phone, email, or secure messaging, promoting ongoing communication and quick medical advice. 6. Preventive care and wellness focus: DPC practices emphasise preventive care, wellness programs, and proactive health management to help patients maintain optimal health. 7. Transparent and affordable pricing: DPC practices typically have a monthly or annual subscription fee that covers a wide range of primary care services, eliminating surprise medical bills and offering cost transparency. 8. Cost savings on prescriptions and labs: DPC practices often negotiate discounted rates for medications and laboratory tests, resulting in potential cost savings for patients. 9. Coordinating specialist care: DPC providers work closely with specialists, facilitating seamless care coordination and ensuring appropriate referrals. 10. Patient advocacy and care coordination: DPC practices prioritise patient advocacy, helping navigate the complex healthcare system, coordinating specialist appointments, and assisting with hospital admissions, if necessary. These reasons make DPC subscriptions an attractive option for individuals seeking personalised, accessible, and comprehensive primary care. #dpc #healthcare @AtlasMD @GoldDirectCare @docshanep
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Jeffrey Gold MD retweeted
Here are ten outstanding reasons to obtain a subscription to a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice: 1. Enhanced access to primary care: DPC practices typically offer extended and unhurried appointments, ensuring patients have ample time with their primary care provider. 2. Personalized and comprehensive care: DPC providers focus on building strong doctor-patient relationships, allowing for personalised care tailored to individual needs. 3. Same-day or next-day appointments: DPC practices prioritise timely access to care, reducing appointment wait times and ensuring prompt medical attention. 4. Longer and more thorough visits: DPC providers can spend more time with patients, conducting comprehensive examinations and addressing all concerns. 5. Direct and unlimited communication: DPC prescribers often have direct access to their primary care provider via phone, email, or secure messaging, promoting ongoing communication and quick medical advice. 6. Preventive care and wellness focus: DPC practices emphasise preventive care, wellness programs, and proactive health management to help patients maintain optimal health. 7. Transparent and affordable pricing: DPC practices typically have a monthly or annual subscription fee that covers a wide range of primary care services, eliminating surprise medical bills and offering cost transparency. 8. Cost savings on prescriptions and labs: DPC practices often negotiate discounted rates for medications and laboratory tests, resulting in potential cost savings for patients. 9. Coordinating specialist care: DPC providers work closely with specialists, facilitating seamless care coordination and ensuring appropriate referrals. 10. Patient advocacy and care coordination: DPC practices prioritise patient advocacy, helping navigate the complex healthcare system, coordinating specialist appointments, and assisting with hospital admissions, if necessary. These reasons make DPC subscriptions an attractive option for individuals seeking personalised, accessible, and comprehensive primary care. #dpc #healthcare @AtlasMD @GoldDirectCare @docshanep
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Just a repeat lesson for people that I will continue to remind everyone about: if you use your health insurance to pay for things that are truly inexpensive and affordable please do not complain about the costs of your premiums and your deductibles going up every year. #econ101
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Is there a weekly injectable medication that cures selective outrage, cognitive dissonance and anti-semitism all at the same time? If so I’d give it out like candy. Cost be damned
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Jeffrey Gold MD retweeted
Lessons: -work for yourself. -Don't take a penny from the government. -Don't take a penny from an insurance carrier. -If a patient doesn't value your services, fire them -build your practice to fit your lifestyle - work on your business not just in it -there is no help coming
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I’m so melancholy haha. I would have put on my happy face if I knew @ESilvermanMD was watching me :) great article. This is the only way we fix primary care and healthcare in general #bottomupfix #tellmewrong
Wonderful article on #dpc from @ESilvermanMD. Nice profiles/comments from Vance Lassey, Dr Ryan @NeuCare, @DrQiu, Garrison & Erika Bliss, Brandon & Nick @AntiochMed, Jeff @GoldDirectCare. Really great Direct Primary Care profile.
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Jeffrey Gold MD retweeted
Wonderful article on #dpc from @ESilvermanMD. Nice profiles/comments from Vance Lassey, Dr Ryan @NeuCare, @DrQiu, Garrison & Erika Bliss, Brandon & Nick @AntiochMed, Jeff @GoldDirectCare. Really great Direct Primary Care profile.
Today, I'm excited to share "Best Practices," my longform reported essay in @VQR about Direct Primary Care. 🔖 shorturl.at/mwAX9 🎹: MarĂ­a JesĂșs Contreras 1/8
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But what do we know?? We needed Harvard who does not even have a Family Medicine Dept to prove it :)
7 Sep 2023
Like I said, get an independent primary care doc working for you or your employees; Harvard Study show you'll save money. @DutchRojas @dpcalliance @AAPSonline @GoldDirectCare @dpcnews1
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See LASIK eye surgery. This is how normal economics work. It’s not complicated
23 Aug 2023
Price transparency for the win. Competition results in lower prices and higher quality outcomes. The more physicians and medical professionals make their prices public the better chance we have for affordable and accessible care. #healthcare
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Jeffrey Gold MD retweeted
22 Aug 2023
If you want to know why employers must provide benefits. If you want to know why employer benefits rise year over year. If you want to know why hospital consolidation increases prices. If you want to know why carriers have laws written in their favor. Not #healthcare
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Not going to doctors and nurses and social workers
15 Aug 2023
Not #healthcare Want to know where the dollars are going for the 99% under 500k of income per annum? UHC and Medicare.
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..for a 50 dollar X-ray or a medicine that costs five dollars cash for a 90 day supply please DO NOT complain about the cost of your premiums and other out of pocket costs your “insurance” requires of you.And for those on Medicare that say “I paid into it”
thing of your kids gk
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1/2 Todays public education: Every thing you bill insurance for in regard to your health insurance results in an increase in next years premium, deductible, copay etc. There is no free ride folks. So when you decide to use insurance to pay for 20-30 dollars worth of blood work..
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Stop feeding these pigs
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