Addiction/Psych Med Advocate @AmerMedicalAssn Delegate @GLMA_LGBTHealth BOD @MedSocietyNYS Officer-Assoc Prof Psychiatry @StonyBrookMed Medical Advisor to POPPA
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
Quality of life should be a medical outcome, not an afterthought.
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
31 Jul 2025
π¨New AMA report analyzes the #pharmacybenefitmanager (#PBM) market concentration & its impact.
The report reviews the structure of the PBM industry, its deep ties to insurers, low level of competition, & high level of vertical integration.
π Report: spr.ly/6047fnzfV π§΅
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
20 Jun 2025
π¨AMA concerns re Senate bill:
β¬οΈ Medicaid/CHIP funding, changes in eligibility criteria that will β¬οΈ patientsβ access to care/impact physician practicesβ viability, esp rural/underserved.
Omits House-passed effort to connect Medicare physician payment to cost to run practice.
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
18 Jun 2025
Message to Tennessee families seeking gender affirming care for minors: NY β₯οΈ you & your doctors
We passed & strengthened our Transgender Shield Law (S4914A) to protect non-New Yorkers fearing prosecution in their home states -- like Tennessee
nytimes.com/live/2025/06/18/β¦
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.@friendsofJoeD @DeanMurray4NY Join @MedSocietyNYS in supporting legislation (A.3789/S.7297) to reduce #priorauthorization burdens! #StopTheHassle p2a-files.s3.amazonaws.com/pβ¦
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.@friendsofJoeD @DeanMurray4NY Join @MedSocietyNYS in supporting legislation (A.3789/S.7297) to reduce #priorauthorization burdens! #StopTheHassle p2a-files.s3.amazonaws.com/pβ¦
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
11 Jun 2025
The Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act would help health care workers build trust with patients.
Learn more by reading @LIBMedicineβs op-ed in @Newsday: newsday.com/opinion/commentaβ¦
Urge your legislators to pass the MHDCA now using the script here: docs.google.com/document/d/1β¦
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
10 Jun 2025
180th President of AMA β¦@BobbyMukkamalaβ© sworn in by β¦@AmerMedicalAssnβ© β¦@MarilynHeineMDβ© β¦@DrBruceAScottβ© β¦@fergmdβ© β¦@DrSandyFryhoferβ© β¦@sonodoc99β© β¦@MedSocietyNYSβ© β¦@SolNataMDβ© β¦@drdanchoiβ© β¦@DrElisaChoiβ©
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
11 Jun 2025
After surviving a brain tumor, Bobby Mukkamala, MD (@PresAmerMed), begins his term with new perspective on the urgency needed to fix the U.S. health systemβs flaws. spr.ly/60164ycRq
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
7 Jun 2025
Testified today at the 2025 @AmerMedicalAssn Annual Meeting on behalf of @AAHPM for the adoption of new AMA policy supporting a conjunctive interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act for authorized prescribing.
#HPM #hapc
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.@friendsofJoeD @DeanMurray4NY Join @MedSocietyNYS in supporting legislation (A.3789/S.7297) to reduce #priorauthorization burdens! #StopTheHassle p2a-files.s3.amazonaws.com/pβ¦
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
22 May 2025
Today we celebrate #HarveyMilk on what would have been his 95th birthday. Hope will never be silent. Happy Birthday Harvey! #HarveyMilkDay #NOH8
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
22 May 2025
Empire State Medical, Scientific & Educational Foundation Needs Peer Reviewers. #NYS #Physicians, find out more in #MSSNYPulse
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ALT Professional doctor writing on a clipboard with a stethoscope in a medical office.
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
9 May 2025
βLibraries are the great equalizer...when you have a free public library in particular, itβs an opportunity center for people all walks of life, and you are giving them the opportunity to make choices..."β
Dr. Hayden, thank you for your service!
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.@GovKathyHochul @friendsofJoeD @DeanMurray4NY Please retain the right of healthcare providers to bring Medicaid Managed Care claims disputes to the Independent Dispute Resolution Process #ProtectPatientAccesstoPhysicianCare @MedSocietyNYS p2a.co/twitterimage?id=17060β¦
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.@GovKathyHochul @friendsofJoeD @DeanMurray4NY Please retain the right of healthcare providers to bring Medicaid Managed Care claims disputes to the Independent Dispute Resolution Process #ProtectPatientAccesstoPhysicianCare @MedSocietyNYS p2a.co/twitterimage?id=17060β¦
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
24 Feb 2025
π¨Not only does #priorauth adversely impact patient care & β¬οΈ β¬οΈ physician frustration & burnout, it also β¬οΈβ¬οΈ costs to the entire health care system.
π AMA new survey results: tinyurl.com/mt2h7ded
Likely of interest to @iccronline per report β€΅οΈ tinyurl.com/pb3tfuvs
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
20 Dec 2024
You just got a physician employment offer. Now what? A job offer is a good start, but only a signed contract will get you practicing and paid. Hereβs a look at what you should do to get the best deal. spr.ly/6012QfS1a
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
10 Dec 2024
π§΅AMA strongly urges ββ¦@medicarepaymentβ© to recommend that #Congress update physician payment on an annual basis by the full increase in inflation as measured by theβ¦MEI to ensure predictability & stability for physician payment and to maintain or improve access to care.β
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Frank Dowling MD (They/Them)π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ retweeted
27 Nov 2024
As an Alaska Native, Siobhan M. Wescott, MD, moves medicine by tirelessly working to raise the chronically low number of Native American students entering medical school. Learn more about this inspiring physician. spr.ly/6010syIBC
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