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Omar Ishaq

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Please save the @DeptofDefense Prostate Cancer Research Program! We need continued funding to keep fighting #ProstateCancer @SenAlexPadilla @SenAdamSchiff @RepMikeLevin @urotoday @PCF_Science @soulehoward1 @AndreaMiyahira @Uromigos

TylerSbrt's tweet image. Please save the @DeptofDefense Prostate Cancer Research Program! We need continued funding to keep fighting #ProstateCancer 

@SenAlexPadilla @SenAdamSchiff @RepMikeLevin 

@urotoday @PCF_Science @soulehoward1 @AndreaMiyahira @Uromigos

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Received an unscheduled P2Peer last sunday morning at 7 am from a generic number after waiting 3 wks for 20y w brain mets. Voicemail left without name or callback. Only option is appeal now? Rather than investing in people @UHC and optum hide without ability for a real P2P.


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Radical prostatectomy vs radiotherapy in high-risk #ProstateCancer: Emulated randomized comparison with individual patient data from two phase III randomized trials. - A new emulated RCT analysis finds that radiotherapy + long-term ADT results in lower distant metastasis rates…

urotoday's tweet image. Radical prostatectomy vs radiotherapy in high-risk #ProstateCancer: Emulated randomized comparison with individual patient data from two phase III randomized trials. 

- A new emulated RCT analysis finds that radiotherapy + long-term ADT results in lower distant metastasis rates…
urotoday's tweet image. Radical prostatectomy vs radiotherapy in high-risk #ProstateCancer: Emulated randomized comparison with individual patient data from two phase III randomized trials. 

- A new emulated RCT analysis finds that radiotherapy + long-term ADT results in lower distant metastasis rates…
urotoday's tweet image. Radical prostatectomy vs radiotherapy in high-risk #ProstateCancer: Emulated randomized comparison with individual patient data from two phase III randomized trials. 

- A new emulated RCT analysis finds that radiotherapy + long-term ADT results in lower distant metastasis rates…
urotoday's tweet image. Radical prostatectomy vs radiotherapy in high-risk #ProstateCancer: Emulated randomized comparison with individual patient data from two phase III randomized trials. 

- A new emulated RCT analysis finds that radiotherapy + long-term ADT results in lower distant metastasis rates…

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The stories keep coming. How long until Congress acts? What more do we need to show to prove that insurers are stealing money from hospitals, physicians, and most importantly patients, in order to satisfy their executives and shareholders? Let’s work together to end this!

This woman worked for UnitedHealthcare in the claims department, she was taught “thousands” of ways to deny people “I'm here to talk about one specific claim” - A widowed woman would call 3x a day because UnitedHealthcare was taking her to court - Her husband had just passed…



FCB-CHOPS quadshotnews.com/fcb-chops/ @QuadShotNews highlighting an excellent review by the awesome @IUradonc team! @MWeismanMD


The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here - The New Yorker apple.news/Ae2Nr1v9oSKeWI…


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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.


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“Sorry, sir/ma’am, while you were unconscious in surgery, circumstances out of your control meant your surgery went past a cut off time we made up, so we’ll take the opportunity to not pay for your healthcare now. PS. We will still happily accept your premiums and raise them…

amyfaithho's tweet image. “Sorry, sir/ma’am, while you were unconscious in surgery, circumstances out of your control meant your surgery went past a cut off time we made up, so we’ll take the opportunity to not pay for your healthcare now. 

PS. We will still happily accept your premiums and raise them…

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The single most important thing any radiation therapy patient should know about is whether there was peer-review of their contours and prescription. Its not a cool sounding technologies but it is likely way more important relative to patient outcomes. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kBaxcA0-IffL


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Dear @Humana, my patient with oligometastatic prostate cancer (CHAARTED-defined) qualifies for prostate-directed radiotherapy per STAMPEDE Arm H—a Phase III trial showing overall survival benefit. Despite 3D radiotherapy approval, IMRT was denied. I was denied peer-to-peer review…


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Physician conversion factors: 2000: $36.6173 2003: $36.7856 2006: $37.8975 2009: $36.0666 2012: $34.0376 2015: $35.7547 2018: $35.9996 2021: $34.8931 2024: $32.7442 UHC stock up 8,556% Insurance premiums up 342% Inflation up 86% Physician pay down 10% We should keep cutting…

DrBruggeman's tweet image. Physician conversion factors:
2000: $36.6173
2003: $36.7856
2006: $37.8975
2009: $36.0666
2012: $34.0376
2015: $35.7547
2018: $35.9996
2021: $34.8931
2024: $32.7442

UHC stock up 8,556%
Insurance premiums up 342%
Inflation up 86%
Physician pay down 10%

We should keep cutting…

Average US family health insurance premium... 2000: $6k 2003: $9k 2006: $11k 2009: $13k 2012: $16k 2015: $18k 2018: $20k 2021: $22k 2024: $26k That's a 342% increase since 1999 (6.1% per year). (Note: US CPI inflation has increased 2.5%/year) youtube.com/channel/UCRoWR…

charliebilello's tweet image. Average US family health insurance premium...
2000: $6k
2003: $9k
2006: $11k
2009: $13k
2012: $16k
2015: $18k
2018: $20k
2021: $22k
2024: $26k

That's a 342% increase since 1999 (6.1% per year).

(Note: US CPI inflation has increased 2.5%/year)

youtube.com/channel/UCRoWR…


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Extremely important trial comparing SBRT and RP out in @EUplatinum . Congrats to @nickva1 and team!

#PACE A published in European Urology! SBRT vs Radical prostatectomy. Spread the word #SBRT should be discussed with eligible patients ⁦@DrTolan@alison_tree⁩ ⁦@cpeedell@DrAndrewLoblaw⁩ ⁦@EmmaHall71@ProfJOSullivanauthors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S03…

nickva1's tweet image. #PACE A published in European Urology! SBRT vs Radical prostatectomy. Spread the word #SBRT should be discussed with eligible patients ⁦@DrTolan⁩ @alison_tree⁩ ⁦@cpeedell⁩ @DrAndrewLoblaw⁩ ⁦@EmmaHall71⁩ @ProfJOSullivan⁩ authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S03…


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Rest in Peace Lord Vader

EmpireStateBldg's tweet image. Rest in Peace Lord Vader

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#CCTG HE1 trial @TheLancetOncol publication shows that palliative radiation improves pain management for liver cancer patients and should be a standard palliative intervention. Congrats to @ldawsonmd @UHN @pmcancercentre thx to @CCSResearch @cancersociety bit.ly/4dQvP81


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The cancer center’s Richard C. Zellars (@richzellars), MD, Tim Lautenschlaeger (@TimLautenschla2), MD, Jordan A. Holmes, MD, contributed to an article published in @SciReports. Learn more: ow.ly/qnkL50SU2ha. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

IUCancerCenter's tweet image. The cancer center’s Richard C. Zellars (@richzellars), MD, Tim Lautenschlaeger (@TimLautenschla2), MD, Jordan A. Holmes, MD, contributed to an article published in @SciReports. Learn more: ow.ly/qnkL50SU2ha. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

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This is a practice I heartily endorse. I even turn it off in some hotel rooms if I can access the settings and staying more than a day or two.

Tom Cruise is losing sleep over motion smoothing. In a PSA video, the Mission Impossible star, alongside director Christopher McQuarrie, urges viewers to turn off this default TV setting, which makes movies look like high-speed video.



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This is pretty absurd from @UHC @evicorehc

ทวีตนี้ไม่สามารถใช้งานได้อีกต่อไป

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New low (for me) on the #Oncology #PriorAuthorization saga ... @AnthemBlueCross denies coverage of SBRT for a stage IA, inoperable, NSCLC This decision is harmful, completely against guidelines, against patient care, (as @fumikochino well said) erodes trust, and is a waste of…

AnaVManana's tweet image. New low (for me) on the #Oncology #PriorAuthorization saga ...

@AnthemBlueCross denies coverage of SBRT for a stage IA, inoperable, NSCLC

This decision is harmful, completely against guidelines, against patient care, (as @fumikochino well said) erodes trust, and is a waste of…

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Who decided Pitbull was the absolute best they could do?? Big Ellie could put on a better halftime show 😭😭😭 #WNBA #WNBALLSTAR


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So @BlueShieldCA informed me on July 10, 2024 that #priorauth is required for ALL #radonc services effective April 1, 2024. Not only is this #outrageous, #BlueShieldCA waited over 3 months to officially inform me. #fixpriorauth @ASTRO_org @RadiologyACR @ACRORadOnc @CMAdocs

j_luh's tweet image. So @BlueShieldCA informed me on July 10, 2024 that #priorauth is required for ALL #radonc services effective April 1, 2024.

Not only is this #outrageous, #BlueShieldCA waited over 3 months to officially inform me.

#fixpriorauth @ASTRO_org @RadiologyACR @ACRORadOnc @CMAdocs…

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