Elaine Schattner
@eschattner.bsky.social
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Author. Physician. Speaker. Former Oncologist. Cancer Survivor. Patient Advocate. Feminist. Swimmer. New Yorker. #RESIST
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I feel like causing good trouble today.
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Trump is piloting a program to let AI review seniors’ medical information and decide what Medicare covers for them — while giving AI companies a profit-incentive to deny coverage. We must call on every Member of Congress to block this. 👇
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save b...
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eschattner.bsky.social
a recollection from my clinical experience as a hematologist-oncologist:
Myelodysplastic Syndrome, aka MDS, can cause unexplained bruises.
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eschattner.bsky.social
I feel like causing good trouble today.
eschattner.bsky.social
Rain, flags, umbrellas, signs & #NoKings #NYC
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Medicaid cuts don’t just hurt the low-income. As @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social and I write, cutting Medicaid drives up hospitals’ uncompensated care, putting them at risk of closure & increasing by 20-40 mi the distance to rural hospitals. Hurts privately insured too. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most
Trump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid.
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eschattner.bsky.social
"Giving patients an extra seven months before their cancers progressed and nearly two years without harm to quality of life could be a big deal," Dr. Sharpless said www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/h... #BreastCancer #ASCO25
Drug-Defying Breast Cancers Spotted Early in Blood Test Study
www.nytimes.com
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
A radical transformation of our way of life is underway. Don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking this administration is normal.
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It’s June — that means No Kings Day is almost here.

Trump is ignoring the courts and the Constitution, so we’re gathering again on June 14 to remind him there are NO KINGS in our country.

Check out our map of No Kings Day events and everything else you need to know: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
eschattner.bsky.social
An encouraging analysis re: oncologists' treatment recommendations and motivation. I hope these findings pan out in community and non-Medicare settings! #ASCO25
thewonkologist.bsky.social
Presenting at #ASCO25 today!
I was expecting to find evidence that oncologists prefer more-lucrative treatments, and was surprised by our results! Clinical benefit matters, drug profit did not.
Cc @dusetzinas.bsky.social
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"Operation Housewife"--Trump's admin has cut key offices at Head Start, which provides child care programs for low-income families, and is considering doing away with federal tax credits for day care. @jessicavalenti.bsky.social jessica.substack.com/p/trump-has-...?
Trump Has a Stay-At-Home Plan for Women
5.12.25
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larrylevitt.bsky.social
Many of the Medicaid proposals from House Republicans are technical and wonky, and will be difficult for the public to absorb.
 
What won’t be difficult to absorb: CBO’s estimate that the changes will increase the number of people without health insurance by at least 8.6 million.
eschattner.bsky.social
Trump wants to lower prescription drug prices. Sounds great! but only if it happens: "Any such plan will most likely be subject to challenges in court, and it is not clear whether it will pass legal muster," www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay
www.nytimes.com
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Join us on June 14 for nationwide protests to deny Trump’s fascist birthday wish and send him one message: NO KINGS! Trump wants the world to see a glorious and powerful ruler, but what we’ll show them is a weak and unpopular president: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...