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Marilyn Heine MD
@marilynheinemd.bsky.social
Physician Leader. Tenacious Advocate. Enthusiastic Mentor. Champion for physicians, patients, public health, and the patient-physician relationship.
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➡️“Even though Odom specifically informed UHIC that the claims were late due to the Change defendants’…shutdown caused by its corporate partner, UnitedHealthcare Insurance still denied the claims as untimely.”

Facing financial jeopardy practices seek preliminary injunction.

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Facing financial jeopardy, clinics sue to stop UnitedHealth from collecting on emergency loans
Dillman Clinic & Lab was finally at a point where the one-doctor practice in Lakeville, Minn., could start thinking about hiring another physician.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Supreme Court to hear a challenge of ACA rule requiring coverage of preventive #healthcare, #cancer screenings.

The ruling could affect millions of Americans.

Kennedy v. Braidwood has potential to change #prevention strategy no matter which side wins.

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Supreme Court to hear challenge to ACA rule requiring free preventive care, cancer screenings
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge of preventive health care coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The ruling could affect millions of Americans.
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April 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Wonderful time visiting Missouri Southern State University. Amazing team!

Honored to represent @amermedicalassn.bsky.social as the #WillcoxonSummit keynote, "#PrecisionHealthcare With an #AI Twist.”

Delighted to meet and share "What I Wish I Knew" with students from KCU - Joplin and MKEAP.
April 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Super excited to be faculty for the MSSNY @mssny.bsky.social Women Physicians #Leadership Academy March 15 virtual program: The Importance of #Networking.

Honored to present on #socialmedia, “Building Your Network One Post At a Time.”

To join us, please register here: tinyurl.com/yzsjvtxr
March 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
At this week’s CAQH #CORE Board meeting, we discussed highlights from the Index.

$20B savings opportunity to ⬇️ waste, ⬇️ costs, ⬆️ patient access if industry transitions from manual to electronic workflows

👀Check out potential for savings: ⤵️

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#AdministrativeSimplification
February 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reposted by Marilyn Heine MD
Nearly 74 million people in need of palliative care globally, study in The Lancet Global Health suggests.

Explore the data: tinyurl.com/yaew33bh #MedSky
The evolution of serious health-related suffering from 1990 to 2021: an update to The Lancet Commission on global access to palliative care and pain relief
SHS and the associated need for palliative care is a major and persistent but not insurmountable challenge for health systems worldwide. Our findings highlight the urgency to both reduce the avoidable...
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February 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🔥 From @amermedicalassn.bsky.social:

“Many physicians fear the #healthinsurance industry’s use of unregulated #artificialintelligence #AI automation and predictive technologies will increasingly override good medical judgment and systematically deny #patients coverage for necessary #medicalcare. “🧵
February 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Reposted by Marilyn Heine MD
There are obvious outcomes of prior authorization, such as patients being delayed or denied necessary treatments & physicians needing to waste their time filling out tons of papers to justify their medical opinion. But there are less obvious outcomes, such as prior authorization is costly. 👇🏻
🚨Not only does #priorauth adversely impact patient care & ⬆️ ⬆️ physician frustration & burnout, it also ⬆️⬆️ costs to the entire health care system.

👉 @amermedicalassn.bsky.social new survey results: tinyurl.com/mt2h7ded

Likely of interest to @iccr.bsky.social per report ⤵️ tinyurl.com/pb3tfuvs
February 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🚨Not only does #priorauth adversely impact patient care & ⬆️ ⬆️ physician frustration & burnout, it also ⬆️⬆️ costs to the entire health care system.

👉 @amermedicalassn.bsky.social new survey results: tinyurl.com/mt2h7ded

Likely of interest to @iccr.bsky.social per report ⤵️ tinyurl.com/pb3tfuvs
February 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM