Ronald Hirsch, MD
@signaturedoc.bsky.social
Utilization review Medicare regulatory nerd. Road cyclist. 3v CAD s/p stenting (see proile pic).
Fully vaccinated, still N95 masking on planes. Vote blue.
Opinions my own, not those of employer
Fully vaccinated, still N95 masking on planes. Vote blue.
Opinions my own, not those of employer
www.cms.gov/priorities/i...
And note CMS has an "office hours" call tomorrow. I have asked to specify exactly how these AI contractors will be paid since it is based on savings to CMS- sounds like "pay to deny" like the RAC program.
And note CMS has an "office hours" call tomorrow. I have asked to specify exactly how these AI contractors will be paid since it is based on savings to CMS- sounds like "pay to deny" like the RAC program.
WISeR (Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction) Model | CMS
Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model webpage
www.cms.gov
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
www.cms.gov/priorities/i...
And note CMS has an "office hours" call tomorrow. I have asked to specify exactly how these AI contractors will be paid since it is based on savings to CMS- sounds like "pay to deny" like the RAC program.
And note CMS has an "office hours" call tomorrow. I have asked to specify exactly how these AI contractors will be paid since it is based on savings to CMS- sounds like "pay to deny" like the RAC program.
Hey @ama-assn.org - I think the efforts of #HCWvsHunger deserves coverage by you to showcase the amazing generosity of doctors and other health care workers!
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hey @ama-assn.org - I think the efforts of #HCWvsHunger deserves coverage by you to showcase the amazing generosity of doctors and other health care workers!
Reposted by Ronald Hirsch, MD
I'll share our other words of thanks at the end to get to the #HCWvsHunger results without further ado!! This year, all of you raised $1,038,289! Prior to 2025, our record was 2024 when we raised $812,662. Incredible! And all of us did this together despite the Twitter exodus! /2 #MedSky
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December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'll share our other words of thanks at the end to get to the #HCWvsHunger results without further ado!! This year, all of you raised $1,038,289! Prior to 2025, our record was 2024 when we raised $812,662. Incredible! And all of us did this together despite the Twitter exodus! /2 #MedSky
Your big donations nicely compensate for your small patients. Bravo!
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Your big donations nicely compensate for your small patients. Bravo!
The children and grandchildren of every member of ACIP should be forced to participate in vaccine trials as placebo recipients.
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The children and grandchildren of every member of ACIP should be forced to participate in vaccine trials as placebo recipients.
Would buy a BYD in a second if they were sold in the US. Great design and modern features.
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Would buy a BYD in a second if they were sold in the US. Great design and modern features.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen—
Elvis Costello x 9
Frank Sinatra
Led Zeppelin
Yes/Peter Frampton
Bow Wow Wow
Elvis Costello x 9
Frank Sinatra
Led Zeppelin
Yes/Peter Frampton
Bow Wow Wow
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen—
Elvis Costello x 9
Frank Sinatra
Led Zeppelin
Yes/Peter Frampton
Bow Wow Wow
Elvis Costello x 9
Frank Sinatra
Led Zeppelin
Yes/Peter Frampton
Bow Wow Wow
RFK Jr is a serial killer! Marty Makary is now his co-conspirator.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
RFK Jr is a serial killer! Marty Makary is now his co-conspirator.
Yeah! Who the heck admitted him??? Elevated WBC and pain = admission???!
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Yeah! Who the heck admitted him??? Elevated WBC and pain = admission???!
Was Vinay criticizing the same Scott Gottlieb that is now on the UnitedHealthGroup's Board?
Good luck to the Optum, Optum Rx UHC, etc, when they go to HHS with regulatory issues...🤣
Good luck to the Optum, Optum Rx UHC, etc, when they go to HHS with regulatory issues...🤣
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Was Vinay criticizing the same Scott Gottlieb that is now on the UnitedHealthGroup's Board?
Good luck to the Optum, Optum Rx UHC, etc, when they go to HHS with regulatory issues...🤣
Good luck to the Optum, Optum Rx UHC, etc, when they go to HHS with regulatory issues...🤣
children- do not eat road kill, use heroin, or get a brain worm or you may grow up to be as ignorant and dangerous as RFK Jr.
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
children- do not eat road kill, use heroin, or get a brain worm or you may grow up to be as ignorant and dangerous as RFK Jr.
Yet misleading statements about vaccine safety are appropriate from the CDC, under the same incompetent HHS leader? Give me a f**king break.
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Yet misleading statements about vaccine safety are appropriate from the CDC, under the same incompetent HHS leader? Give me a f**king break.
Pizza? Yes. Satay? Nope.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pizza? Yes. Satay? Nope.
The bad boys v America’s team. What more could you want?
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The bad boys v America’s team. What more could you want?
It's no help for me when the answers so far are almost evenly divided amongst every option.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's no help for me when the answers so far are almost evenly divided amongst every option.
JP Morgan died in 1913. Salmon Chase died in 1873. Don't think they will be in the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
JP Morgan died in 1913. Salmon Chase died in 1873. Don't think they will be in the Epstein files.
The paper bags full of $100 bills will be well represented here.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The paper bags full of $100 bills will be well represented here.
"...and have the potential to prove the personal biases and beliefs of myself and RFK Jr to be wrong."
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"...and have the potential to prove the personal biases and beliefs of myself and RFK Jr to be wrong."