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Daniel Sunderland, DO

@thebandageman.bsky.social

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Husband, dad, nerd, and #FirstGenerationToCollege #osteopathic #FamilyMedicine physician providing evidence-based #PrimaryCare to adults and children! Posts≠medical advice/care. Call your family doctor! Pronouns he/him/his📍West Hartford, CT #nutmegsky

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · Dec 13

I am actively accepting new primary care patients at my West Hartford office! Call (860) 236-0331 or click below to schedule!
#nutmegsky #medsky #PrimaryCare
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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 2d

I have attended just two #AAFPFMX talks so far and have ~8 practice refinements already. Such a great experience.

@aafp.org #medsky #fmsky #fmx

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 2d

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Why do women live longer than men? A study offers clues to close the gap

Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about five years. This gender gap is true for many mammals, but a new study shows how human males could narrow ...

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 3d

Nobody wants to pay for #healthcare. The #shutdown fight really centers around:

Should individuals pay much higher premiums when #OpenEnrollment starts next month? (and if they can't, go without insurance or downgrade plans)

or

Should our collective taxes help more broadly to keep people insured?

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 3d

For further perspective, even before this cut,

for every $100 paid by private insurers:

#Medicare pays $70

#Medicaid pays $42-$49

and they're dropping it lower. You can imagine the math each medical office does to determine how many Medicaid patients they can afford.

www.npr.org/2025/10/05/n...

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new fed...

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 7d

There is so much parental demand for this vaccine in my office. We check the VFC ordering site every day and... nothing.

Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 7d

Neither RFK Jr. nor his deputy — who is also acting CDC director — have signed off yet on ACIP recommendations, leaving states unable to order updated Covid shots for the Vaccines for Children program, which serves low-income families.

www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/c...

Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay

Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans: *Slash federal healthcare funding and refuse to extend health insurance affordability subsidies, hurting their constituents but promising to reverse some of it later.*

Democrats: *Expect them to use an opportunity to do so.*

Republicans: Whyyyy are the Democrats so meeeeeaaaan....?

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 11d

The fact that it was incredibly easy to find the jobs says something.

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 11d

“This shift threatens to deter qualified applicants — particularly students from rural, nontraditional and low-income communities — and could worsen the current and projected physician shortage.”

These loans enabled me, a low income first gen, to become a doctor.

www.healio.com/news/primary...

Student loan policy sparks worries about medical school enrollment, physician shortage

Provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act capping student loans will make it more difficult for medical students — especially those from underserved populations — to become physicians,...

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 12d

It is an osteopathic curse to know that you have a right-on-left sacral torsion messing up your low back but be unable to do something about it by yourself.

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 12d

Dems can't chicken out here. Open enrollment is just-over a month away. The sticker shock on health insurance marketplaces is going to be incredible if the federal subsidies aren't renewed. People will absolutely decide that they can't afford coverage or will downgrade their coverage.
#shutdown

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 12d

We all have our emotional support foreign job board at this point. Mine is also in New Zealand.

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American College of Medical Toxicology @acmtmedtox.bsky.social · 15d

Position Statement: ACMT Supports the Safe Use of #Acetaminophen in Pregnancy.

Read our full statement here➡️ bit.ly/3VxbKw8

ACMT Position Statement: ACMT affirms the safety of acetaminophen in pregnancy and calls for an evidence-based approach to the search for causes and treatment of autism.

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 14d

Me on September 1.

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 14d

The night was cold and dark.

“Listen to the wind howling in the trees,” said Frog. “What a fine time for a ghost story.”

Frog and Toad craddle warm cups of tea in their hands, as they sit in cozy chairs in front of the fire.

From "Shivers"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 14d

We're not gutting insurance companies for sniffles.

That's what they want you to think we're doing so the public goes along with this BS.

Level 4 work and complete physical exams are just the most common scenario for primary care docs like me.

#medsky #fmsky #healthinsurance

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 14d

A level 5 visit is a high bar, but a level 4 is incredibly easy to bill.

Commonl scenarios:
-a chronic condition that's poorly controlled/in exacerbation and starting/adjusting medication to respond.
-2 stable conditions with med management or with ordering 3 routine monitoring tests
-30min 👨🏻‍⚕️⏰

The Connecticut Mirror @ctmirror.org · 14d

Physicians say the change could lead to lost revenue and increased administrative burden for providers, though confusion about it persists.

Why new Cigna, Aetna billing policy is causing alarm in CT doctors

Physicians say the change could lead to lost revenue and increased administrative burden for providers, though confusion about it persists.

ctmirror.org

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 14d

In what other industry can the buyer decide they paid too much, weeks to months after the fact, and go back to steal money from the seller?

#healthcare #medsky #healthinsurance

The Connecticut Mirror @ctmirror.org · 14d

Physicians say the change could lead to lost revenue and increased administrative burden for providers, though confusion about it persists.

Why new Cigna, Aetna billing policy is causing alarm in CT doctors

Physicians say the change could lead to lost revenue and increased administrative burden for providers, though confusion about it persists.

ctmirror.org

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Tac Tacelosky @dianatacelosky.medsky.social · 15d

Statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG):

www.acog.org/news/news-re...

ACOG Affirms Safety Benefits Acetaminophen Pregnancy

"The data from numerous studies have shown that acetaminophen plays an important—and safe—role in the well-being of pregnant women."

www.acog.org

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JAMA @jama.com · 18d

Superficial vein thrombosis (SuVT) is characterized by thrombus in the superficial veins, typically in the lower or upper extremities.

This Review summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of SuVT.

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Diagram from JAMA, Sept 15, 2025, titled "Superficial Vein Thrombosis: A Review." It shows common sites and pathophysiology of SuVT in upper and lower extremities, detailing vein names, thrombus formation, inflammation, and impeded blood flow.

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 18d

The list goes on.
sourceonhealthcare.org/litigation/b...

Brown et al. v. Hartford Healthcare - The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition

In a class action filed by seven Connecticut consumers in state court, plaintiffs allege that Hartford Healthcare acquired a monopoly on acute inpatient hospital services and abused their market power...

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 18d

How are we going to protect #Connecticut from #healthcare price-fixing if we give #HartfordHealthcare an even bigger footprint?

ctmirror.org/2025/01/07/c...

Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford HealthCare reach legal settlement

The suit claimed Hartford HealthCare engaged in anticompetitive behavior by buying local practices and obtaining exclusive equipment rights.

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 18d

Or @uconn.bsky.social. The specific absence of Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General in is deafening.
ctmirror.org/2025/09/15/c...

CT in talks to buy Bristol, Day Kimball and Waterbury Hospitals

Officials are discussing the purchase of Prospect Medical's Waterbury Hospital and Bristol and Day Kimball hospitals by UConn Health.

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 18d

#Yale would be a balancing force here in central and Eastern #Connecticut.

I agree that they shouldn't have been locked into the price they offered before due to the subsequent ECHN financial peril disclosures, but I hope they're not out of the game.

hartfordbusiness.com/article/pros...

Prospect Medical, Yale NH Health agree in principle to settle dispute over failed hospital deal

A tentative agreement has been reached in the ongoing dispute over Yale New Haven Health’s $435 million deal to acquire Prospect Medical Holdings’ three Connecticut hospitals.

hartfordbusiness.com

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 18d

I can't count how many new patients I have accepted in the past year who say something like:
"My old doctor retired and then they kept cycling me through doctors because they all kept leaving."
"I had gone there for years, but it's really changed. I can never get in to see my doctor."

Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 18d

We would be fools to allow this to happen.

Hartford Healthcare isn't some angel investor here. They are an aggressively monopolizing institution with an already oversized footprint in #Connecticut.

@ctmirror.org #nutmegsky #CT
ctmirror.org/2025/09/19/h...

Hartford HealthCare bids $86M for 2 CT Prospect Medical hospitals

Hartford HealthCare’s offer for Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Hospitals will serve as the minimum bid in the bankruptcy auction.

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Daniel Sunderland, DO @thebandageman.bsky.social · 18d

Every #vaccine consent discussion is shared decision-making. Risks and benefits must be explained to the patient each and every time. Making the official recommendation "shared decision-making" is redundant.

Beyond that, it makes it seem like there is significant doubt in the field.👎🏻
#fmsky #pedsky

NPR @npr.org · 19d

BREAKING NEWS: The group voted to require people who want a shot to be briefed on harms and benefits and tried but failed to pass a requirement for a prescription.

CDC advisers vote to add new COVID vaccines rules that could discourage uptake

The group voted to require people who want a shot to be briefed on harms and benefits and tried but failed to pass a requirement for a prescription.

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