For Medicare to cover hospice, patients need a 6-month prognosis. I wrote about how that rule disadvantages people with dementia for @washingtonpost. (1/8) https://t.co/ZlFaH40DqL

This @JAMA_current news article by @Emily_C_Harris summarizes the state of #geriatrics in medical education - there is not nearly enough! However, new innovations and healthcare system adaptions (such as the 4M frameworks) may improve the landscape & ultimately lead to better

I interviewed Dr. Butte for an article on LLMs and adored him within the first 30 seconds of our conversation - he was genuine, funny, open, and, as everyone notes, super smart. Such a tremendous loss.

Now I'm off to year 2 of med school and studying for Step 1 — and a short break from writing regularly to focus on those 2 things. The wonderful @SammyAnderer is taking over the section — and if you're not yet signed up, here's the link: https://t.co/nOfb1a4REI (11/11)

It's been an honor to keep our readers up-to-date on the latest in health care, a privilege to learn from some of the best editors (@jenabbasi, @lindarodgers86, Becky Voelker, @PreetiNMalani), and a personal joy to cover medicine's progress and setbacks. (10/11)

I want to end by saying THANK YOU. (9/11)

Finally, if you know me, you know I ❤️ primary care — especially geriatrics. One of the things that made me happiest to write about lately was this government investment in training folks to provide high-quality care for older people. https://t.co/olgpeP4xku (8/11)

Knowing what doesn't work is at least as important as knowing what does. So, when we found solid null studies, we included 'em. (S/o to @_TheTransmitter's Null & Noteworthy, where I learned to cover findings like these.) https://t.co/aoW5D5cWg5 https://t.co/RkXyJIjF49 (7/11)

I read the late @marshallallen's incredible book, Never Pay the First Bill, a couple months into writing the briefs — and thought about it every time we covered studies like the ones above. He's the best, and so is his book. (6/11)

As will surprise no one, the steep costs of medical care in the US continue to harm patients — who sometimes cut back on their meds or turn to crowdfunding to cope. https://t.co/nh00okykTU https://t.co/nwny27mQoo (5/11)

The FDA approved 2 drugs for Alzheimer's. What I found most exciting to cover, though, were the nonpharma interventions to support people with dementia, from CMS' GUIDE model to programs that focus on care in people's homes. https://t.co/BphoBX1Tg5 https://t.co/xhHqVrXpSY (4/11)

There were a couple 🔥 FTC pubs this year: a rule banning noncompete clauses, and a report on PBMs. Highly recommend reading some of the many quotes from docs about noncompetes. Also, the 3 biggest PBMs manage ~80% of Rx... https://t.co/82QGCD2yy7 https://t.co/p62P9qsvOa (3/11)

Here are some additional developments over the past 1.5+ years that stand out, and some reflections: (2/11)

My final Medical News in Briefs (the last of 600+!) were published today @JAMA_current. A lot's happened in that time: we've continued living w/ COVID, started to learn about the effects of overturning Roe, and watched the rise of AI in medicine. (1/11)

By request, @EWidera and I are recording a @GeriPalBlog podcast tomorrow on Fitness for Public Office and Ageism, guests @LouiseAronson and @geri_doc. Where's the boundary? What are the concerns? What's legitimate and what's not? Please reply with your questions and media

@hannahdreier @nytimes @stillsarita @NewYorker @sarahanneconway @city_bureau @invinst @Reuters @washingtonpost Congratulations to @katieengelhart, @nytimes and @NYTmag. #Pulitzer

For the @washingtonpost, I wrote about my family's experience with the prison health-care system after my father was incarcerated in 2019. This is an issue millions of incarcerated people and their families deal with every day. ➡️Gift link:

On being 97. An exceptionally moving short film. And the music -- sublime!

Viewpoint: author Jerry Gurwitz discusses the attrition of geriatric medicine as a profession, attributing it in part to societal attitudes about aging and compounded by the negative effects of lower compensation and lack of career prestige. https://t.co/qka8BIgDYv

Thx @GeriPalBlog for the lingo https://t.co/zVhn5oNw6u

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