Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS, FACS ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ
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Fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon. #neurosurgery #healthcarepolicy. Tweets/views=own. Believer in science. Curator of epic OR playlist, podcaster
Los Angeles, CA
Joined September 2011
Spine surgeons see problems from many different angles. That is why itโs prudent to get more than one opinion. But be wary of surgeons who use high pressure tactics to get you to sign up for surgery when no other methods have been tried. #trustyoursurgeon
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(Wilmington) Workers Rescued From Collapsed Tunnel During Boring Operations - reported on @CitizenAppLA Way to go @LAFD !!!!.
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RT @DrJasmeetBains: I don't want to see another TV interview with Trump, the Governor, or any other politician acting tough. Let our law enโฆ.
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Time for change. Dr Bains is the person we need when politicians donโt see the crisis our healthcare system is in and just donโt care.
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RT @DrJasmeetBains: Today on my 40th birthday I sit here speechless as I watch our federal legislators turning their back on healthcare. Iโฆ.
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New @CNS_Update podcast on our new "Leadership" series dropped! Thank you to #DrMChrisNewman and @AnandMed for the great chat.
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RT @BowlOfMice: @LeaderJohnThune The deficit went down under:.- Clinton.- Obama.- Biden. The deficit went up under:.- Reagan.- Bush.- Bushโฆ.
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My home state FTW. Keep going JB @JBPritzker ! So proud.
Illinois passed PBM reform! Huge thanks to the Illinois Pharmacists Association & every independent pharmacy that fought for this. Real reform. Real access. Real lives saved. #PBMReform #winner
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RT @realdocspeaks: Thank you, @DrOzCMS, for rewarding those who are under federal investigation and penalizing those who care for the patieโฆ.
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Why I love my job despite all the shite: patient is and continues to be pain free 3 months after lumbar decompression. Back to his life and grateful. Spontaneous air guitar was performed by me as I walked back into my office. #Excellent #notbogus #neurosurgery
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RT @kinsellawarren: I loved this. Read it. "Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land) Shares Open Letter to Bob Vylan and Kneecap" - .
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RT @SenFettermanPA: Not one single Democrat will vote for the โbig beautiful bill.โ. Iโm here to vote on these amendments and keep the ballโฆ.
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And there it is. No Medicare fix. No PBM wrangling. Just more of the same garbage #MedTwitter. As the great @MrChuckD once said, โdonโt believe the hypeโ. They ainโt out there for you nor our patients.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. Last night, the Senate released its Reconciliation package with no PBM reform included. โ Deleted provisions requiring fair reimbursement in Medicaid managed care plans.โ Deleted.
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RT @Denver4VA: You know DOGE was a failure, right? A complete joke led by nuts and juveniles.
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RT @GavinNewsom: Mike Johnson would hate for you to know that nearly 40% of his district is on Medicaid. Or that 1.6 million Louisianans โโฆ.
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RT @realdocspeaks: I don't know who needs to hear this or who is confused about this issue, but here it is. Health Insurance CEOs make norโฆ.
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RT @quinneverett: UnitedHealthcare has dropped Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from its network, leaving 20,000 cancer patients (incโฆ.
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quick! who's missing? #MedTwitter.
Today, @SecKennedy and @DrOzCMS met with industry leaders to discuss their pledge to reform and improve the prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, Health Insurance Marketplaceยฎ and commercial plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans.
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RT @jeremyfaust: YOU DID THIS, DOCTOR CASSIDY. However, I will say. Glad to see you trying to fix this. Better late than never. Butโฆ.
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