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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    1. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
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      4. 15-30% more people get screened for high cholesterol and cancer.

      3 replies 91 retweets 228 likes
    2. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
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      5. Nearly twice as many patients take necessary diabetes medication.

      2 replies 101 retweets 237 likes
    3. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      6. Depression symptoms (leading cause of disability in US) are reduced by 30%, and more people are diagnosed successfully.

      1 reply 116 retweets 284 likes
    4. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      7. More low-income patients get necessary surgery for colon cancer before it's too late.

      2 replies 95 retweets 224 likes
    5. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      8. Result: 25% more people report being in good or excellent overall health.

      1 reply 107 retweets 247 likes
    6. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      9. Longest study: Medicaid cut mortality 6% over 5 yrs. Biggest gains came from healthcare-amenable dx like heart disease, cancer, infection

      4 replies 178 retweets 333 likes
    7. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      10. The longer people have coverage, the greater the mortality reduction.

      3 replies 129 retweets 283 likes
    8. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      11. Overall, for every ~300 to 800 adults who get coverage, rigorous studies suggest we save one life per year.

      13 replies 210 retweets 371 likes
    9. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
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      12. Increasing coverage through Medicaid has been at least as effective as doing so through private insurance.

      2 replies 131 retweets 275 likes
    10. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      In sum: Coverage has made people healthier and helped 10s of thousands per year live longer, healthier lives.

      14 replies 280 retweets 520 likes
      Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 21 Jun 2017
      Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

      Weakening coverage will increase medical debts, untreated sickness, and deaths.

      2:30 PM - 21 Jun 2017
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        2. Thor McThorsen‏ @thomjohnson1 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          This is an intentional feature not a bug

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        3. Toxchick  🌊 🌊‏ @toxchick42 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @thomjohnson1 @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          Exactly-reduces social security costs. It's part of the plan.

          1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
        4. Sybill Trelawney‏ @SybilT2 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @toxchick42 @thomjohnson1 and

          I believe the GOP sees it as "culling the herd."

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        2. BruceDC‏ @Bruce35dc 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @morgfair @NEJM

          Yes but it will make insurance companies richer, and the CEOs and investors in them richer. The @gop is paid $$ to help them, not us.

          1 reply 4 retweets 24 likes
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        1. Jeff Kiser‏ @1962Kiser 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          Apparently most doctors who actually treat people, disagree with youpic.twitter.com/j0ettQVklx

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        2. Geoff Skinner‏ @thegeoffskinner 22 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          I hope it's clear by now that the cons and those who vote for them simply don't care about any of this.

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        3. Arlene Shumaker‏ @BoatMateARS 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @thegeoffskinner @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          It's all about abortion for them. That's their main priority. That's why they vote against their own interests.

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        1. full body flavor‏ @tehloki 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @typhoonjim @NEJM

          But atul, everything always increases deaths

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        1. Ben Humpherys‏ @brhumphe 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          Good timing on publishing this report. You hadn’t finished tweeting before this story dropped:https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-health-care-draft-repeals-obamacare-taxes-provides-bigger-subsidies-for-low-income-americans-than-house-bill/2017/06/21/3f2226ee-56bd-11e7-ba90-f5875b7d1876_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_hp-breaking-news%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.fb91d99983cc …

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        1. TrixieBelden‏ @Dogsarefeminist 24 Jun 2017
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          It will big down the economy.

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        1. Karen Girgenti‏ @sissyroxx 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          Adhering to EMTALA will also cause many hospital bankruptcies Physician and Nurse layoffs. Been there done that before #ObamaCare enactment

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        1. Bourbon LaCroix‏ @t_fin 24 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          *for people who aren't rich

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        1. JoAnne‏ @josieO 21 Jun 2017
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          And home #foreclosures

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        1. GPG‏ @emjnlz01 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          "Weakening coverage" in what respects? And the Bill presented for a vote does what?

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        1. TonySomo‏ @somogyianthony 21 Jun 2017
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          A precise summary of the GOP agenda.

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        1. Kathleen James‏ @Kandy_James 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          Population control is the goal. No desire to help poor or ill.

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        2. Michael Mullarkey‏ @mcmullarkey 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          Also the issues where coverage appears to have null effects could stem from coverage being necessary but not sufficient

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        4. Michael Mullarkey‏ @mcmullarkey 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @mcmullarkey @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          And increasing dosage of mental health treatment from nothing to something seems to matter quite a bit

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        5. Michael Mullarkey‏ @mcmullarkey 21 Jun 2017
          Replying to @mcmullarkey @Atul_Gawande @NEJM

          Maybe the "nothing to something" jump matters less for blood pressure as current practice is continuous monitoring (Null coverage effect)

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