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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social

Researchers can forecast what this will mean for patient care. As a direct result of losing coverage: 2.5 million people will no longer have a personal doctor. 1.6 million patients will take on medical debt. The lack of care will cause nearly 22,000 deaths annually. apnews.com/article/medi...

Delayed treatments, canceled doctor visits and skipped prescriptions: Researchers say all will increase because of the tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump earlier this summ...

Researchers forecast what Trump’s bill will mean for patients: Debt and delayed care

Delayed treatments, canceled doctor visits and skipped prescriptions: Researchers say all will increase because of the tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump earlier this summ...

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  1. jhwk89.bsky.social profile picture

    @jhwk89.bsky.social

    This sounds a lot like the problems associated with Socialized Medicine in Canada and the EU. So what's the upside of our current system?

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    @blessedhawk70.bsky.social

    I recently got socked with a $285 bill for a routine visit because UHC no longer considered Johns Hopkins part of my network! I'm with GBMC, so hopefully I can still retain my PCP, but already with insurance this is causing me problems!😡

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    GG Pounce @ggpounce.bsky.social

    Many of us have noticed that just about every last one of them in this administration are a bunch of sickos…

    Apart from a conscience having been seared with a white-hot industrial-strength iron, how could ANYONE of sound mind be willing to do stuff so compassionless to their fellow countrymen??

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    CMaguire @cmaguire3.bsky.social

    Great way to make a lot of magat-politician-stalking Luigis🤦🏼‍♀️ Magats in Congress are scared of trump and won’t go against him but seems they are setting themselves up for having their base turn on them violently.

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