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Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
If you think doctors are the problem when it comes to healthcare costs…check this:
Physician reimbursement ($/RVU) is DOWN 12%
Meanwhile…
Health insurance premiums are UP 146%
Inflation is UP 65%
Medical school debt is UP 72%
Healthcare administrator roles are UP 156%
The math is not mathing🤨
It's annual paycut season for doctors, brought to us by @CMSGov…
And, drumroll…it's a cut. Again.
-2.31% for most of the house of medicine in 2027 on the RVU conversion factor (to $32.63/RVU).
Adjusted for inflation, that's:
A one-year 4.7% decrease,
A 10-year cut of 32.6%,
A 20-year cut of 46%.
Yikes.
Thanks, @RobertKennedyJr.
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Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
It was actually our 250th anniversary.
Not that you would know — you spent it with the British.
Paxton: On July 4th, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of our country.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
July 4 2026 marked the 250th anniversary of US independence not the 200th as claimed in the video. Multiple reports placed Paxton in London England that weekend with videos of the trip.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_St…
thedailybeast.com/must-win-maga-…
ibtimes.co.uk/ken-paxton-lon…
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Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
This Sunday, we "fall back" to standard time, and it may be time to rethink which clock we keep year-round.
Permanent daylight saving time is a popular idea for its extra evening light. But Dr. Jay Maddock from @TAMU_SPH says the research points to a healthier alternative: permanent standard time.
Find out why: tx.ag/G3RaoMv
#TAMU #AggieResearch #DaylightSaving
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
.@TAMUmedicine and @NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement to expand joint research on human health and performance.
Long missions raise hard questions about what the human body can take, and A&M System researchers will help answer them: tx.ag/TAMUMed090226
ALT An individual on the International Space Station uses a large, handheld device for an activity. The background features various equipment and machinery typical of a spacecraft.
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
Doctors are united on respiratory virus vaccine recommendations, with clear guidance for patients from birth to older adulthood coming from 4 leading physician organizations. The findings of a structured, evidence-based review are available at spr.ly/6016BGttiI. 1/6
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
I love seeing foreigners react to American college marching bands. Too many of us take them for granted. They're truly a spectacle unto themselves. This Korean channel (youtube.com/@awesomeworld12?…) was blown away by the GLOBALLY Famous Fightin' Texas Aggie Band! 👍 #GigEm
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
For the second year in a row, @FastCompany has recognized Texas A&M University with the Innovation By Design Award.
Texas A&M's commitment to public service ensures that research breakthroughs strengthen the health of communities across Texas, the nation and beyond.
Led by Dr. Mark Benden and supported through Texas A&M's Dementia and Alzheimer's Research Initiative (DARI), the digital human is an empathetically designed virtual agent that uses artificial intelligence to help detect early signs of dementia through conversational screening, speech cues, facial expression analysis and biometric monitoring — helping bridge critical gaps in access to care for rural and underserved communities. The innovation earned Texas A&M national recognition as a 2026 Fast Company Innovation by Design winner.
🔗: tx.ag/Innovation26
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
In anticipation of National Penicillin Allergy Day on September 28, learn how a penicillin allergy evaluation can help determine whether a reported allergy is still present. Learn more at the links in our bio.
#PenicillinAllergyDay
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
One of the first Aggie med students to complete his rotation at @memorialhermann, Cortland Baum ’27 is gaining hands-on experience as he transitions from student to doctor—with the support of attending physicians along the way. More at ow.ly/BgHK50ZHMRn #AdvancingMedicine
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
There's a reason football practices in the summer start at 6 a.m. or 7 p.m., and it's not just about the heat. @tamumedicine's Dr. Laura Marsh explains how turf, asphalt and extra equipment compound the risk of heat illness and why acclimatization is critical for athletes training in extreme temperatures.
Learn more: tx.ag/DrLPfkw
#TAMU #AdvancingMedicine #AggieResearch
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
The Research and Innovation Building will reshape how students engage with their education and anchor Texas A&M-Fort Worth as the cornerstone of the emerging Switchyard Innovation District.
What #StartsInAcademicMedicine improves access to care. AAMC member institution @TAMUmedicine is creating a healthier future for patients by strengthening the rural physician pipeline. We’re grateful for our member institutions’ commitment to sustaining healthy communities!
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Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
The public thinks preparedness is waste, because success looks like inactivity. The fire truck polished in the station house is called civilization. The missile buried in a Midwestern silo is called deterrence. Yet a WHO lab sitting quiet, a CDC epidemiologist waiting for an outbreak, or stockpiled PPE, suddenly is “bureaucratic excess.”
That is the idiocy of modern politics: we praise insurance in war, fire, and finance — but mock it in public health because the catastrophe did not happen this week.
Pandemics are not prevented by improvisation. They are prevented by long stretches of expensive boredom interrupted by moments of terror.
Cutting basic science and cutting preparedness means we will try to offload our problem on Kenya and volunteers at airports. That isn't a strategy, that is a bandaid for a gunshot wound
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
TMA Joins Lawsuit Against MultiPlan, Leading Insurance Providers Over Health Care Price-Fixing.
TMA has joined a federal multidistrict litigation against MultiPlan (recently rebranded to Claritev) and major insurers alleging they conspired to systematically underpay health care practitioners for reimbursements for out-of-network services, which often fail to even cover operating costs. TMA joins the American Medical Association and hundreds of physician practices and facilities nationwide in this growing antitrust litigation.
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Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
The human body changes in space — every organ system, every mission.
@TAMUmedicine is pioneering the aerospace medicine research and training that will protect astronauts on the journey to the Moon, Mars, and beyond: tx.ag/AeroMed
ALT A group of people lean out of the window of the Sierra Space Dream Chaser spacecraft. The side of the spacecraft features the American flag, the "Dream Chaser" name, and the Sierra Space logo.
ALT Workers examine the interior of a Dream Chaser spacecraft. Three individuals are seated inside a cylindrical part of the craft, while another person stands outside, pointing at a section of the structure. The spacecraft is in a large industrial setting, with visible support beams and equipment.
Aggie Docs and students coming to San Antonio Fall 2027!
We’re expanding in San Antonio!
We are partnering with University Health to grow physician training, strengthen care, and serve South Texas. Read more vitalrecord.tamu.edu/paving-…
#TexasIsOurCampus #AdvancingMedicine #AggieDocs
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Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
It's👏not👏ethical👏to👏do👏placebo👏controlled👏study 👏when 👏there's 👏already 👏an 👏effective 👏vaccine
Susan Bailey, MD retweeted
As I was walking around the concourse at the SEC Tourney, I saw Tyrel Dodson. Initially I was going to just keep walking so that I wouldn’t bother him, but he said Gig ‘Em to me presumably cause he saw my Aggie gear. So, I stopped to tell him how big of a fan I was and we ended up chatting for a little bit.
He was truly the nicest NFL player I’ve ever met and shared with me that he would be getting his degree from A&M this May.
I’m so excited for him to be having the success he is in the NFL and off of the field. He’s also a great representative of our university.
Gig ‘em👍