i administer health plans for humans πŸ“Œ ** Insurance license # CA:0N04613, CO:807147, NY:LB-1850275 ** commentary not advice, views are my own

Berkeley, CA
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It's time. The @Cardano PRIME proposal is now live on-chain for community vote. A 12-month AlphaGrowth-run program to strengthen Cardano DeFi: protocol readiness, responsible incentives, durable on-chain growth. This one belongs to the community. So let's talk about it - together.
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Everyone wants to bridge real-world assets onchain β€” but the smart money just synthesizes them. @ecatxvc, CEO at @Indigo_protocol, on how to mint the global economy natively on Cardano. Dose of Alpha Live πŸŽ™πŸ‘‡ Stream the alpha: nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1dKrPPjqM…
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is anybody else still building?
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financial stem cells lol never wanted stem cell treatment more (:
Cardano PRIME Live, w/Charles Hoskinson & AlphaGrowth nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1qGoNNANw…
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RWAs only matter if they do something new.
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Discussing @Cardano 2030 vision and PRIME with @IOHK_Charles. Starting in 50 min β€” 1 PM EDT ↓ nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1pKkOOZzO…
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Tomorrow (Jul 24) at 1 PM EDT / 5 PM UTC β€” going live to discuss @Cardano PRIME with @IOHK_Charles, @EricWaisanen, and @bryancolligan. Set a reminder ↓ nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1pKkOOZzO…
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Crypto Tokens or AI tokens? nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1rGmqqWoy…
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Aging is arguably the root cause of most major diseases (loss of function in our cells). Four years ago, we made a bet that aging was treatable, and NewLimit was born. NewLimit now has a prototype drug that reverses the age of some human cells (restores function they had when they were younger), and a clinical trial scheduled for next year (with more drug candidates in the pipeline). Grateful to Founders Fund, Thrive, Greenoaks, and the rest of the investors for this latest round. @jacobkimmel and the team are just getting started.
Following breakthrough results, we’re bringing longevity medicine to human trials. We’ve raised a $435M Series C led by @foundersfund to make it happen. Reprogramming cell age has the potential to create more healthy years for everyone. We're closer than ever to realizing it.
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Talking to independent physicians, it's obvious that the big insurance carriers are doing to them, what their PBMs are doing to independent pharmacies. They deny, underpay, slow pay, clawback, and create administrative mazes, knowing their victims don't have the time or resources to fight. Why ? By putting financial pressures on physicians and pharmacies, it makes them more likely to sell their businesses to them , close their doors, or refer the business to their captive pharmacy or provider. All benefitting the biggest insurance companies We need to ditch the concept of "claims" and make every delivery of medications or care as a billable event that must, by law, be paid on a timely basis , with interest charges for any delays. If the physician or pharmacy doesn't deliver , the carrier has plenty of legal options already. As does the patient. This is not an efficient market. This is the big guy abusing the little guy. It needs to change to better the care we get in this country
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@pmarca, wanna bet that 95 percent or more of your portfolio uses the same companies that make price shopping impossible (despite what their PR says) ? Here is something fun for your portcos to do 1. Run their PBM and Insurance contracts through your fave LLMs and ask "Where are they screwing me over" 2. Create an agent that takes the terms of your contracts and uses them to review the invoices the company receives, probably weekly, and list the mispricing and mis charges 3. Have them ask for ALL of their claims, and have an agent analyze the claims for mispricing and non adherance to your contracts 4. Create an agent that makes an attemp to price all the medications that your members are prescribed and determine the net price. 5. Oh, and ask the LLMs to review your broker and our consultants contracts , and also their RFP.. Just ask it if they are doing the best job they can do for you Simple stuff.. Will save you tens of millions of dollars
He is wrong @pmarca It’s because they were priced outside the PBM/Carrier system No amount of consumer shopping will push down prices when the pharmacy has to pay their distributor retail price minus 5 pct because the big PBM/Carriers have manipulated the system. GLP1 prices are lower because the manufacturers sell directly to patients without the PBMs in the middle If you want more proof, ask how much you would pay for a brand medication, including GLP1s, under YOUR insurance plan, while in your deductible phase You would be paying retail price , using your money, as tens of millions of patients have done for years. Yet those prices have not dropped. They have gone up.
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Calling in more Spain πŸ™πŸΌ@MedicineToad
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Happy #KingsDay from Amsterdam! Orange everywhere, good vibes, and kisses in front of the Rijksmuseum Shoutout to @MetaMask for the fire orange tees keeping us looking fresh and united in the crowd 🦊 πŸ“Έ with my favorite person @miaterracotta
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ALT Spongebob Big Toe GIF

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but then every now and then, its gas pedal
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bro, people will literally make useless sh*t
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#StreetJockeyVibes Ep #3 Co-Hosts: Christophe Lemaire @christo68914587 & @RYDRx_ Guests: Umberto Rispoli @umbyrispoli Jayson Werth @twoeight_racing Shawn Kelley @kelleytime27 Frank Nitty @Web3GangGeneral John Nicholson @Oldfriendsfarm +More Music & Vibes nitter.net/i/spaces/1LyGBXgWyaPxN
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In a mission to find @EricWaisanen
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See you next year ✌️ @EthereumDenver x @PallerJohn
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