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Bill Fox MD

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Internal Medicine Doctor; Passionate about health policy; Chair Emeritus, American College of Physicians; Love hiking & DMB; Opinions are my own

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Opinion | Stop Worrying, and Let A.I. Help Save Your Life

AI doesn't need to be perfect to outperform our healthcare system's woeful status quo. It just needs to be better.
In many cases, it already is.
In today's New York Times, I explore this idea – a central theme of my upcoming book, A Giant Leap (out Feb 3).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

19.01.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew

Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...

04.01.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Patients Who Searched in Vain for Mental-Health Care Take Insurers to Court Lawsuits accuse insurance companies of providing false information about therapists and doctors.

As a primary care physician on the front lines, this is the absolute reality. Insurers are required to maintain an adequate network, but fail to reimburse mental health professionals enough to do so. And then they don’t accurately disclose the narrowness of that network www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

26.12.2025 13:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy #solstice everyone. Looking forward to longer days to come (at least in the northern hemisphere). We will gain three minutes of sunlight before the end of the month! 🌞

21.12.2025 21:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Big Bump in Concierge, Direct Primary Care in Recent Years Growing presence comes amid changing primary care landscape

Big Bump in Concierge, Direct Primary Care in Recent Years www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...

19.12.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.

Early Signs Point to a Harsh #Flu Season in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...

20.11.2025 23:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revaluing Physician Services: CMS Has Some (but Not All) Answers | Annals of Internal Medicine

Excited to share my opinion piece in @AnnalsofIM on accurately valuing the work we as physicians do every day, and how this year’s @CMSGov rule may help (or not). www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

20.11.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Internal Medicine is the foundation of clinical care. Happy #InternalMedicineDay from Fox & Brantley Internal Medicine in Charlottesville!

28.10.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Association of 2024–2025 Covid-19 Vaccine with Covid-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans | NEJM Amid the declining clinical severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and diminishing public uptake of annual coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, ...

The #COVID -19 vaccine had an effectiveness of 29.3% against related ED visits, 39.2% against hospitalization, and 64.0% against COVID-19-associated death,
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

15.10.2025 01:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to have arrived in #Albany for the ⁦β€ͺ@NewYorkACP‬⁩ annual scientific meeting. I’m honored to be a speaker on the topic of physician payment/medical economics. There is still time to register and get some great CME

09.10.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Covid waste water levels have decreased somewhat over the past two weeks, indicating that perhaps we have passed the peek of this current wave. A little early to know for sure. Still consider getting the Covid vax to reduce risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death.

25.09.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are on #Medicare & appreciate (or rely on) #telehealth visits with your doc, that will all end on October 1 unless Congress passes some legislation to extend them. Please contact or your Representative or Senator and let them know how important this is to you.

23.09.2025 13:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine Background: After private equity acquisition, hospitals may experience changes in staffing with implications for patients. Objective: To examine hospital staffing and patient outcomes in emergency dep...

Really important study. Private equity owned hospitals have to make money somehow, & part of that is cutting staffing. This study demonstrates that staffing levels were cut and mortality in the ED went up after PE acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

23.09.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Over half of US healthcare workers plan to switch jobs by next year, survey finds More than half of U.S. healthcare workers are actively looking to leave their current jobs, according to a new survey, underscoring mounting pressure on an already strained system.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

16.09.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Covid cases are continuing to rise, especially in the West

11.08.2025 12:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wastewater surveillance suggests that we may be at the beginning of a Covid wave. If you have not been #vaccinated in a while, now would be a good time. We are waiting for the fall vaccine strain to be released. @fda.gov - why are you taking so long?

23.07.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Public Health in the Crosshairs | Annals of Internal Medicine

πŸ‘‡ must read from @acpimphysicians.bsky.social president Jason Goldman and Robert Hopkins on the importance of restoring the ACIP www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

21.07.2025 23:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Public health groups file lawsuit to stop RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes The lawsuit argues that the HHS secretary’s withdrawal of public vaccine advice reduces access to vaccines for some people.

Incredibly proud of the @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social and others who are taking this critical step to protect public health

wapo.st/4nzohf9

08.07.2025 01:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Modernizing Risk Adjustment in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians | Annals of Internal Medicine Risk adjustment is a critical component of health care reimbursement aimed at ensuring fair compensation on the basis of the characteristics of patients receiving care. Optimizing risk adjustment is n...

I am very excited to share the publication of our paper, Modernizing Risk Adjustment in Healthcare. This is an issue that impacts every physician today. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

02.07.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dr. Sandy Fryhofer .mp4 - Dr. Sandy Fryhofer - Frame.io

My friend and colleague Dr. Sandy Fryhofer explains to CNN how devastating RFK Jr’s actions have been on the health of Americans. It is time for RFK to go. next.frame.io/share/db21fb...

01.07.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch CBS Evening News: Visa issues for medical graduates - Full show on CBS Hundreds of international medical graduates have found themselves stuck in a bottleneck after the Trump administration's recent pause in processing their visas. As Janet Shamlian explains, that could ...

Rebecca Andrews and Isaac Opile are two of the smartest doctors in this space. Legislators would be wise to head their concerns. www.cbs.com/shows/video/...

30.06.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections - npj Vaccines npj Vaccines - Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections

Not just shingles vaccine, but also RSV vaccine reduces the risk of dementia, which highlights the benefit of revving up the immune system in older individuals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

27.06.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 434 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign

UVA, one the nation’s top universities and founded by Thomas Jefferson himself, needs to fight this blatant interference by the justice department. It will otherwise be perceived as weak. Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

27.06.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations β€œWe cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.

Vaccines are vital to our safety and to preserving the public health. We must fight to protect access to these important tools. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...

26.06.2025 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines

Completely predictable - Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...

26.06.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Waste Musk Created

How Musk, Trump, and Rubio’s chaotic dismantling of USAID is causing death across Africa…and also undermining America’s soft power. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...

21.06.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals

Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...

18.06.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are learning that new ACIP members, appointed in a non-transparent process, are also, predictably, riddled with direct and indirect financial COI... including some who are paid experts in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers.

Don't be fooled. His crusade is not about cleaning up conflicts.

13.06.2025 02:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Jason Goldman on X: "Part 2 πŸŽ₯ Dr. Bill Fox and I continue our message on HHS’s dismissal of ACIP members. We stand united for science, transparency, and patient safety. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/TWDuBCXtmk" / X Part 2 πŸŽ₯ Dr. Bill Fox and I continue our message on HHS’s dismissal of ACIP members. We stand united for science, transparency, and patient safety. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/TWDuBCXtmk

x.com/jasongoldman...

12.06.2025 23:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jason Goldman on X: "Part 1 πŸŽ₯ With Dr. Bill Fox, Immediate Past Chair of @ACPIMPhysicians, speaking on the recent dismissal of all 17 ACIP members by HHS. We stand for science, transparency & patient safety. More in Part 2. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/CH8jF0Tfxx" / X Part 1 πŸŽ₯ With Dr. Bill Fox, Immediate Past Chair of @ACPIMPhysicians, speaking on the recent dismissal of all 17 ACIP members by HHS. We stand for science, transparency & patient safety. More in Part 2. #ACPEmpowers #StandWithScience #PublicHealth #PhysicianAdvocacy https://t.co/CH8jF0Tfxx

x.com/jasongoldman...

12.06.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0