It’s that time of the year again when healthcare social media gets sentimental and passive aggressive. Yes, I’m talking about health policy valentines.
I’ve picked some choice ones below from a wide range of tweets from Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to California Democrat Rep. Mark Takano and Dr. Farzad Mostashari, former head of the ONC and Aledade founder. Perhaps not surprisingly, Martin Shkreli got a few, uh, love notes.
Enjoy!
It’s like you are Obamacare and I’m a Republican.
After five years I still can’t think of a way to replace you. #HealthPolicyValentines
— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) February 11, 2016
If you won’t data share
You don’t patient care#HealthPolicyValentines— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) February 12, 2016
I love you more than Martin Shkreli loves price-gouging. #HealthPolicyValentines
— Deborah Roseman (@roseperson) February 11, 2016
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
My love for you is escalating faster than a Shkreli drug price hike. #HealthPolicyValentines
— misplacedsox (@misplacedsox) February 11, 2016
Roses are red, violets are blue, if #Louisiana can pass Medicaid expansion, #SouthCarolina, you can too #HealthPolicyValentines #childhealth
— Aditi Srivastav (@aditisrivastav) February 11, 2016
Old Fashioned
My love has no deductible,
nor out of pocket max.
But when I send you Valentines
it has to be by fax.#HealthPolicyValentines— Matthew Herper (@matthewherper) February 12, 2016
A Farm Story
I’m fond of my badgers,
My mares I can’t lose,
But I’m deeply conflicted
O’er my meaningful ewes.#HealthPolicyValentines— Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) February 12, 2016
My yearly #healthpolicyvalentines contribution “Cath to the heart, and you’re to blame, you give the triple aim a bad name” #bonjovi
— Niall Brennan (@N_Brennan) February 11, 2016
my love for you is like an APA violation, arbitrary and capricious #HealthPolicyValentines #RegPolicyValentines
— cerin (@cerin) February 12, 2016
Photo: Flickr user aussiegal