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Patient-Physician Administrative Fees Impact—Healthcare Equity—Daily Herald

I was thinking about an article I wrote for the Daily Herald about a trend that’s quietly becoming more common in healthcare: physicians charging patients administrative fees. These fees often cover non-clinical tasks—responding to detailed patient emails, completing forms, calling in prescriptions, or offering a set number of phone consultations each year. Even for doctors who accept insurance or Medicare, charging for these services is legal when they’re not otherwise covered. On one level, it’s understandable. Physicians are spending more time than ever on work that doesn’t get reimbursed—negotiating with insurers, managing electronic health records, securing prior authorizations—while reimbursement rates fail to keep pace. But it raises important questions. When an annual administrative fee starts to influence access—such as getting an earlier appointment—it begins to resemble concierge medicine, even when the practice is otherwise a traditional primary care office. That’s where things feel less like paperwork and more like pay-to-play. Administrative fees should be transparent, clearly explained, and communicated well in advance. Patients should know exactly what they’re paying for—and just as importantly, what they’re not paying for. There should also be thoughtful consideration for patients who cannot afford these fees, so access to care doesn’t quietly become conditional. I don’t begrudge physicians for trying to manage an increasingly complex system. But as these fees become more common, it’s essential to ask whether they’re addressing administrative burden—or unintentionally widening gaps in care. Healthcare already has enough barriers. We should be careful not to add new ones without a full conversation about fairness, access, and trust. I’d love to hear how others are seeing this play out—in your practices, your communities, or your own care. #Healthcare #PatientAdvocacy #HealthcareAccess #Transparency #HealthEquity #Medicare #PrimaryCare #PatientRights

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Licensed Massage & Physiotherapists for AARP Massage Benefits Article

CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS 1. Massage and physiotherapists for AARP I’m working on a piece about the benefits and drawbacks of different types of massage. I’d like to hear from licensed massage and physiotherapists. To get an idea of what AARP Health articles look like, check out the piece I wrote for them (which was published last week) about [url=https://substack.com/redirect/6aca6625-f99c-4169-b8f1-bf71742f45f2]Why Winter Nosebleeds Strike More Often After 50 - And How to Keep Them at Bay[/url]. This piece will be about why different types of massage are beneficial (such as Swedish, deep-tissue, and Thai, which involves stretching), and what audiences (within the 50+ subset) would benefit from them. It will also touch on some things to look out for, such as only going with licensed massage therapists, avoiding strong pressure if you have certain health conditions, or skipping scented oils if you have sensitive skin. To pitch me: I am only looking to hear from medical doctors, NOT product or brand reps. Also, AARP’s Health section REQUIRES live interviews with the experts, and I have to submit transcriptions. As such, please only suggest an expert if you know they will be available to do a call with me next week. I need to turn this piece around in two weeks, and I will be scheduling live interviews next Thursday and Friday. Please send a few sentences about why your expert is a good fit, and they can share a few sentences about their thoughts on the topic, but I will still need to interview them live over Zoom. This super-detailed [url=https://substack.com/redirect/2ad67d17-1c8c-4d9a-96a8-16b3fb7916e6]AARP Pitch Call Explainer[/url] focuses on travel, but it also offers many tips on the AARP audience (50s-60s), and it would be very helpful to read before pitching. Subject line: AARP Massage Email: [email redacted] Pitch by: EOD Tues, Feb 10

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Speakers-Panelists on Hurricane Resilient Urban Infrastructure & Subway Maintenance

Our research group (Ziyue Li Yuyan (Annie) PanQianwen (Vivian) Guo are excited to announce two major opportunities under the Transforming Urban Underground Infrastructure (TUUI) Collaborative, led by Elise Miller-Hooks and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are looking for experts and collaborators to contribute to the following initiatives, please contact us if you are interested in it: Opportunity 1: Call for Speakers & Panelists Theme: Multi-Layer Infrastructure Network Response and Resilience under Hurricane Disasters We are seeking speakers from industry, government, and academia to share their expertise in our upcoming Spring 2026 Webinar Series. This AG explores the interdependencies between transportation, human behavior, and environmental systems during disaster phases. Two expert talks and one cross-sector panel. Insights will inform a state-of-the-art review. Opportunity 2: Improving Subway Infrastructure Maintenance Focus: Optimizing maintenance planning for underground rail systems (tunnels, tracks, power, and signaling). We are synthesizing global practices to support data-driven decision-making. Key topics include: Infrastructure degradation modeling & health monitoring. Vulnerability to natural disasters. Data integration and maintenance planning challenges. Global transit agency policies and the impact of aging systems on ridership. Goal: To synthesize global best practices and support resilient, effective management of underground subway infrastructure.

Remediation Experts for CERCLA-Superfund Podcast Interviews

In this 37th episode, I discuss What is "CERCLA?" The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), enacted in 1980 and commonly known as Superfund, authorizes the EPA to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. It enforces a "polluter pays" principle, holding responsible parties liable for cleanup costs, and establishes a trust fund for abandoned site remediation. "CERCLA" provides The US EPA the power to enforce clean up of past contamination by either forcing The Responsible Party(s) to remediate it or for more immediate needed action, utilizing SuperFunds (past collected taxes) to address the immediate need or if a site needs to be addressed due to the threat to the environment and human health and has not identified A Responsible Party(s) to be remediated by The US EPA. Whenever possible, if at Any Time A Responsible Party(s) is identified, if SuperFunds were utilized, The US EPA enforces CERCLA to attempt to recover any SuperFunds that were utilized. "Thank You" for tuning in and to Our Ongoing Sponsor Hanby Environmental for the continued support of our podcast having a positive impact on The Environmental Remediation Industry! Send in any future podcast topics or questions to [email redacted] and follow us on FaceBook, Linked in and X. If you are not following this podcast and are in the Remediation Space, "You SHOULD Be!" Also, if you are in The Remediation Industry and are interested in telling your story, we are looking for Experts to interview for future podcast episodes. https://lnkd.in/gXM6qAM3 #LetsTalkRemediation #hanbyenvironmental #hanbymobileapplication #charlesfator #remediation #remediationservices #remediationprogram #Delineation #cleanup #spillcleanup #SpillResponse #emergencyresponse #EmergingContaminants #hazmat #HazmatResponse #HazmatTraining #environmentaleducation #environmentalhealthandsafety #PFAS #PFASAwareness #ContaminateofConcern

UK School Leaders & Safeguarding on Legal Smartphone Ban Policies

Today the House of Lords is back on familiar territory, debating whether smartphones should be banned in schools as part of the wider Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the growing push to reshape children’s relationship with phones and social media. Behind that headline is a much more nuanced reality: A new House of Commons Library briefing shows that in England there is still no statutory ban, but schools are expected to prohibit mobile and smart device use during the day through their behaviour policies, while Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are each taking slightly different routes on restriction and local discretion. The research is equally uncomfortable. UNESCO, OECD, WHO and others link phones to distraction, behaviour issues, bullying and mental health concerns, yet some international data suggests simple bans do not automatically translate into better results or wellbeing. In my article I look at this through a risk lens and the “5 Ts” of risk response, including an option many leaders are now considering: - Banning smartphones, but still allowing basic brick phones for emergency contact. If you are in school leadership, safeguarding or governance: 1. Where do you stand on a legal smartphone ban in schools? 2. What is your current phone policy in practice, not just on paper? 3. Have you seen any clear shift in behaviour, learning or wellbeing? #mentalhealth #technologyrisk #risktreatment #education #politics

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