Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO
@fumikochino.bsky.social
#RadOnc. Reformed Artist. Cancer Widow. I study #FinancialToxicity #Access #Equity MD Anderson Cancer Center π²me COI http://bit.ly/3OBu0Cn π¦πͺΆποΈ #medSky #oncSky migration
Economics
64%
Public Health
16%
Pinned
For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game | Opinion
Doctors trying to get patients necessary drugs and procedures stymied by health insurance prior authorization. It's not a game. It's life and death.
www.usatoday.com
"For both patients and providers, prior authorization can feel like an unfair game they are designed to lose."
Honored to work w/ Dr @nathangray.bsky.social on a graphic op-ed out now @usatoday.com on how #PriorAuth can leave some patients literally dying in pain.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Honored to work w/ Dr @nathangray.bsky.social on a graphic op-ed out now @usatoday.com on how #PriorAuth can leave some patients literally dying in pain.
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
#ThreeGoodThings:
1οΈβ£ @mdanderson.bsky.social #Radonc holiday celebration πππ
2οΈβ£ Wake Up Dead Man; A Knives Out Mystery and Daniel Craig's floppy hairπ±
3οΈβ£ completing Christmas shopping β
1οΈβ£ @mdanderson.bsky.social #Radonc holiday celebration πππ
2οΈβ£ Wake Up Dead Man; A Knives Out Mystery and Daniel Craig's floppy hairπ±
3οΈβ£ completing Christmas shopping β
#ThreeGoodThings:
1οΈβ£ sleeping in on Saturdays is highly underrated π΄
2οΈβ£ Holiday craft fairs
3οΈβ£ we Christmas-ified Rattles our kitchen skeleton ππ
1οΈβ£ sleeping in on Saturdays is highly underrated π΄
2οΈβ£ Holiday craft fairs
3οΈβ£ we Christmas-ified Rattles our kitchen skeleton ππ
Don't mistake my concern. Giredestrant is an EXCITING new tx. I just want it to be ACTUALLY available/affordable for real people.
Cost is likely >$250k/yr for <3% absolute benefit. Some people will think it's worth it ...but others would rather have that πΈ to pay rent. #SABCS25
Cost is likely >$250k/yr for <3% absolute benefit. Some people will think it's worth it ...but others would rather have that πΈ to pay rent. #SABCS25
#Giredestrant oral SERD β‘οΈ incredible 30% benefit for those with early stage ER+ #breastcancer.
It's not on the market yet but other similar #bcsm π cost >$20k/mo vs generic AI $7.50 (on CPD w/o insurance). Let's see some affordable pricing please.π
#SABCS25 #financialToxicity
It's not on the market yet but other similar #bcsm π cost >$20k/mo vs generic AI $7.50 (on CPD w/o insurance). Let's see some affordable pricing please.π
#SABCS25 #financialToxicity
#ThreeGoodThings:
1οΈβ£ the Annual #AdoptAFamily @mdanderson.bsky.social wreath auction raises funds to directly support brighter holidays for our patients and their families is about to close β°
2οΈβ£ this LEGO wreath from the auction is just STUNNING π€©
3οΈβ£ I currently have the high bid π€
1οΈβ£ the Annual #AdoptAFamily @mdanderson.bsky.social wreath auction raises funds to directly support brighter holidays for our patients and their families is about to close β°
2οΈβ£ this LEGO wreath from the auction is just STUNNING π€©
3οΈβ£ I currently have the high bid π€
#ThreeGoodThings:
1οΈβ£ taking a #SoMe holiday before the actual holidays
2οΈβ£ the first lentil soup of the season
3οΈβ£ the art and precision of wrapping presents π
1οΈβ£ taking a #SoMe holiday before the actual holidays
2οΈβ£ the first lentil soup of the season
3οΈβ£ the art and precision of wrapping presents π
a cartoon character is reading a newspaper with a lamp in the background
ALT: a cartoon character is reading a newspaper with a lamp in the background
media.tenor.com
I'm not getting older. The text just keeps getting smaller. π§π€¨π€
I'm "taking pictures of something on my phone so that I can zoom in on it to read the ingredients" years old. πππ¦π΅π»ββοΈ
Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts
A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
www.npr.org
Getting the best "deal" shouldn't be top of mind when facing serious illness. High deductible plans β¬οΈdebt, β¬οΈaccess & β¬οΈsurvival.
"You're not going be able to actually [price shop] effectively, & certainly not within the time frame that you would need"
@npr.org @barnesjm.bsky.social
"You're not going be able to actually [price shop] effectively, & certainly not within the time frame that you would need"
@npr.org @barnesjm.bsky.social
Today's thrift store find (maneki neko) #weekendsInHouston
The Tyranny of Autonomy in Medical Decision-Making for Serious Illness
Advance Care Planning (ACP) evolved as an alternative paradigm to the legal transactional framework for advance directives (ADs) that emerged from the 1970s patientsβ rights and bioethics movement.1 T...
jamanetwork.com
ππ₯ "When patients & families have no option but to dial 911 in a moment of crisis because we, as a society, do not invest in robust home-based care, it is hardly surprising that care defaults to hospitalization"
Thoughtful @jamanetworkopen.com @jama.com #pallonc #hpm commentary:
Thoughtful @jamanetworkopen.com @jama.com #pallonc #hpm commentary:
a thank you card with watercolor hearts on a white background
ALT: a thank you card with watercolor hearts on a white background
media.tenor.com
π Overjoyed to have worked with beloved friends, colleagues, & multidisciplinary team members on #HCWvsHunger 2025. Collectively we raised >$1M and fed JUST SO MANY PEOPLE. The competition was fierce; I am incredibly grateful to be part of this community doing good in the world.
a cartoon duck is hanging upside down on a beach .
ALT: a cartoon duck is hanging upside down on a beach .
media.tenor.com
Ultimate #HCWvsHunger BlueSky flex πͺ ππͺππͺππͺππͺπ
#ThreeGoodThings:
1οΈβ£ 4/4 #radonc in my family donated this year to #HCWvsHunger for our #oncTwitter team
2οΈβ£ my πorder arrived just in time for our last day
3οΈβ£ honored to run #DiagnoseAndTreats with Drs @kemimdrad.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social @rovingatuscap.bsky.social
@01sth02.bsky.social π
1οΈβ£ 4/4 #radonc in my family donated this year to #HCWvsHunger for our #oncTwitter team
2οΈβ£ my πorder arrived just in time for our last day
3οΈβ£ honored to run #DiagnoseAndTreats with Drs @kemimdrad.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social @rovingatuscap.bsky.social
@01sth02.bsky.social π
Let's go!!! What other exciting #HCWvsHunger #DiagnoseAndTreats surprises are there??
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
hcwvshunger.org
β°It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN!! β°
#HCWvsHunger ends 12am ET tonight! Thanks to all who have donated to fight hunger!
We have a challenge grant for our #OncSky team #DiagnoseAndTreats that doubles your impact INCLUDING the match. π
hcwvshunger.org
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social would β€οΈ you to share
#HCWvsHunger ends 12am ET tonight! Thanks to all who have donated to fight hunger!
We have a challenge grant for our #OncSky team #DiagnoseAndTreats that doubles your impact INCLUDING the match. π
hcwvshunger.org
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social would β€οΈ you to share
"Perfect is the enemy of good." -- this is well known in medicine. Demanding perfect vaccine data is not practical.
"We have to make decisions in public health with the best data available to make recommendations and guidelines that are implementable and realistic and based in the best science"
"We have to make decisions in public health with the best data available to make recommendations and guidelines that are implementable and realistic and based in the best science"
a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland saying " thank you "
ALT: a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland saying " thank you "
media.tenor.com
Yes!!! π ππ hungry families appreciate your support