🔥Announcement🔥 I’m co-host on a new Podcast, Paging America, where Miles Baker and I explore the power, profit and politics shaping American healthcare and what you can do about it. Check us out wherever you listen. open.spotify.com/episode/6dFH...

🔥Announcement🔥 I’m co-host on a new Podcast, Paging America, where Miles Baker and I explore the power, profit and politics shaping American healthcare and what you can do about it. Check us out wherever you listen. open.spotify.com/episode/6dFH...

It’s an everyday battle to combat misinformation – but we do it because the health of America depends on it. Proud to fight for access to health care + trust and accurate public health info from our govt officials w/ @protecthealthcare.medsky.social and @drrobdavidson.bsky.social

As an ER doctor, I treat people when other systems fail. Now, we're watching those systems get dismantled on purpose: 20,000 jobs slashed at HHS. Vaccine and prevention programs gutted. And Congressional Republicans voting to cut Medicaid to fund billionaire tax breaks. 1/10

As an ER doctor, I treat people when other systems fail. Now, we're watching those systems get dismantled on purpose: 20,000 jobs slashed at HHS. Vaccine and prevention programs gutted. And Congressional Republicans voting to cut Medicaid to fund billionaire tax breaks. 1/10

Slashing 20,000 HHS jobs is reckless. Pairing that with Medicaid cuts? That’s not reform—it’s sabotage. You don’t “fix” healthcare by gutting its core. People will suffer. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

@drrobdavidson.bsky.social thehill.com/policy/healt...

I was honored to be a guest Tuesday night of my congressman @repsuhas.bsky.social . The fact that he heard my voice and gave me the opportunity to share my family's story says so much about him as a representative.

“NIH research has contributed to over 90% of all the drugs treat disease. You start cutting back on that, we're talking about people dying of cancer, diabetes treatment, Alzheimer's treatment." - @DrRobDavidson.bsky.social bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

[We opposed him] “because his life of anti-vaccine advocacy, vaccine skepticism, bizarre health claims during Covid, bizarre claims about HIV, about antidepressants causing school shootings. The list goes on and on.”- @DrRobDavidson.bsky.social bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

“It's bad enough that he fueled the anti-vaccine conspiracies, and he profited so greatly from that. But now he gets the megaphone of HHS, gets the megaphone of the Federal Government to spread this level of disinformation.”- @DrRobDavidson.bsky.social bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

“It's highly concerning that he wants to re-investigate Mifepristone, a drug safer than aspirin, safer than Viagra. This could result in restrictions on this drug that has afforded the right of bodily autonomy to so many women.”- @DrRobDavidson.bsky.social bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

“This administration, but certainly with RFK and HHS, they don't seem to really know what they're doing. And when it comes to something like healthcare, that's pretty terrifying"- @DrRobDavidson.bsky.social bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

“During the confirmation hearings when questioned about Medicare, Medicaid, he didn't understand how they worked. He could get rolled by Trump who wants tax cuts for billionaires. They see this as a pot of money where they can do that.”- @DrRobDavidson.bsky.social bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

[RE: Medicaid cuts] “I work in a very Red area of Michigan that voted for Trump about 70%. These are people I've cared for. They would be horribly damaged. Addiction recovery, mental health services, all of that would just be devastated.”- @DrRobDavidson.bsky.social bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

These assholes voted tonight to cut funding for 2/3 of seniors in nursing homes. They voted to cut funding for 1/2 of the births in the US. They voted to shut down rural hospitals like the one I’ve worked at for 23 years. All for Trillions in tax cuts for billionaires. Unconscionable.

I refuse to be dejected and despondent. We are so much better than those in charge. I have relentless faith in the power of the people. And we at the Committee to Protect Health Care are 40,000 strong; doctors who will not give up on our patients’ need for accessible and affordable healthcare.

About 85% of my cancer patients rely on Medicaid to cover their treatment. Without it, they wouldn’t be able to afford any care. Same with 95% of my sickle cell patients. Medicaid is a necessary service

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US. The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed. This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

When they tried to cut #Medicaid in Trump's first term, I had an encounter with then VP @Mike_Pence in early 2020 explaining why it is such a critical program for my patients and the community that I serve. 2/13

As an ER doc in a rural community for nearly 25 years, Trump’s admission that he is going back on his promise to “not cut Medicaid” is alarming. Here’s why we cannot let it blend into the “noise” of all of his actions. And a bit on what we can do about it. 1/13

As an ER doc in a rural community for nearly 25 years, Trump’s admission that he is going back on his promise to “not cut Medicaid” is alarming. Here’s why we cannot let it blend into the “noise” of all of his actions. And a bit on what we can do about it. 1/13

He’s just a dangerous individual when it comes to public health. It’s dangerous to have a guy who’s led [the vaccine skepticism] movement being the head of this agency, the mouthpiece of the U.S. government when it comes to public health. time.com/7222309/rfk-...

And let’s be clear: @drrobdavidson.bsky.social and @protecthealthcare.medsky.social will not back down from the attacks Trump and RFK Jr. launch against proven and safe science in the medical field.

Listen to a good Republican from the Deep South, Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, when it comes to the confirmation of RFK Jr to head up all of our health care-related agencies.

Rachel Maddow sums up the story of how RFK Jr. is seen as largely responsible for an explosion of measles cases on the island of Samoa after he spread anti-vaccination claims. youtu.be/7kKa4R-kHz4?...

So now we hear from RFK Jr. that his kids are vaccinated, but he has made millions spreading disinformation, and even accosting mothers on hiking trails, trying to convince others not to vaccinate their kids. Disqualified for Sec of HHS.

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

Doctors who truly care about the health and well being of their patients and their communities are against RFK as Sec of HHS. The AMA should take a stand against his confirmation. We at @protecthealthcare.bsky.social, with >15k docs nationwide are doing so. www.npr.org/2025/01/26/n...

@drrobdavidson.bsky.social #medsky

Getting close to deactivating my Twitter account. Just such a cesspool. Not sure there any value to posting anything over there anymore? Anybody have thought who has or hasn’t left permanently?

"There is not a vaccine that Kennedy thinks is safe or effective," says @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social.

People voted for this. Doctors will fight like hell so that his “concepts” don’t kill our patients like his mishandling of COVID did. @ctphealthcare.bsky.social

We tried. Apparently more people were into deporting millions and the price of eggs than the price of Rx drugs, pre-existing condition coverage, and reproductive rights.

Woke AF Daily Podcast w/ Danielle( @daniellemoodie.bsky.social )Moodie "Clawing Our Way Back" Dr. Rob( @drrobdavidson.bsky.social )Davidson www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

Thankful for Matt Eberflus and Caleb Williams. 11-1. #OnePride

To my clinician followers: Do you share personal stories with patients as they relate to their medical condition? With women experiencing miscarriages, I share my wife’s experience and my experience having 4 miscarriages among 3 healthy kids. Feels like it helps make a connection. But never sure.

A reminder that nearly 5 years ago Trump 1.0 announced a Medicaid block grant scheme to cut Medicaid funding to states and deny healthcare to millions. I ran into the VP Pence and let him know how that would hurt my patients. Get ready to defend Medicaid in 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRH...

A reminder that nearly 5 years ago Trump 1.0 announced a Medicaid block grant scheme to cut Medicaid funding to states and deny healthcare to millions. I ran into the VP Pence and let him know how that would hurt my patients. Get ready to defend Medicaid in 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRH...

Doctors: Sign our letter to oppose RFK Jr's nomination here: committeetoprotect.org/stop-rfk-jr/

Doctors across the US are signing our letter urging the Senate to reject Donald Trump's appointee, RFK Jr, to lead HHS. A "leader" who spreads vaccine disinformation poses a direct threat to public health. Hear our Exec. Director, @drrobdavidson.bsky.social, share just some of his concerns:

100% Dr. Rob's logical points. He made some good points before to Pence on medicaid "improvements" Cutting medicaid results in LESS funding & LESS care. This isn't "oversimplifying". But Dr. Oz will surely explain plans to "help" sick people with "improvements"....shudder. youtu.be/LfRHVA4PjHg?...

Dr. Oz is invested in companies that sell Medicare Advantage plans which scam seniors and take our tax money from Medicare. When seniors get sick, they don't cover a damn thing. He CANNOT be in charge of CMS which runs #Medicare nymag.com/intelligence...

A petition to oppose RFK Jr. appointment has been put together by The Committee to Protect Heakth Care and @drrobdavidson.bsky.social. See below 👇🏽👇🏽

Joining the cool kids over here on Bluesky! Bear with us as we figure this out! #medsky

Reminder that Trump is solely responsible for hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths. If he gets RFK, Jr. as the head of HHS, there will be more bodies.

I joined Frederick’s Whitfield to discuss the clear danger of RFK, Jr. as Secretary of HHS. m.youtube.com/watch?v=svW5...