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Kolibri Libérée<p>Avez-vous des astuces pour désacraliser les <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> et autres <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patrons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patrons</span></a>?<br>Exemple : Un pote les compare à <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abraracourcix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abraracourcix</span></a> qui ne peut se déplacer sans ses porteurs et son bouclier, mais qui a tout le temps peur de tomber... <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autorit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autorité</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/d%C3%A9sacraliser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>désacraliser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mondedutravail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mondedutravail</span></a></p>
Useless trash.<p>Does anyone have recommendations for memory safe <a href="https://lgbt.io/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>password</span></a> <a href="https://lgbt.io/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> for <a href="https://lgbt.io/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> phones? I use a custom script and GPG on my laptop to display and edit my encrypted password file, but I'm pretty sure that won't migrate to my phone.</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>8 ways <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> can improve how they deliver in-person <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/feedback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feedback</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91304777/ways-managers-can-improve-how-they-deliver-in-person-feedback" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91304777/ways-</span><span class="invisible">managers-can-improve-how-they-deliver-in-person-feedback</span></a></p>
Die Forschende Hochschule Hof<p>🌍🤝 Congress shows international perspectives for the future of care:</p><p>The <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> of <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/nursing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nursing</span></a> is <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/international" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>international</span></a>, <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a>, and <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/skillsbased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skillsbased</span></a> – this was made impressively clear at the “Global Minds, Local Care” event at Hof University of Applied Sciences. 🏥💡</p><p>Over 170 nursing <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/professionals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>professionals</span></a>, <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a>, and representatives of <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/educationalInstitutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educationalInstitutions</span></a>, as well as <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> from <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a>, <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/CareFacilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CareFacilities</span></a>, and professional <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/associations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>associations</span></a>, came together 👩‍⚕️🌎🚀 Check out <a href="https://t1p.de/n4sqd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t1p.de/n4sqd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Igor Jagec<p>Every suggested post is just another gospel—preaching work ethics or the eternal leader vs. manager debate. I live near a Catholic church where I can get a better version, minus the corporate jargon. If this is AI’s best, I’m disappointed. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinkedIn</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WorkEthics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkEthics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gospels" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gospels</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Leadership" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Leadership</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Managers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Managers</a></p>
Igor Jagec :fedora:<p>Every suggested post is just another gospel—preaching work ethics or the eternal leader vs. manager debate.</p><p>I live near a Catholic church where I can get a better version, minus the corporate jargon.</p><p>If this is AI’s best, I’m disappointed.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinkedIn</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/WorkEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkEthics</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/CorporateLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateLife</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Managers</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Managers</span></a> Really '<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leaders</span></a>'? </p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shrink-mindset/202503/are-managers-really-leaders" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sh</span><span class="invisible">rink-mindset/202503/are-managers-really-leaders</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“We Are Duped Into Blaming Our Problems On Everyone Except Our Rulers”</p><p>by Caitlin Johnstone in Caitlin’s Newsletter on Substack </p><p>“Your abusers are not some far away nation your own government doesn’t like, nor are they some marginalized group your government doesn’t care about. Your abusers are your government itself, and all its allies and assets around the world”</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/caitlinjohnstone/p/we-are-duped-into-blaming-our-problems?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj</span><span class="invisible">ohnstone/p/we-are-duped-into-blaming-our-problems?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Manufacture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manufacture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consent</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Empire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empire</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Managers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Blame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blame</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSM</span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> Reveals Two <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a>-Changing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Discoveries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discoveries</span></a> : Medium</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Algorithms</span></a> Need <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Managers</span></a>, Too : HBR</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> is changing how we study <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bird</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> : Tech Review</p><p>Check our latest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeLinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeLinks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/resources/</span><span class="invisible">bookmarks</span></a></p>
Santi Garcia<p>As <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> steps into managerial roles, do we judge it differently based on gender? A study using RCTs finds that AI <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> —like human ones—face <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GenderBiases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderBiases</span></a>. Female AI managers, in particular, encounter greater skepticism when denying rewards.<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FutureOfWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureOfWork</span></a><br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17730" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2502.17730</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Gilgwath<p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> : "We want you to work as efficiently as possible"<br>Also corp manager: "we'll also flood you with <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a>. Also filter rules are disabled for security reasons. Also, we make you jump to 7 flaming hoops every time you want to use a tool you already are proficient with. You also have to use <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/sap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sap</span></a> and <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/sharepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sharepoint</span></a> , our efficiency chapions."</p><p>Which one is it? I can either work the way you want me to, or I can work efficiently. The two overlap only a tiny bit.</p>
Jacob Something<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/RepresentativeDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepresentativeDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leaders</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Managers</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Presidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presidents</span></a></p><p>When it comes to rising to positions of power, our society favours psychopaths.</p><p>That is a problem.</p>
I wonder...<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Linknation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Linknation</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@kevinrns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kevinrns</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@pschanen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pschanen</span></a></span> </p><p>Don't be that <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/asshole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asshole</span></a>. </p><p>You understand your <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a>. This makes you a member of a <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/minority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minority</span></a>. Unless you are going to <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/volunteer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volunteer</span></a> to be someone's <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/techSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techSupport</span></a>, do not tell them to do things with their <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> that they do not understand. </p><p>My opinion is informed by the thirty or so years I've had <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> on my personal boxen. I help <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boomers</span></a> run blogs. These are not stupid people, but they struggle with <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/password" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>password</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a>. There no way they can operate a Linux system without a fucktonne of support.</p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Managers</span></a> at <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Suffolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suffolk</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FireAndRescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireAndRescue</span></a> service were roasted by His Majesty's <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Inspectorate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inspectorate</span></a> for poor decisions and creating a toxic working environment and low morale (they also fired their in house IT staff, causing extra costs in recruiting contractors, and may struggle to build the separate control room (they are splitting from sharing the control room with Cambridge, which causes confusion on 999/112 calls due to widely duplicated street names) <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/EmergencyServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyServices</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e4jxl40x0o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e4jx</span><span class="invisible">l40x0o</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>A Cool <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Guide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guide</span></a>: The <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> of Simple <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a> - made by the <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a>. Could be <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/useful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>useful</span></a> for <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> and <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> who are sick of the <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bullshit</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>As Louise Murphy (Resolution Foundation) points out:</p><p>'When we asked what young people would change about the world of work, they didn’t ask for big, flashy reforms. They wanted to have more human, understanding managers'!</p><p>Its a sad indictment (but no surprise) that young people entering work find managers are not friendly or supportive people... I've said for years many of the UK's workforce problems are linked to rubbish managers &amp; this is what the young find out!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> <br>h/t FT</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>How <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> can support <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/teammembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teammembers</span></a> when they’re going through a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/difficulttime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>difficulttime</span></a></p><p>Sometimes, making them feel heard is more important than offering them a solution</p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91242812/how-managers-can-support-team-members-when-theyre-going-through-a-difficult-time" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91242812/how-m</span><span class="invisible">anagers-can-support-team-members-when-theyre-going-through-a-difficult-time</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>“Before we are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scholarly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholarly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publishers</span></a>—or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a>, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a>, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colleagues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colleagues</span></a>—we are humans. More and more workplaces are embracing this basic truth in an effort to build <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/productive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>productive</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fulfilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fulfilling</span></a> work environments. …” <a href="https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/12/16/mental-health-awareness-mondays-an-introduction-to-psychological-safety/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/20</span><span class="invisible">24/12/16/mental-health-awareness-mondays-an-introduction-to-psychological-safety/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Health insurance companies are notorious for exploiting prior authorization schemes to avoid paying for care and have denied claims at alarming rates in recent years.</p><p>However, corporate consolidation of industry “middlemen” that experts say are partially to blame for the prescription drug affordability crisis has received less scrutiny from the general public, <br>despite efforts by lawmakers and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to shine light on the notoriously opaque and confusing corporate bureaucracy that determines the cost of medicine.</p><p>We often hear about Big Pharma selling drugs at high prices <br>and insurance companies dragging their feet when it comes time to pay the bill, <br>but the prices patients pay out of pocket for pharmaceuticals is largely shaped by the connective tissue between insurers and drug manufacturers: <a href="https://c.im/tags/pharmacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/benefit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefit</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a>, or PBMs. </p><p>PBMs have been around for decades, but the largest PBMs have merged with major insurance companies to form conglomerates, <br>including UnitedHealth Group’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/OptumRx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OptumRx</span></a>.</p><p>In theory, PBMs negotiate discounts and rebates paid by drug makers that are passed onto insurance companies and their patients, <br>but the lack of transparency in that process has long frustrated lawmakers and regulators attempting to contain the skyrocketing cost of medicine.</p><p>The PBMs say their secret negotiations with drug companies make prescriptions more affordable for consumers, <br>but this system has not shown to protect patients from sticker shock at the pharmacy counter.</p><p>Nearly 30 percent of Americans say they haven’t taken prescribed medication due to cost, <br>and an estimated 1.1 million Medicare patients alone could die over the next decade because they cannot afford the drugs prescribed by their doctors, <br>according to the American Hospital Association. </p><p>The FTC reports that in 2023, the U.S. spent more than $722 billion on prescription drugs, <br>💥nearly as much as the rest of the world combined.</p><p>Clearly the system is not working for patients or public health, <br>and policy makers in both parties have increasingly focused on the PBMs <br>and their recent mergers with major insurance companies. </p><p>According to a two-year FTC investigation on health care conglomerates released in July, <br>PBMs are “powerful middlemen inflating drug costs and squeezing Main Street pharmacies.”</p><p>“We’ve heard accounts of how the business practices of PBMs may deprive patients of access to the most affordable medicines <br>and how doctors find themselves having to subordinate their independent medical judgment to PBMs’ decision-making at the expense of patient health,” <br>FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement at the time.<br><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-denied-claims-insurance-firms-are-hiring-middlemen-to-deny-meds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/its-not-</span><span class="invisible">just-denied-claims-insurance-firms-are-hiring-middlemen-to-deny-meds/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>This <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PremierLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PremierLeague</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/player" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>player</span></a> says his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/team" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>team</span></a> would <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/welcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welcome</span></a> a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/footballer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>footballer</span></a> ‘with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/openarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openarms</span></a>’</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LewisCook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LewisCook</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> is clear, but there have been noticeably fewer PL players and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/managers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>managers</span></a> talking about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RainbowLaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RainbowLaces</span></a> this year. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a> Soccer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.outsports.com/2024/12/6/24104797/lewis-cook-bournemouth-premier-league-rainbow-laces-gay-lgbtq-teammate-footballer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">outsports.com/2024/12/6/241047</span><span class="invisible">97/lewis-cook-bournemouth-premier-league-rainbow-laces-gay-lgbtq-teammate-footballer/</span></a></p>