[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @drelisabethpotter Dr. Elisabeth Potter Dr. Elisabeth Potter posts on TikTok about insurance, breast cancer, give me, his name the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::7189781526509470766/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX -XX% - X Month XXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXXXXX +72% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX +4,032% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/tiktok::7189781526509470766/posts_active)  - X Week XX -XXXX% - X Month XX +19% - X Months XX +133% - X Year XX +1,167% ### Followers: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::7189781526509470766/followers)  - X Week XXXXXXX +0.38% - X Month XXXXXXX +7.10% - X Months XXXXXXX +347% - X Year XXXXXXX +8,463% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::7189781526509470766/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/tiktok::7189781526509470766/influence) --- **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) #5555 [countries](/list/countries) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [insurance](/topic/insurance) #91, [breast cancer](/topic/breast-cancer) #20, [give me](/topic/give-me) 3.57%, [his name](/topic/his-name) 3.57%, [all the](/topic/all-the) 3.57%, [the only](/topic/the-only) 3.57%, [approved](/topic/approved) 3.57%, [colors](/topic/colors) 3.57%, [made me](/topic/made-me) 3.57%, [state of](/topic/state-of) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@wearfigs](/creator/undefined) [@redbudsurgerycenter](/creator/undefined) [@dr.bortny](/creator/undefined) [@offshiftmedia](/creator/undefined) [@ilya.chern.md](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/tiktok::7189781526509470766/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "There is no algorithm that can replace the instincts of an experienced physician when faced with a patient in need. When the doctor who saw this patient in the Emergency Room examined her spoke with her and decided to admit her I know that he did so because he knew best how to keep her safe. I am grateful. I am disturbed that her insurance company questioned that judgement and presumes to know better than the doctor in front of her. The following statement in the denial letter says so much about the current state of healthcare: When a doctor or facility treats a patient above the recommended" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7481689985540787498) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-03-14T15:39Z 390K followers, 538.6K engagements "I stepped out of a new patients consult to have this peer to peer call at the only time offered to me. You may remember an insurance company recently insisting that theyd never interrupt patient care for insurance matters. Reality Checkit happens all the time. The doctor I spoke with was a general surgeon who had never performed breast reconstruction. He declined to give me his name citing concerns for his personal safety. He was polite but ultimately told me that United considers nerve sparing mastectomies experimental. He would not provide a written rationale or references for the studies" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7491039428274769198) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-04-08T20:19Z 390K followers, 2.4M engagements "Im sharing an actual recent peer-to-peer call that shows what physicians and patients face when trying to get a surgery approved. This call felt as absurd as it sounds. The peer-to-peer call was to advocate for surgery to prevent and treat lymphedema for a patient with breast cancer. Her risk is high and we can perform a surgery to lower it. The doctors from the insurance company on the call were an ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in oculoplastic surgery and a plastic surgeon who currently has a cosmetic practice. Neither doctor has ever performed lymph venous bypassthe surgery I was" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7525884351356144909) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-07-11T17:55Z 390K followers, 13.2M engagements "For years so many of us in healthcare have quietly worked behind the scenes blending into a sea of blue scrubs and always putting patients first. Ive worn black Figs for years because I think theyre the best scrubs. But recently as a @wearFIGS ambassador Ive started wearing new colors and its been interesting to see how people respond. They notice me differently. It made me think maybe its time we start noticing healthcare workers differently too. Not just as the people who show up every day but as individuals. The nurses respiratory therapists and techs who make the system work. So today Im" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7560732293321461005) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-10-13T15:43Z 390K followers, 7941 engagements "Did you know that insurance companies can apply for waivers to sell plans that dont meet the standards of network adequacy Its happening here in Texas and across the country. I recently received notification that an insurance company told the state of Texas that they couldnt find an ambulatory surgery center willing to be in network with them in Austin. They lied. My surgery center wants to be in network with them and they know that. They used that lie to justify getting a waiver to sell incomplete coverage to Texans. This isnt just a policy issueits hurting real patients like the woman who" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7515538600755301675) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-06-13T20:48Z 390K followers, 221.7K engagements "Nine minutes on hold and still no answersUnited Healthcare are you serious I recently shared a video explaining how during a DIEP surgery I had to scrub out mid-procedure to address a call from United Healthcare demanding justification for my patients diagnosis and inpatient staydespite the surgery being pre-approved. To make matters worse the representative lacked access to the patients full medical information causing unnecessary disruption. After posting the video United Healthcare actually left a message at my office with a callback number. As a doctor its almost impossible to get through" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7458403013619748142) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-01-10T21:33Z 390K followers, 833.3K engagements "UnitedHealthcare Update: It Just Got Worse On January 7th 2025 I shared a video after I was asked to call UnitedHealthcare from the operating room to answer administrative questions about the patient who was having surgery to treat breast cancer. Despite my efforts they denied her stay. UnitedHealthcare didnt stop at calling me during surgery. Now theyve sent me a legal threatand even worse They ended up denying my cancer patients hospital stay. Exactly what I was afraid would happen. Staying overnight after major surgery isnt optionalits medically necessary. But UnitedHealthcare decided they" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7466975435402825003) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-02-02T23:58Z 390K followers, 634.2K engagements "We need to have a hard conversation about the future of healthcare in America. Insurance companies are reporting profits are down which means theyre about to ask us to pay more for a product that already isnt meeting our needs. More denials. More control over our care. Less access to the doctors we trust. Is that really where we want to keep sending our money For many people there are other options like pairing a lower-cost catastrophic plan (for major illness or trauma) with self-pay or direct care for routine needs like mammograms lab work colonoscopies and checkups. In many cases paying" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7538556564622314766) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-08-14T21:29Z 390K followers, 893.1K engagements "Its 2025 and navigating insurance has somehow gotten even more out of control I just performed two bilateral DIEP flap surgeries and two bilateral tissue expander surgeries. During one of the DIEP cases I was interrupted by a call from United Healthcarewhile the patient was already asleep on the operating table. They demanded information about her diagnosis and inpatient stay justification. I had to scrub out mid-surgery to call United only to find that the person on the line didnt even have access to the patients full medical information despite the procedure already being pre-approved. Its" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7457293170678762798) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-01-07T21:46Z 390K followers, 7.1M engagements "I got a call from insurance asking me to justify why my patientwho had a bilateral mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstructionneeded to stay in the hospital for two days. For context: ✅ She had bilateral mastectomies. ✅ She had complex microsurgery (DIEP flaps). ✅ She required continuous blood-flow monitoring with specialized ViOptix. ✅ Written approval from UnitedHealthcare dated July XX. And yet AFTER surgery during clinic I was told I had to do a same-day peer-to-peer. I did not request this call. I was exhausted after seeing XX patients in two days and heading to the hospital to care for the" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7545606078306831671) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-09-02T21:25Z 390K followers, 1.7M engagements "The timing of your diagnosis shouldnt decide your breast reconstruction but for too many patients it does. I just saw a patient who had a mastectomy a few weeks ago and a tissue expander placed. Shes self-employed and already met her $10000 deductible this year. That means any surgery she does before December will be covered but if her next procedure happens after January 1st shell have to pay another $10000 out-of-pocket when her deductible resets. Because of that she told me she cant afford to wait and properly stretch her skin for the best reconstructive result. Instead she wants to finish" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7559686757860642062) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-10-10T20:06Z 390K followers, 47.1K engagements "Thanks to your support weve been able to keep the doors open at Redbud and continue providing breast reconstruction care to women across Central Texas. Weve made real progress contracting with several insurance companies (not United) and that means more patients can continue to access care outside of corporate medicine. Ive also officially launched a nonprofit to help bridge the gaps in our healthcare system and fund the free surgeries Ive been quietly doing for years. The nonprofit can help patients but it cant keep the practice open. I still need to raise an additional $XXX million to" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7559966350559431991) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-10-11T14:10Z 390K followers, 25.9K engagements "Thank you to everyone who has donated to our GoFundMe. Because of you today was possible. One of the great breast surgeons here in town came over to @redbudsurgerycenter to do a mastectomy and we did an immediate DIEP flap reconstruction. This is exactly what we built Redbud Surgery Center for. And its what your generosity encouragement and belief in this vision have made possible. This year has been rough but also amazing because in the hardest times the biggest things happen. We didnt quit. And today we got to give a patient the kind of care she truly deserves. Her surgery was just three" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7561947251619269902) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-10-16T22:17Z 390K followers, 7606 engagements "As a surgeon one of the biggest reasons Im so passionate about building different kinds of medical practices is because patients feel it when the people caring for them arent happy. You can sense when your care team is overworked disconnected or just trying to survive the systemand it doesnt feel good for anyone. So many doctors and nurses got into this work to help people and somewhere along the way that essence has been taken away. Thats something I want to change. When a patient walks into my office with a new cancer diagnosis theyre scared and they trust me to get them through it. At my" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@drelisabethpotter/video/7563060156955675917) [@drelisabethpotter](/creator/tiktok/drelisabethpotter) 2025-10-19T22:16Z 390K followers, 2037 engagements
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@drelisabethpotter Dr. Elisabeth Potter
Dr. Elisabeth Potter posts on TikTok about insurance, breast cancer, give me, his name the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXXX -XX%
- X Month XXXXXXXXX -XX%
- X Months XXXXXXXXXX +72%
- X Year XXXXXXXXXX +4,032%
Mentions: XX #
- X Week XX -XXXX%
- X Month XX +19%
- X Months XX +133%
- X Year XX +1,167%
Followers: XXXXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXXX +0.38%
- X Month XXXXXXX +7.10%
- X Months XXXXXXX +347%
- X Year XXXXXXX +8,463%
CreatorRank: XXXXXXX #
Social Influence #
Social category influence finance #5555 countries XXXX%
Social topic influence insurance #91, breast cancer #20, give me 3.57%, his name 3.57%, all the 3.57%, the only 3.57%, approved 3.57%, colors 3.57%, made me 3.57%, state of XXXX%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @wearfigs @redbudsurgerycenter @dr.bortny @offshiftmedia @ilya.chern.md
Top Social Posts #
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"There is no algorithm that can replace the instincts of an experienced physician when faced with a patient in need. When the doctor who saw this patient in the Emergency Room examined her spoke with her and decided to admit her I know that he did so because he knew best how to keep her safe. I am grateful. I am disturbed that her insurance company questioned that judgement and presumes to know better than the doctor in front of her. The following statement in the denial letter says so much about the current state of healthcare: When a doctor or facility treats a patient above the recommended"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-03-14T15:39Z 390K followers, 538.6K engagements
"I stepped out of a new patients consult to have this peer to peer call at the only time offered to me. You may remember an insurance company recently insisting that theyd never interrupt patient care for insurance matters. Reality Checkit happens all the time. The doctor I spoke with was a general surgeon who had never performed breast reconstruction. He declined to give me his name citing concerns for his personal safety. He was polite but ultimately told me that United considers nerve sparing mastectomies experimental. He would not provide a written rationale or references for the studies"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-04-08T20:19Z 390K followers, 2.4M engagements
"Im sharing an actual recent peer-to-peer call that shows what physicians and patients face when trying to get a surgery approved. This call felt as absurd as it sounds. The peer-to-peer call was to advocate for surgery to prevent and treat lymphedema for a patient with breast cancer. Her risk is high and we can perform a surgery to lower it. The doctors from the insurance company on the call were an ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in oculoplastic surgery and a plastic surgeon who currently has a cosmetic practice. Neither doctor has ever performed lymph venous bypassthe surgery I was"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-07-11T17:55Z 390K followers, 13.2M engagements
"For years so many of us in healthcare have quietly worked behind the scenes blending into a sea of blue scrubs and always putting patients first. Ive worn black Figs for years because I think theyre the best scrubs. But recently as a @wearFIGS ambassador Ive started wearing new colors and its been interesting to see how people respond. They notice me differently. It made me think maybe its time we start noticing healthcare workers differently too. Not just as the people who show up every day but as individuals. The nurses respiratory therapists and techs who make the system work. So today Im"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-10-13T15:43Z 390K followers, 7941 engagements
"Did you know that insurance companies can apply for waivers to sell plans that dont meet the standards of network adequacy Its happening here in Texas and across the country. I recently received notification that an insurance company told the state of Texas that they couldnt find an ambulatory surgery center willing to be in network with them in Austin. They lied. My surgery center wants to be in network with them and they know that. They used that lie to justify getting a waiver to sell incomplete coverage to Texans. This isnt just a policy issueits hurting real patients like the woman who"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-06-13T20:48Z 390K followers, 221.7K engagements
"Nine minutes on hold and still no answersUnited Healthcare are you serious I recently shared a video explaining how during a DIEP surgery I had to scrub out mid-procedure to address a call from United Healthcare demanding justification for my patients diagnosis and inpatient staydespite the surgery being pre-approved. To make matters worse the representative lacked access to the patients full medical information causing unnecessary disruption. After posting the video United Healthcare actually left a message at my office with a callback number. As a doctor its almost impossible to get through"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-01-10T21:33Z 390K followers, 833.3K engagements
"UnitedHealthcare Update: It Just Got Worse On January 7th 2025 I shared a video after I was asked to call UnitedHealthcare from the operating room to answer administrative questions about the patient who was having surgery to treat breast cancer. Despite my efforts they denied her stay. UnitedHealthcare didnt stop at calling me during surgery. Now theyve sent me a legal threatand even worse They ended up denying my cancer patients hospital stay. Exactly what I was afraid would happen. Staying overnight after major surgery isnt optionalits medically necessary. But UnitedHealthcare decided they"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-02-02T23:58Z 390K followers, 634.2K engagements
"We need to have a hard conversation about the future of healthcare in America. Insurance companies are reporting profits are down which means theyre about to ask us to pay more for a product that already isnt meeting our needs. More denials. More control over our care. Less access to the doctors we trust. Is that really where we want to keep sending our money For many people there are other options like pairing a lower-cost catastrophic plan (for major illness or trauma) with self-pay or direct care for routine needs like mammograms lab work colonoscopies and checkups. In many cases paying"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-08-14T21:29Z 390K followers, 893.1K engagements
"Its 2025 and navigating insurance has somehow gotten even more out of control I just performed two bilateral DIEP flap surgeries and two bilateral tissue expander surgeries. During one of the DIEP cases I was interrupted by a call from United Healthcarewhile the patient was already asleep on the operating table. They demanded information about her diagnosis and inpatient stay justification. I had to scrub out mid-surgery to call United only to find that the person on the line didnt even have access to the patients full medical information despite the procedure already being pre-approved. Its"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-01-07T21:46Z 390K followers, 7.1M engagements
"I got a call from insurance asking me to justify why my patientwho had a bilateral mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstructionneeded to stay in the hospital for two days. For context: ✅ She had bilateral mastectomies. ✅ She had complex microsurgery (DIEP flaps). ✅ She required continuous blood-flow monitoring with specialized ViOptix. ✅ Written approval from UnitedHealthcare dated July XX. And yet AFTER surgery during clinic I was told I had to do a same-day peer-to-peer. I did not request this call. I was exhausted after seeing XX patients in two days and heading to the hospital to care for the"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-09-02T21:25Z 390K followers, 1.7M engagements
"The timing of your diagnosis shouldnt decide your breast reconstruction but for too many patients it does. I just saw a patient who had a mastectomy a few weeks ago and a tissue expander placed. Shes self-employed and already met her $10000 deductible this year. That means any surgery she does before December will be covered but if her next procedure happens after January 1st shell have to pay another $10000 out-of-pocket when her deductible resets. Because of that she told me she cant afford to wait and properly stretch her skin for the best reconstructive result. Instead she wants to finish"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-10-10T20:06Z 390K followers, 47.1K engagements
"Thanks to your support weve been able to keep the doors open at Redbud and continue providing breast reconstruction care to women across Central Texas. Weve made real progress contracting with several insurance companies (not United) and that means more patients can continue to access care outside of corporate medicine. Ive also officially launched a nonprofit to help bridge the gaps in our healthcare system and fund the free surgeries Ive been quietly doing for years. The nonprofit can help patients but it cant keep the practice open. I still need to raise an additional $XXX million to"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-10-11T14:10Z 390K followers, 25.9K engagements
"Thank you to everyone who has donated to our GoFundMe. Because of you today was possible. One of the great breast surgeons here in town came over to @redbudsurgerycenter to do a mastectomy and we did an immediate DIEP flap reconstruction. This is exactly what we built Redbud Surgery Center for. And its what your generosity encouragement and belief in this vision have made possible. This year has been rough but also amazing because in the hardest times the biggest things happen. We didnt quit. And today we got to give a patient the kind of care she truly deserves. Her surgery was just three"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-10-16T22:17Z 390K followers, 7606 engagements
"As a surgeon one of the biggest reasons Im so passionate about building different kinds of medical practices is because patients feel it when the people caring for them arent happy. You can sense when your care team is overworked disconnected or just trying to survive the systemand it doesnt feel good for anyone. So many doctors and nurses got into this work to help people and somewhere along the way that essence has been taken away. Thats something I want to change. When a patient walks into my office with a new cancer diagnosis theyre scared and they trust me to get them through it. At my"
TikTok Link @drelisabethpotter 2025-10-19T22:16Z 390K followers, 2037 engagements