Dr. Elisabeth Potter, MD

10/16/2026

A Texas teacher with breast cancer is scheduled for mastectomies and reconstruction on Tuesday.

Her surgeons are ready. We know where we believe she can receive the safest and most appropriate care. But we’re still waiting on insurance approval.

And this is exactly why I keep speaking up about what’s happening in healthcare.

Patients should not have to navigate these obstacles while facing cancer. And doctors should be able to spend their time caring for patients instead of fighting to get that care approved.

I’ve spent two years trying to get in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield. We’re working to build a model at Redbud Surgery Center that lowers costs, improves outcomes, and puts patients first.

I would love for James Talarico to come see what we’re doing here in his own backyard and have a conversation about what’s possible.

Because these aren’t just conversations about healthcare policy. They’re about real people who need care.

And for one Texas teacher, that care is scheduled for Tuesday.

James, we’d love to have you come visit Redbud and see for yourself. What do you say?

10/16/2026

I refuse to stay quiet while insurance companies make decisions that drive up costs, compromise quality, and take medical decisions out of the hands of patients and their doctors.

10/15/2026

A patient had a special request before heading back for mastectomies and reconstruction at Redbud Surgery Center!

I absolutely love her energy and the fact that she wanted to share her story with everyone.

I spend most of my life doing the work that I love. When you don’t see me, I’m with patients and working behind the scenes advocating for all of us.

These moments, these relationships, and the trust my patients and you place in me are what make this work so special. It’s why I do everything I do.

I loved having those world collide today, and we both wanted to share this moment of hope and determination with you💪🏻

10/10/2026

Some of the most important conversations I’m having about the future of healthcare aren’t happening on a stage or in front of a camera.

They’re happening in small rooms with physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, surgical techs, and other healthcare professionals who care deeply about the people they serve.

I know how frustrating it can be to work within a system that often makes it harder to do the very thing we entered healthcare to do, care for people.

But the system doesn’t get to take away the reason we started.

We have to keep reminding each other why we do this work, what we’re working toward, and why it’s worth showing up every day.

To my fellow healthcare professionals, keep your spark alive. We need you.

And I want to hear from you. What conversations do you think we need to be having in healthcare right now? What questions aren’t being asked? And where should I go next to keep these conversations going?

Let me know in the comments. I’m listening 🩵

10/05/2026

I never expected speaking up about the problems I was seeing in healthcare to reach millions of people.

But it did because this isn’t just my story.

I’m , a board certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast reconstruction. I started sharing what I was seeing behind the scenes in healthcare because I believe patients deserve to understand the system they’re being asked to navigate.

Doctors across the country are being asked to spend more time navigating insurance companies and less time caring for patients. Patients are being caught in the middle of decisions about their own care.

I went to Capitol Hill because I believe we can do better.

Patients deserve transparency. Doctors deserve to be able to advocate for their patients. And healthcare decisions should be centered around the people receiving care.

I’ll keep speaking up until they are.

If you want an honest look at what’s happening behind the scenes in healthcare, from the perspective of a doctor working inside the system, follow along. There’s a lot more we need to talk about.

Thank you Courier Texas and FIGS for helping bring this conversation to more people.

10/05/2026

I’m extremely picky about what I wear, especially when I’m spending hours on my feet operating, moving between the OR and clinic, or fitting in a workout at the end of the day.

My requirements are pretty simple: it needs to be comfortable, functional, hold up to real life, and feel good on my body.

These are the pieces I reach for over and over again:

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Sieve Non-Wire Bra
Sieve+ Non-Wire Bra
Stealth Bra
Base Boy Short

FIGS
Isabel Wide Leg High Rise Scrub Pant
Catarina Scrub Top
Sydney Scrub Vest
ContourKnit Cropped Scrub Jacket
Salta Underscrub

LNDR
Aero Dynamic Sports Bra
Obsession 8 Bike Short
Chisel 8 Legging

I’m very particular, and when I find something I genuinely love, I stick with it and want to share it with the people I love.

I’m a proud FIGS ambassador, and these are genuinely the pieces I wear and love. The other recommendations here are not sponsored.

10/04/2026

10/02/2026

The bill that would give us upfront health care prices in clear dollars-and-cents terms was about to pass the Senate unanimously last week until 1 vote blocked it. There’s still time left for Congress to adopt the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act before next year when health insurance costs are set to go up tremendously.

Right now, the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act has the potential to bring meaningful transparency to healthcare by giving patients access to itemized estimates before care and itemized bills afterward.

Because you should be able to see what you’re being charged, compare it to what you were told, and ask questions when the numbers don’t add up.

We talked about this and so much more on The Neuro Experience , including prior authorization, insurance denials, the true cost of care, and what patients can do to advocate for themselves within a system that is incredibly difficult to navigate.

Thank you Louisa Nicola for having me and for giving me the space to have this conversation. I’m grateful for the opportunity to keep bringing these issues into the light.

The full episode is out now. 🎙️

09/29/2026

This fall, we can pass the bipartisan, commonsense Patients Deserve Price Tags Act to bring transaction transparency to American Healthcare.

We need more than price transparency, and this act delivers. The bill gives Americans up front prices AND the itemized receipts. So we can reconcile what was billed to the price that was quoted.

And it goes even further by exposing the transactions of middlemen that are driving their profits through the roof and our healthcare into the ground.

The truth will set us free. We need to see the prices. We need to see the accounting. And then the American people can have their say.

Thank you, , for having me back on NewsNation and giving me the opportunity to talk about why this matters.

09/18/2026

My patient has breast cancer. I’m her doctor. I’m in network with her insurance. She wants me to perform her surgery.

And yet, after denying our request for me to operate at the facility where I believe she can receive the safest care, Redbud Surgery Center, her insurance company contacted her and directed her to another doctor.

A patient navigating cancer already has enough decisions to make. She should not have to defend her choice of physician because of a disagreement over where that physician operates.

Trying to tell a doctor where they can operate is invasive enough.

But telling a patient with cancer that she should see a different surgeon, when she has already chosen the doctor she trusts to care for her?

That has gone way too far.