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🎙️ Hosts: Shannen & Nyleen

The tea in Connecticut is served in fine china — but don’t let the polish fool you. ☕🔥

Welcome to the Connecticut edition of Spillin’ Tea Across America.

Nyleen Flores and Shannen Reyes-Aguayo step into a state known for elite hospitals, Ivy-covered institutions, and reputations that look untouchable on paper. But beneath the prestige? A pattern of silence, slow enforcement, and consequences that didn’t surface until millions were already on the line.

This episode feels less like a compliance review and more like a courtroom drama where oversight took a back seat — and documentation became the only thing left standing.

We explore what happens when credentialing exists… but escalation doesn’t. When monitoring is assumed… but not verified. When institutions protect reputation longer than they protect patients.

And the questions get uncomfortable fast.

How long can a system whisper before a verdict forces it to speak?
How many red flags does it take before someone escalates?
And who is actually watching the watchers?

Connecticut didn’t lack policies.
It struggled with enforcement.

This is a masterclass in what happens when prestige, power, and delayed accountability collide inside healthcare systems that look pristine from the outside.

We don’t chase headlines.
We trace systems. ☕🔥

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🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional:

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

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