A primary care physician by training, my passion is researching and writing about the importance restoring patient centered care, supporting independent private physicians, promoting free-market solutions and seeking sustainable fiscal policy in healthcare.
Author: Robert Nelson, MD
University of Lynchburg launches Master of Health Benefits Design – University of Lynchburg
“There’s a need for cohesive education that shows corporations and benefits advisors how to tie together value-based approaches to health care that provide higher quality health care at significantly lower costs,” program director Dr. Tom Scott said. “Health care is …
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Sweden: A Path from Poverty to Prosperity
“Without economic growth, there is no wealth to share.” Johan Norberg Lessons for America? Welcome to another edition of Friday’s Philosophical Foray beyond Healthcare! One of the most important history lessons in the power of economic freedom to alleviate poverty …
Sometimes You Just Gotta Treat It | A Country Doctor Writes:
Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a house call bag and a fountain pen I thought to myself about how often specialists are in a position where they can simply declare “Not my department”, but primary care docs are …
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Opioid Policy: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Medpage Today
Great insight and perspective by Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH, regarding the sometimes reactive, albeit good intentioned, response of gov’t and private entities to the opioid crisis. Worth the read for sure. Pendulum swings in medicine aren’t new, but damping the oscillation …
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Watch “Losing Arguments with Your Wife After Her Brain Surgery – Jim Gaffigan” on YouTube
Now for some comic relief with a very funny take on surgery, fruit & tumors and mediocre Care Units by Jim Gaffigan
Meet the Philosopher Behind the Ideology of the Anti-Fascists – Foundation for Economic Education
Welcome to another edition of Friday’s Philosophical Foray beyond Healthcare! Still think Fascism is a Right Wing phenomenon? Think again! The philosophical roots of Mussolini’s strategies were borrowed in large part from Marxism. Then came the work of Hubert Marcuse, …
The generalist curse | Canadian Healthcare Network – Physicians
In the days before we were smart, doctors used to name things after famous dead doctors. This gave us Morton’s toe, Virchow’s node, and a million other quirky artifacts. It took decades to break the habit. Now it is de …
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