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: Forum for Healthcare Freedom
When Ricky Gervais Meets Socrates: A Lesson on the Limits of Knowledge | Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan
Socrates was taken aback when the Oracle of Delphi said there was none wiser than he. Not believing the Oracle, Socrates went on an exhaustive hunt for a person wiser than himself, but came up empty. Why? Because everyone he …
IP4PI Participates in National Day of Solidarity to Prevent Physician Suicide
Originally posted on IP4PI - Independent Physicians for Patient independence: August 20th was a National Day of Solidarity to Prevent Physician Suicide. Learn more at http://www.care2.com/savedoctors and watch Dr. Craig M. Wax speak at the Philadelphia County Medical Society…
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5 Psychological Forces That Turn People into Political Hacks | Aaron Pomerantz
How many of these have you fallen victim to? Be honest. “We have a choice before us: to continue the patterns of thought and behavior that have brought us to such a contentious political situation or to make a change. …
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Watch “Second Chance DENIED” on YouTube
Implicit in the mission of this blog is to support independent professionals, not just medical professionals, and the unencumbered ability to pursue their chosen profession; and to do so without excess gov’t restrictions.
Filter Coffee Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk in Metabolomics Study
Adults who drank two to three cups of filtered coffee a day (the highest quartile of filtered coffee–metabolite score) had a 58% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 10 years than those who drank fewer than one cup …
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Should access to life-saving medicines be determined by economic evaluations? | TheHill
“My opportunity finally came. In April 2018, I was one of a few hundred cystic fibrosis patients to dose in a pivotal phase III clinical trial to evaluate a new drug designed to correct CFTR, the dysfunctional protein responsible for …
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Lift a Load Worth Lifting
“It’s said that we’re made in the image of God, us human beings. It’s hard to say what that means. But in means, in part, to participate in the process of bringing good into being… And that’s reason for hope. …
Watch “Hot Air on the Hill” on YouTube
Wouldn’t it be great if every single person summoned by Congress to testify would just say, “NO”. Maybe then they could get some work done!
