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
Dr. Whatley: Single-payer healthcare – the good, the bad and the nutty – THE DIRECT PRIMARY CARE JOURNAL
Shawn Whatley is past-president of the Ontario Medical Association. He has worked in emergency medicine, as a coroner, in a vein clinic, and as a surgical assistant. He also held a leadership role at a large suburban hospital. He …
Why a patient paid a $285 copay for a $40 drug | PBS NewsHour
Insurance copays are higher than the cost of the drug about 25 percent of the time, according to a study published in March by the University of Southern California’s Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-a-patient-paid-a-285-copay-for-a-40-drug
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Improving Hospital Competition: A Key to Affordable Health Care
In 2011, James Robinson of the University of California reviewedhospital prices charged to commercial insurers for six common procedures: angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, knee replacement, hip replacement, lumbar fusion, and cervical fusion. He found that, on average, procedures cost 44 percent …
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Forum for Healthcare Freedom – Promoting Freedom in Healthcare Using the Power of Honest Pricing & Free-Markets
Forum for Healthcare Freedom The Sovereign Patient has a new name to better reflect its core mission and message. Introducing the Forum for Healthcare Freedom. Source: Forum for Healthcare Freedom – Promoting Freedom in Healthcare Using the Power of Honest …
Emergency ‘MacGyver’ Tips for Physicians
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Fish Oil Flops for Asthma Control in Overweight Youth | Medpage Today
Fish oil supplementation was not associated with improvements in asthma-related outcomes among overweight/obese teens and young adults with uncontrolled asthma in randomized trial. Six months of treatment with 4 g/day of fish oil did not improve self-reported asthma control or …
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Government Shutdowns and Economic Activity | International Liberty
From a microeconomic perspective, there is some genuine disruption for affected federal bureaucrats, even if they eventually will get full – and lavish – compensation for their involuntary vacations. And some federal contractors are being hit as well. There’s also …
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Physician Explains What’s Wrong with the APA’s Masculinity Guidelines | Intellectual Takeout
Years ago, I visited a boys’ school in Maryland. The school counselor, Judy Collins… said, “You can’t turn a bully into a flower child. But you can turn him into a knight.” Her motto: “Affirm the knight.” “Could this be …
