Christine Lehmann, MA February 11, 2020 Having quick access to a primary care doctor 24/7 is very appealing to Mick … More
Category: Access to healthcare
How Chaos at Chain Pharmacies Is Putting Patients at Risk | New York Times
They struggle to fill prescriptions, give flu shots, tend the drive-through, answer phones, work the register, counsel patients and call … More
Bridging the Gap Between Where the Quality Metric Ends and Real Life Begins—A Trusting Relationship |JAMA NETWORK
Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, DPhil JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(2):177-178. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5132 My teaching session with the medical student at the end of the day … More
Surgeon Sues Orlando Health Over ‘Forced’ Referrals | Medpage Today
Jay Wolfson, PhD, a health policy expert at the University of South Florida in Tampa, said this case “goes to … More
U.S. Healthcare: A Case Study of What Happens When “Insurance” Supplants Price-Transparent Markets
By Robert Nelson, MD Our health insurance-based third-party payer protocols have pernicious and nefarious economic consequences on the cost of … More
Why Value-based Payment Methods Won’t Fix Healthcare
I’ve read several posts today on so called “Value-based payment” strategies and I couldn’t resist adding my 2-cents. VBP can’t … More
Wax: Making a Killing in American Health Care, a Step-by-Step Guide
Master this how-to guide and you’ll be on your way. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/03/craig-m-wax-do-making-a-killing-in-american-healthcare-a-step-by-step-guide/
Institute for Justice: “North Carolina Surgeon Wins First Round in Fight to Eliminate State-enforced Medical Monopoly”
“The court correctly rejected the government’s argument that Dr. Singh needed to apply for a CON before bringing … More
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