On the importance of transparency… may I present exhibit A: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/ethics/83459 Pay particular attention to the content of the last … More
Category: Access to healthcare
Hospitals pledge to fight Trump admin price transparency plan in court | Healthcare Dive
The old aphorism is true, leopards don’t change their spots! For these three entities that oppose the new HHS price … More
Fallacy of the Discount: Why Price Transparency Matters
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/09/598794123/bill-of-the-month-a-tale-of-2-ct-scanners-one-richer-one-poorer “Hynden was shocked when he got the second CT scan in January, and the listed price was $8,897 — … More
Medicare Hypocrisy for All – Foundation for Economic Education
Gary M. Galles “Medicare is not even close to sustainable in its present form, much less to be leveraged to … More
Judge tosses CMS’ site-neutral pay policy | Modern Healthcare
Forum for Healthcare Freedom writes: When central planners interfere with markets, as happened in 1965 and which continues to this … More
Surprise Medical Bills: We Know the Cure…Few Are Using it
This whole issue of “surprise bills” is a symptom of a more pernicious economic disease which has been driving prices … More
Propaganda, Pandering, and Politics – AAPS | Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
“It sounds so virtuous to insist that “healthcare is a right.” Thus, if you do not believe medical care should … More
The Sorry State of Healthcare Financing: “But I Didn’t Get the Memo!”
You pull into a Gas Station and discover that there are no prices listed on the pump, just a slot … More
