Markets work! The dogma of healthcare “exceptionalism” which holds healthcare doesn’t respond to market forces is starting to take some … More
Category: Medical Costs
Is CMS “DPC” model headed wrong direction?
The RFI goes on to explain the CMS vision of, “direct provider contracting (DPC), through which CMS would directly contract … More
A Brief History of the Free Market Healthcare Movement: A discussion with Jay Kempton & Dr. Keith Smith
by Megan Freedman – Editorial Manager, Free Market Healthcare Solutions magazine These names are, in many ways, synonymous with the current free … More
DPC and Self-Insured Employers: A New Paradigm for Primary Care
Imagine you’ve just been named Healthcare Czar of the United States. Your mandate is to achieve highly effective primary care. The … More
Fears of the Free-Market as a Race to the Bottom are Unfounded
Under-Appreciated Benefits of Markets
By Robert Nelson, MD Honest price-transparent markets allow value propositions to surface and to be discovered. Contrary to the outcries … More
Carrier Networks and the Cartel-ization of Healthcare
by Robert Nelson, MD When we have a situation, as we do in healthcare, where the networks have cornered … More
The Triumvirate of Healthcare Spending
by Robert Nelson, MD 1. Price distortion 2. Price Insulation 3. Price Confusion Shared via PowerPoint on Android.
