It’s illegal to sell true health insurance in America. With true insurance, such as auto insurance, we pool our risks … More
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G. Keith Smith, M.D. – 10 Health Care Myths, and the Truth – 10 Health Care Myths, and the Truth
7). Free market principles don’t apply to health care. Free market principles always apply, in spite of all attempts by … More
Not Running a Hospital: The Triple Aimers have missed the mark
Look, there’s nothing wrong with the Triple Aim objectives. What’s wrong is that its most prominent advocates–some of the most … More
Components of Optimal Health Insurance: #4 – Contract Free Healthcare Zones | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Does anyone else see a problem with this arrangement? And yes, it is all very legal. But that doesn’t mean … More
Components of Optimal Health Insurance: #1 – Insure the right things | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
A typical PPO Health insurance plan (more accurately a health maintenance plan) is economically dysfunctional when you think about how … More
Misnomers in Medicine: A Closer Look at Fee-for-Service | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Part of the explanation as to why FFS is bad, and why VBP is good, is somewhat valid, but it … More
Value-Based Payment: What Could Go Wrong? | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Those of you that recall the 1980’s and early 90’s will remember when primary doctors were transformed into “gait-keepers” or … More
Common Sense Economics: Aligning Incentives with Evidence-based Care | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Standard economic theory in healthcare assumes that demand for medical services is inelastic. Simply stated, inelasticity means that demand for … More
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