Just last week this same patient called me up first thing in the morning: He was in severe pain. “Dr. … More
Category: Health Insurance
Why Did Health Spending Slow Down Before It Sped Up? | John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org
Last quarter, spending on health care grew an astounding 9.9%. That’s the biggest percent change in healthcare spending since 1980. … More
Make Sense? Competition, Not Higher Premiums, May Turn Out to Be the Biggest Threat to Obamacare Buyers | The Health Care Blog
But for 2015, what could cause the biggest problem for Obamacare consumers, Houchens pointed out to me last week, is … More
Repeal (What?) and Replace (with What?) – by Dr. Jane M. Orient, MD
“Repeal” generally means “repeal ObamaCare,” which is often immediately qualified: “except for the parts we like.” The problem is that … More
Is It Time to Start Our Own “insurance” Market? – by Robert Nelson, MD
Maybe the best way to avoid many of the pitfalls and one-size-fits-no-one approach of ObamaCare is to just say, “no … More
Why Is ObamaCare a Rube Goldberg Contraption? | John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org
Have you ever wondered why ObamaCare is burdened with so much complexity? Here’s the answer: Barack Obama. Obama? Yes, the … More
Transparency Matters – by Robert Nelson, MD
TRANSPARENCY MATTERS! In our healthcare system today, the vast majority of what a doctor receives in payments comes from a … More
Can ObamaCare Be Fixed? Part II | John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org
Read Part 1 Here: The reason we have so many problems in health care is that almost everywhere we look, … More
