Our health insurance-based third-party payer protocols have pernicious and nefarious economic consequences on the cost of medical care; and in many ways has diminished access due to regulatory complexities that accompany these interventions. The undeniable result continues to be a …
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Implicit in the mission of this blog is to support independent professionals, not just medical professionals, and the unencumbered ability to pursue their chosen profession; and to do so without excess gov’t restrictions.
Should access to life-saving medicines be determined by economic evaluations? | TheHill
“My opportunity finally came. In April 2018, I was one of a few hundred cystic fibrosis patients to dose in a pivotal phase III clinical trial to evaluate a new drug designed to correct CFTR, the dysfunctional protein responsible for …
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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 fix these fundamental problems because it is still based on a price-opaque shell game I like to call Fee-for-Coding, which …
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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/
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Or AKA… Stay in Your Lane: Why the government should not parent the citizenry.
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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 this case,” said IJ Attorney Renée Flaherty, who argued the motion. “No one should have to go through an unconstitutional …
On the Importance of Price Transparency
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 paragraph!!! “The Affordable Care Act mandates that health insurers cover all federally recommended vaccines…at no charge to patients,… Kaiser Health …
