DECEMBER 17, 2013 Mark Thornton “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” declared philosopher George Santayana. The … More
Category: Doctor-Patient Relationship
How Government Killed the Medical Profession | Cato Institute
Command and Control Coding was one of the earliest manifestations of the cancer consuming the medical profession, but the disease … More
VP HR & Benefits Should Get Big Bonuses for Saving 50-90% on Big Ticket Healthcare
One of my kids needed to have their adenoids removed. Before, we would have blithely gotten the procedure done oblivious … More
I Just Paid for Top-Notch Surgery with Bitcoin and Gold
You could say we’re “self-insured” health-wise, meaning that we just save our money each month instead of shelling it out … More
How Should We Pay For Health Care: Government Or Markets?
Just about every good or service we buy involves bundling decisions. At MacDonald’s, for example, there is no extra charge … More
POLICY: Buying physician practices does not equate to clinical integration | Concierge Medicine Today
I read an article recently that implied the practice of hospitals acquiring physician groups encouraged “clinical integration and multidisciplinary team-based … More
Some Thoughts on Telemedicine – by Robert Nelson, MD
Third-party free practices such as DPC, cash-only and other non-insurance-based models are a natural fit for a variety of electronic … More
The 7 Types of People Direct Primary Care Works Best For – by Richard R. Samuel, MD
The modern movement towards direct primary care integrates the advances of medical science over the last 50 plus years with … More
