Shawn Whatley is past-president of the Ontario Medical Association. He has worked in emergency medicine, as a coroner, in … More
Category: Medical Practice Models
Why a patient paid a $285 copay for a $40 drug | PBS NewsHour
Insurance copays are higher than the cost of the drug about 25 percent of the time, according to a study … More
Improving Hospital Competition: A Key to Affordable Health Care
In 2011, James Robinson of the University of California reviewedhospital prices charged to commercial insurers for six common procedures: angioplasty, … More
Trump’s New Vision for Health Care
Hats off to John C. Goodman again! His work in leading the effort for market-based healthcare reform over the past … More
Deflate the Healthcare Bubble!
Deflate the Healthcare Bubble! I recently spoke to a colleague who needs a cystoscopy for stone retrieval and/or stent placement. … More
4 Questions for Politicians Claiming Single-Payer Will Lower Health Care Costs – Foundation for Economic Education
Jim Kelly Unfortunately, outrage buys fewer tongue depressors than one might hope. The top health insurers averaged 4.1 percent profit … More
RHR: What the Latest Research Says about Probiotics, with Lucy Mailing
We’ve been told for years that we should take probiotics after a course of antibiotics in order to restore healthy … More
DPC and Self-insured Employers: Lifestyle-friendly Care for the 21st Century
http://ushealthmedia.com/dpc-and-self-insured-employers-lifestyle-friendly-care-for-the-21st-century/ In a typical insurance-based practice, meaningful face-to-face time between doctor and patient is somewhere between 5-10 minutes. Interesting, but … More
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