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

G. Keith Smith, M.D. – Health “Coverage” as a Distraction – Health “Coverage” as a Distraction

To provide “coverage” for everyone in the current climate of gross overcharging primarily serves the interests of those who employ … More

Too Many Squirrels, Not Enough Attention to Their Food Source | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn

Locating the food source for this second group of squirrels is pretty easy. All they have to do is show … More

When Did “Health-Care” Become One Word? | Robert Nelson, MD | The Sovereign Patient

We can’t really be sure when the state of being called health and the care we sometimes need to sustain … More

Healthcare, it is the cost silly | Anthony Wunsh | LinkedIn

And the number one driver of these costs is the way care is paid for, and many if not most … More

A New Market Is Rising | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn

I maintain that the same old stakeholders have been controlling things for too long, giving us a system looks like … More

Personalized Medicine: Government Is The Problem, Not The Solution – Forbes

“Major cancer centers, including Dana-Farber in Boston and the Moffitt Center in Florida, are pooling data collected by oncologists, and … More

Sally Pipes: Obamacare has failed to increase competition among insurers – The Orange County Register

Obamacare’s primary objective was to extend affordable health insurance to uninsured Americans. Thanks to the law, many have secured coverage. … More