The old aphorism is true, leopards don’t change their spots! For these three entities that oppose the new HHS price … More
Category: out-of-pocket costs
Fallacy of the Discount: Why Price Transparency Matters
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/09/598794123/bill-of-the-month-a-tale-of-2-ct-scanners-one-richer-one-poorer “Hynden was shocked when he got the second CT scan in January, and the listed price was $8,897 — … More
Surprise Medical Bills: We Know the Cure…Few Are Using it
This whole issue of “surprise bills” is a symptom of a more pernicious economic disease which has been driving prices … More
The Sorry State of Healthcare Financing: “But I Didn’t Get the Memo!”
You pull into a Gas Station and discover that there are no prices listed on the pump, just a slot … More
FORBES | Employers Could Slash Their Health Costs Overnight. So, Why Don’t They?
“I am often asked if the free market can work in health care. My quick reply is: That is the … More
What You Need To Know About Medicare For All, Part I
A study by Charles Blahousat the Mercatus Center estimates that Medicare for all would cost $32.6 trillion over the next … More
Trump could revolutionize the private health insurance market
Some believe the Individual Market is too weak to revive, given the hit it took as as result of the … More
Pillars of the FMMA | Free Market Medical Association
1. PRICE PRICE is NOT a product. CARE is the product. Selling access to pricingis anti-free market. Discount brokers” who … More
