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Under-Appreciated Benefits of Markets

By Robert Nelson, MD Honest price-transparent markets allow value propositions to surface and to be discovered. Contrary to the outcries…

advance-pricing, bureaucratic hurdles to healthcare, Economic distortions, Economic freedom, Free Markets, price transparency, Robert Nelson, The Sovereign Patient, Third-party payment models, Transparent pricing

Your Right to Free Speech, Like My Right to Self-Defense, Isn’t Open to Debate – Reason.com

We really don’t consider our rights open to discussion. We don’t consider anybody’s rights open to discussion—not even when they’re…

first amendment, J.D. Tuccille, Reason.com, second amendment, United States Bill of Rights

Irreproducible ‘Scientific’ Results

The reliability of evidence-based medical care depends on validation of original research. Let’s start encouraging and incentivizing investigators to verify…

Health, Medical Research, MedScape, Political influence, Reproducible Study, Science

Watch “How Big Should Government Be? Left vs. Right #1” on YouTube

austerity measures, Capital allocation, Churches, class warfare, Collectivism, Corporate welfare, Corrupt government contracts, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, deficits, Dennis Prager, Economic freedom, Economic Growth, economics, efficient government, Government Contracts, government inefficiency, Government intervention, Government Regulations, Government schools, Government Spending, Prager University

Carrier Networks and the Cartel-ization of Healthcare

by Robert Nelson, MD   When we have a situation, as we do in healthcare, where the networks have cornered…

Cartels in healthcare, Cost of healthcare, Health insurance, Healthcare prices, Insurance Networks, PPO discounts, price transparency

Kratom Now an Opioid, FDA Says

FDA scientists analyzed the chemical structures of the 25 most common compounds in kratom and concluded that all of the…

FDA, Health, Healthcare, Herbal medicine, Kratom, Scott Gottlieb, Supplements

Entitlements: The “Most Predictable Economic Crisis in History”

Originally posted on International Liberty:
Writing about federal spending last week, I shared five charts illustrating how the process works and…

Watch “Jordan Peterson – One Of The Most Eye Opening Speeches | Depression & Success” on YouTube

Attacking the Dragon in its Lair Before it Eats You: A Discussion of meaningful philosophy, psychological health and societal Improvement…

anxiety, Brain function, depression, education, exercise, Goals, Health, Healthy lifestyle, Jordan Peterson, Life skills, Nietzsche, opportunity, Success, The Sovereign Patient

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Restraining Government in America and Around the World

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Our Rights come from God, not government. Physician/ Patient/ Survivor/ Wife/ Mother of 4 daughters/ Small biz owner/ Limited Government/ No Socialized Medicine/ Texan/ President www.AAPSonline.org

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Stories, news, and advice for the folks who visit, work in, or own a private medical practice (and their friends😊)!

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