By Robert Nelson, MD Our health insurance-based third-party payer protocols have pernicious and nefarious economic consequences on the cost of … More
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Why Value-based Payment Methods Won’t Fix Healthcare
I’ve read several posts today on so called “Value-based payment” strategies and I couldn’t resist adding my 2-cents. VBP can’t … More
Watch “Milton Friedman – Monopoly” on YouTube
The Healthcare industry, or medical-industrial complex, wears the armor of Government-sponsored protectionism; chinked together by pieces of the tax code, … More
The Triumvirate of Healthcare Spending
by Robert Nelson, MD 1. Price distortion 2. Price Insulation 3. Price Confusion Shared via PowerPoint on Android.
Bastiat Society | Nashville
“Healthcare Economics 101: The Bubble is the Trouble” with Dr. Bob Nelson ADS Security Nashville, 3001 Armory Dr #100, Nashville, TN … More
Irrational Healthcare Payment System Drives Costs And Why Payers Go Along With It | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Our third-party payer system, by the nature of how coding & billing is contractually mandated, promotes increased health spending on … More
The One Thing… | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
I contend health plan networks and the multi-industry infrastructure that supports them, are simply a cartel propped up by unwise … More
The Trouble with the Healthcare Bubble | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
In this self-perpetuating cycle, all of the dollars get sent through tightly controlled and mandated billing channels making it nearly impossible … More
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