Professor Otteson discusses the fatal flaws of redistributive planned economies, not the least of which is a decline in cooperative innovation.
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Musings and Mentions
As we continue to examine the outcomes of socioeconomic initiatives throughout our history, it becomes apparent that society’s benefits are not necessarily derived from good policies as much as from the absence of bad ones. – Robert Nelson
A Brief History of the Free Market Healthcare Movement: A discussion with Jay Kempton & Dr. Keith Smith
by Megan Freedman – Editorial Manager, Free Market Healthcare Solutions magazine These names are, in many ways, synonymous with the current free market movement, and for good reason. These men are the mavericks of healthcare. When Dr. Smith and Mr. Kempton were …
How to Control Healthcare Costs: Know Why They are High
by Robert Nelson, MD The formula for excessive Healthcare spending: Most healthcare $$ resources tied up in premiums/billing cycle + lack of price transparency + Patients chasing benefits + Doctors chasing billing codes + No incentives to care about …
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Over-reliance on Health Insurance Can be Hazardous to Your Health: A Case for DPC
By Robert Nelson, MD Despite its own admission that Flu Vaccine is, at best, only 40 – 60% effective at reducing risk of Flu-like illness, the CDC repeatedly lists receiving the Flu vaccine as “step one” in prevention. This recommendation also acknowledges the …
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America Has Forgotten Some Important Founding Principles …The Swiss Have Embraced Them
https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/switzerlands-improbable-success-and-the-important-role-of-federalism/
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Death of the Great Laboratory of Clinical Medical Science – Private Practice
People may ask, “How is it that no one in the UK-NHS was able to help her, but a guy in private practice in Louisiana could?” Such people have been conditioned to believe that government or universities are the sole …
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Can The Government Make Doctors Better Doctors? – Forbes
You can take this to the bank. Every innovation in the production of every good or service – anything that lowers costs or increases quality – originates on the supply side of the market. There has never been a successful …
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