Welcome to Friday’s Philosophical Foray beyond Healthcare. Exploring the Metaphysical & cognitive origins of Western thought: A unique viewpoint by … More
Tag: Robert Nelson
U.S. Healthcare: A Case Study of What Happens When “Insurance” Supplants Price-Transparent Markets
By Robert Nelson, MD Our health insurance-based third-party payer protocols have pernicious and nefarious economic consequences on the cost of … 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
Musings and Mentions
As we continue to examine the outcomes of socioeconomic initiatives throughout our history, it becomes apparent that society’s benefits are … More
Wheel of Misfortune: The Fix
Healthcare Transparency initiatives like the Alexander-Murray bill are getting a tremendous amount of press lately; deservedly so. But are these … More
Lies That Won’t Die: Health Insurance Costs and Healthcare – Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
In the department of economy, an act, a habit, an institution, a law, gives birth not only to an effect, … More
DPC and Self-Insured Employers: Counting the Costs
“In the department of economy, an act, a habit, an institution, a law, gives birth not only to an effect, … More
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