By Robert Nelson Zero co-pays. No co-insurance. No surprise medical bills! Considering the inflated prices we pay for healthcare, who … More
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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 … More
Free The Patient – Forbes
Who is likely to negotiate the lowest fee with a doctor, hospital or some other health care provider? The federal … 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
We All Pay the Price, Because No One Knows the Price | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
The billing and payment system in healthcare is an economic joke and is indefensible. Given all that occurs in medical … More
Out-of-Pockets: What They Really Mean | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Some things are so familiar or so close to “us” that we don’t see them for what they really are. … More
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