From the Wall Street Journal: A divided U.S. appeals court in Atlanta ruled Friday that a key provision of last year’s federal health-care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with a group of 26 states that challenged […]
Keith Smith, MD, founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma City, now has a blog focusing on free market solutions that increase quality, decrease cost, and empower patients. The Surgey Center of OK provides price transparency for by […]
Two traditionally “left-wing” media outlets publish article on examples of how free market solutions can work for patients and doctors. from Huffington Post 5/26/2011 Direct Primary Care: Skip The Insurer, Get Better Health Care? Health […]
By: Tamzin Rosenwasser, M.D. We hear much talk about preventive care, but nobody has defined it. From the content of the discussions, I deduce that what the health bureaucrats actually refer to would be better […]
By: Jane M. Orient, M.D. Politicians love to boast of the benefits they shower on favored constituents with their right hand. But as with the amazing feats performed by magicians, the unwary audience is watching the […]
Last year President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as ObamaCare, amongst a flurry of protests and concerns about the burdensome costs and impossibilities of complying with the regulations. […]
By Richard Amerling, M.D. Too many physicians endorse the “single payer” concept. Some are legitimately frustrated by the increasing difficulty in getting paid by private insurance companies and so called “health maintenance organizations.” My response […]
By: Tamzin A. Rosenwasser, M.D., On January 7, 2011, 33 governors and governors-elect sent a letter to the White House and Congressional leaders detailing how new federal Medicaid mandates will drown their states in more […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The earth moved in Japan, and thousands of people were buried in rubble or washed out to sea. Hundreds of thousands are homeless, and suffering from thirst, hunger, and cold. […]
By: Tamzin A. Rosenwasser, M.D., While the supposed purpose of an exchange is to help consumers find the health insurance product that best meets their needs, such a product is not likely to be found […]
