This week leaders in the Trump Administration continued efforts to correct the record about the harm “Medicare For All” would cause to American patients. “With a government takeover, we can see from other countries that we’re going to have long wait times and rationing of health care,” warns Seema Verma, Administrator of the Center for […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Hoaxes and scams have been dominating the news lately. We have a marginally known actor faking a hate crime supposedly to raise his Hollywood profile. His attempt to claw his way to the middle could have resulted in race riots, injury, and death. His punishment? All charges dropped. The […]
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD Dr. Singleton summarizes the latest health care reform policies being debated on Capitol Hill during these opening months of the 116th Congress. Government Sponsored Health Insurance Programs Earlier articles have discussed the House’s new Medicare for All Act of 2019 bill, H.R. 1384 and Sanders’ Medicare for All Act of […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. People used to know who their doctor was. His name and phone number were on the wall or the refrigerator next to the telephone. He was there for you and could manage most of your problems. When I was about 13, my mom took me to our pediatrician for belly […]
In 2003, 40% of physicians working at hospitals were independent. Now fewer than one in five physicians are independent, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the spring issue of in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. A 2018 Survey of America’s Physicians reported that 57.5% of physicians “do not agree that hospital employment of […]
Janus, the ancient Roman god of beginnings and transitions, doorways, endings, and time, was depicted as having two faces: one looking backward to the past and one looking forward to the future, writes Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D., in the spring issue of in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. “Janus was sometimes used to […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD A couple of years ago, computer programs, algorithms, and glorified Google searches were touted as the replacements for a physician’s analysis of a patient’s medical condition. Compressed medical research is quite useful for clinicians who are presented with novel situations and have no readily available colleagues with whom to […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The new Medicare for All bill (H.R. 1384) has come and hopefully will go the way of the pet rock. Everybody now knows the basics: the government will take care of all medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, and long-term care services with no out-of-pocket expenses. The bill prohibits parallel private […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. According to the Oath of Hippocrates, physicians have the duty to advise their patients according to the best of their ability and judgment. In In most cases, most physicians recommend vaccination, believing that for a particular patient, the benefit exceeds the risk. Patients or their parents, however, have the right […]
by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The unveiling of the ballyhooed House of Representatives Medicare for All Act of 2019 bill will be met with chants of “equal healthcare for all!” While the country will be forced into a government-run program, the limousine liberals and champagne socialists will keep their array of medical care choices […]