Dr. G Opines
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Healthcare Policy
ANTHEM BLUE CROSS COMES TO ITS SENSES
In one of the most tone deaf, uninformed, out-of-touch with reality decisions ever made in the history of American health…
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Diabetes
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #25
More Studies Confirm SEMAGLUTIDE’S Superiority: Additional scientific studies have once again shown semaglutide’s superiority to all other GLP-1 receptor agonists…
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A Day in the Life Scenarios
DOES YOUR DOCTOR TALK TO YOU?
Does your doctor talk to you? Oh, sure he asks you why you came to see him and how long…
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Drugs & Medications
NEW APPROACH TO TREATING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
For decades, the “step-wise care” approach to treating high blood pressure (HBP) was in vogue. This approach recommended starting with…
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Bone & Joint Problems
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #24
Does a cortisone shot help a frozen shoulder? Adhesive capsulitis is the fancy term for a frozen shoulder. The bones…
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Healthcare Policy
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN? YOU BETTER BE HEALTHY!
Dr. Richard Feldman is a family physician who served as the State Health Commissioner of Indiana from 1997 to 2001.…
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Cancer
PROSTATE CANCER: MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED!
The November, 2024 issue of American Family Physician, the scientific publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has an…
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Cancer
PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?
Prostate cancer is a disease about which many physicians and patients have developed a “cavalier” attitude. The disease itself has…
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Healthcare Policy
MEDICARE CUTS PHYSICIAN REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE UMPTEENTH YEAR IN A ROW
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has once again reduced physician payment for 2025. Next year, physicians will…
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Cancer
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #23
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: To operate or not to operate? That’s the question: Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median…
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