Healthcare Policy
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GLOOM AND DOOM FOR INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS
GLOOM AND DOOM FOR INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS Independent physicians are those who work solely for their patients and are not employed…
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PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS PAID LESS THAN SPECIALISTS
As a follow-up to my post on the “death of primary care,” an article in the February 28th issue of…
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THE DEATH OF PRIMARY CARE
In the 1970’s and 80’s, the medical profession made a concerted effort to increase the number and quality (competence) of…
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FDA WARNS DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SELLERS
FDA WARNS DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SELLERS Along the same theme as some recent blogs, dietary supplements have been under close scrutiny…
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EXECUTION BY LETHAL INJECTION
Capital punishment is the state-sanctioned deliberate taking of another person’s life as retribution for criminal acts performed by that individual.…
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LIFE EXPECTANCY LOWERED—AGAIN!
The CDC just announced the life expectancy of Americans recently dropped to a 25-year low. People born in 2021 have…
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SPIRITUALITY IN THE MEDICAL WORLD
In general, the medical profession, and healthcare overall, is populated largely by secular humanists. In spite of the emotional involvement…
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2023 MEDICARE CONVERSION FACTOR REDUCED!
Physician practices are rapidly heading toward financial insolvency. This trend has been slowly coming since the 1980’s with the advent…
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THE PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS
When I decided to write a blog on the PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS, I learned a few things I didn’t…
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DRUG-SEEKING PATIENTS
The opioid epidemic is a real problem in the U.S. “Drug-seeking” patients visit doctors’ offices quite often in search of…
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