Healthcare Policy
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #26
Losing weight does not improve health. Really? Yes. Losing weight via GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs will improve your BMI (Body…
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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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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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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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TREATING A MISCARRIAGE IS NOT A CRIMINAL ACT!
I have seen numerous political ads on TV, recently, alleging that doctors who treat women after a spontaneous miscarriage are…
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DOCTORS REJECT RELATIVE VALUE UNITS (RVU’S)
Medscape is a medical news service for physicians. It provides up-to-date information and opinions from the worlds of medical science…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #18
GLP-1 agents for weight loss tied to pancreatitis: The medical “rage” these days is the use of once…
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WILL YOUR NEXT FAMILY DOC BE AN OSTEOPATH?
“Traditional” allopathic medical schools are awarding MD (Medical Doctor) degrees at a faster rate than ever before. Yet, “The Association…
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BEERS CRITERIA FOR MEDICATION USE IN OLDER PATIENTS: DANGEROUS COMBINATIONS
Until I read the April 2024 issue of American Family Physician, I was unaware the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) had…
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UNDERSERVED AREAS FOR SENIORS
Old folks, at least those over age 65, are an interesting lot. In 2020, the census determined that 17% of…
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