Healthcare Policy
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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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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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DO YOU STILL TRUST YOUR DOCTOR?
If you’ve gone to the same doctor for a long time, you probably do trust him/her. You’ve consulted your doctor…
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WHAT ARE RVU’S AND DRG’S? PART II, DRG’S, HOW HOSPITALS ARE PAID
Now that we’ve discussed the method Medicare uses to pay physicians, it’s time to learn about how Medicare pays hospitals!…
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