Healthcare Policy
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PROBLEMS WITH HEALTH INSURANCE
On June 15th, the Washington Post carried an article reporting on American health care consumers’ satisfaction with their health insurance.…
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DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER DRUG ADVERTISING
From the day it began, I have been annoyed by, and disagreed with, the use of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription…
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FAMILY PHYSICIANS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Family physicians are “the front door for people seeking health and healing, and connection…” That “hallowed role….has been relegated to…
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LIFE EXPECTANCY SHORTENS AGAIN!
COVID-19 and drug overdoses have once again resulted if a further lowering of the life expectancy of American adults. From…
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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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