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Health Insurance Prices: Trick Or Treat For Midterm Voters?
Contrary to claims from politicians and news pundits, the latest news on insurance exchange prices (a) doesn’t signal market stabilization, (b) doesn’t reflect broader healthcare trends and (c) isn’t the result of improved medical care.
5 Fears Doctors Confess To Other Doctors
Dr. Robert Pearl keynotes dozens of medical conferences, each an opportunity to get inside the heads of fellow doctors. This year’s feedback has been frighteningly different than in the past.
We Shouldn’t Price Medications Like Designer Handbags
Nirmal Mulye, CEO of Nostrum Laboratories, said “I think it’s a moral requirement to make money when you can … to sell the product for the highest price.” Mr. Mulye’s quote doesn’t merely reflect the misguided morals of one greedy CEO. His words underp…
Study: More Than 14,000 Americans Die Each Year From This Preventable Cancer
A new study reveals that 28% of deaths from colon-cancer could be prevented every year if all doctors and hospitals matched the screening rates of America’s highest-performing health systems.
Can Gavin Newsom Turn California Into A Single-Payer State?
One year ago, California Lt. Gov. told a gathering of nurses, “We will have universal healthcare in the state of California.” Can he deliver on that promise as the state’s next governor?
The Media Has It All Wrong: John McCain Is Not ‘Giving Up’
Arizona Senator John McCain, 81, has discontinued treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer. Since news broke, the cable TV narrative has consistently held that “a war hero is giving up the fight.” Nothing could be further from the truth.
Healthcare Is The No. 1 Issue For Voters; A New Poll Reveals Which Healthcare Issue Matters Most
Dr. Robert Pearl polled his readers to find out what healthcare issue, specifically, matters most to voters.
4 Regulations That Would Terrify US Drug Companies Ahead Of The 2018 Midterms
What a strange two months it has been for U.S. pharmaceutical companies. With the future of drug policy unclear, here are four regulations that would terrify American drug makers.
Why Atul Gawande Will Soon Be The Most Feared CEO In Healthcare
Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon did not hire Atul Gawande to set up a conventional insurance system or haggle with doctors and hospitals over prices. He was hired to disrupt the industry, to make traditional health plans obsolete, and to cre…
7 Surveys That Say A Lot About U.S. Healthcare (Part 2)
Since 2017, Dr. Robert Pearl’s newsletter “Monthly Musings On American Healthcare,” has surveyed readers on a variety of healthcare topics. Part two in this series concludes as readers weigh in on their healthcare concerns, their tax dollars and their …
