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Category: Policy
Biden Is “Guilty Of An Act Of Medicare Malpractice” That Could Cost Lives
President Biden is guilty of an act of Medicare malpractice that will ultimately hurt everyone, some mortally.
Pediatricians grapple with guns in America, from Band-Aids to bullets
“My best friend was murdered while we were walking home from school.” The once lively thirteen-year-old boy now slumped in the chair across from me, his words spilling out with newfound heaviness. As I looked at him during what was supposed…
Health care wins, losses, and lessons
Albert Einstein determined that time is relative. And when it comes to health care, five years can be both a long and a short amount of time. In August 2018, I launched the Fixing Healthcare podcast. At the time, the medium felt like the perfect audito…
Maximizing care amidst provider shortages: the power of measurement-based care
Since the pandemic, the shortage of behavioral health professionals has become more dire as the need for more comprehensive mental health care has increased. As of March 2023, 160 million Americans lived in areas with mental health professional shortag…
Here’s How American Employers Are Seeking Affordable Alternatives To Obamacare
Self-funded health plans are not subject to most of Obamacare’s rules and requirements. So employers who self-insure can opt out of the high-cost fully insured market—and create plans that are more affordable.
Unveiling excessive medical billing and greed
Recent op-eds have questioned medical billing and doctors’ pay, as both seemed high. Medical “greed” has become more apparent in the past two decades and has been well highlighted by two of my Dartmouth MPH Professors, Elliot Fisher, …
Chronic health issues and homelessness
In 2022, over 500,000 people in the United States found themselves homeless, without a permanent shelter to offer a sense of stability in their lives. This poses a far-reaching problem for the individuals who find themselves in this situation, but also…
The impact of certificate of need laws on rural health care
Rural communities have a problem. Their health care options continue to shrink, as medical facilities close or consolidate. The trend has accelerated in recent years, but Westfield Memorial Hospital in Western New York wants to expand. The tiny facilit…
Don’t disrupt success in Medicare
Each year, Congress goes through its annual budget process to determine how to spend more than $6 trillion on America’s priorities. This year, as part of the discussions on how to spend Medicare’s $900 billion budget, we are being told the Medicare Tru…
