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As a long-time, dedicated critic of Medicare and all other forms of central planning health care, it is amusing to
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
As a long-time, dedicated critic of Medicare and all other forms of central planning health care, it is amusing to
Continue readingIt is frightening how much of this society devotes itself to making things more complex than they need be. Sure, a
Continue readingCombine the expertise and philosophies of the federal government and organized medicine, and you wind up with something about as
Continue reading“Whatever the Party holds to be the truth, is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through
Continue readingThere is a lot wrong with health care, most of it in fact, from my very jaded perspective. But there is
Continue reading“Waste in the U.S. health care system ranges from $760 billion to $935 billion per year, or more than total
Continue readingAs major universities continue to crank out heavily indebted graduates increasingly incapable of self-sufficiency or even independent thought, so our
Continue readingAfter getting his proposed budget cuts to Medicare stuffed in March (cuts to doctors and hospitals, of course), Pres. Trump
Continue readingOften writing for this site, I am reminded of the fantastically apt Jeff Goldblum line from “Jurassic Park”: “YEAH, BUT
Continue readingThe chief executive for Blue Cross and Blue Shield for North Carolina has resigned, following an arrest for drunk driving
Continue readingSee, now this is the kind of thing I’ve been talking about: today’s headlines regarding medicine and health care are often
Continue readingPrior to 1965, the American Medical Association fought against the creation of Medicare, warning – correctly – that it would
Continue reading“Neither the gravity and enormity … nor the unfortunate politicization of this health emergency should cause us to shy away
Continue readingWe live amidst a graying society. If the constant walk-in-tub ads and exhortations to buy gold haven’t convinced you, then this
Continue readingBack in the Summer of ’99, I was excited and a little nervous to drive 5 hours down to Orlando
Continue readingMany years ago, and old timey surgeon told me a hilarious story. After his intern year, he did a tour in
Continue readingMedicaid has been busting state budgets for decades, and there is not end in sight. The authors of the Affordable
Continue readingOkay, so maybe this one should for “Friday Funny.” As a rabid college football fan, I remember back in 2001
Continue readingSo another candy man was busted and convicted in the ongoing fight to end the opioid “CRISIS.” Dr. Joel Smithers ran
Continue readingA new recreational drug is taking flight among the meth heads: bug spray. More specifically, the budget party crowd is using spray
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