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Healthcare Secrets: An American SicknessWe assume you dont rush out to get the latest book about our broken healthcare industry. So we do it for you. From time to time well break them down and fill you in on the secrets you should know. This is one of the best -- about the worst of the... Author: John Daly
We assume you dont rush out to get the latest book about our broken healthcare industry. So we do it for you. From time to time well break them down and fill you in on the secrets you should know.This is one of the best -- about the worst of the healthcare industry. Its calledAn American Sickness, by Elizabeth Rosenthal.We have both read this. And we have both seen exactly what shes talking about. The American people are being hoodwinked and scammed by the healthcare industry. That doesnt mean all people in the healthcare industry are evil, but it certainly means they are stuck in a system that is working purely for profits and not for your healthcare outcomes.It was released in 2017 is a real shocker about what goes on behind the healthcare industrys closed doors.She lays out the Economic Rules of the Dysfunctional Medical Market. Although there are 10 rules, well discuss only the first 3 here... Lets go through them.1. More treatment is always better. Default to the most expensive one. Some people will say this is because of malpractice suits.The second economic rule of a dysfunctional medical market is -- A lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. She documents a researcher at Harvard medical school who believed she was only steps away from curing diabetes. And yet -- no pharmaceutical company or nonprofit would step forward to fund her research -- including the juvenile diabetes Association. Language: en Genres: Science, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Dr. Elaina George on Trump's Hospital Pricing Directive
Thursday, 27 June, 2019
Is there a big revolution about to start in healthcare?We think yes. And we saw it – thanks to a directive by President Trump – that requires hospital transparency when it comes to patient billing.Even if you are not a fan of this President, you need to hear this podcast.Because – we think -- this is game changing -- when it comes to your healthcare and healthcare costs.We will speak to the doctor who spoke at the White House with the President -- about the executive order.Her name is Dr. Elaina George.So the executive order forces hospitals and payers to release information based on their privately negotiated rates. Plus, providers would have to give patients estimates of their out-of-pocket costs before a procedure.Elaina is an ear nose and throat specialist in Atlanta. Her book is one we recommend. It is Big Medicine: The Cost of Corporate Control and How Doctors and Patients Working Together Can Rebuild a Better System. You can get the book here. http://drelainageorge.com/
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