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Generic Drug Price Fixing.
“Generic” is the name given to drugs that are not protected by patents. Anyone can make a generic drug. Because they are not protected by patents, it is anticipated that competition will drive down the prices of generic drugs to … Read More
The Problem With Drug Prices.
There was a good story in the Washington Post earlier this week discussing some of the reasons for our high drug prices. So why are prices so high? Why doesn’t our vaunted free market system drive them lower through competition? While … Read More
Hospital Consolidation Is Driving Up Health Care Costs.
Last week I wrote about hospitals not knowing exactly what their costs were for various procedures. Without that information, they cannot make informed decisions about pricing. Without informed decisions about pricing, there can be no price competition. There also can … Read More
Even Hospitals Don’t Know What Surgery Costs.
In August I wrote a post about why our health care costs keep going up and up and up. We don’t dictate pricing to hospitals, we rely on the market to set a fair price using supply and demand. Hospital consolidation, … Read More
Big Pharma and You.
Forgive me for getting on my insulin soapbox again. Because of my young grandson’s Type 1 diabetes, I am very interested in all things Type 1 related. I am especially interested in what it takes to keep him alive. Every … Read More
Why Your Health Care Costs Keep Going Up and Up.
As I have observed before, we in the United States pay the most for health care yet we rank well down the list of developed nations in terms of health care outcomes. Why aren’t we getting value for the money … Read More
Posted in Doctors, drug companies, Fee for Service, health, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Hospitals, Malpractice costs, Medical Costs, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice cases
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Pay More, Get Less
The United States spends more per person on health care than any other developed country. At the same time, our life expectancy is less than that in other developed countries. What is going on? Let’s start with the cost of … Read More
It’s The Money, Stupid.
I recently wrote about the loopholes in the FDA’s medical device approval process and how very few medical devices are subjected to rigorous scrutiny before being approved for use in patients. Here is another example of the price we pay, … Read More
Posted in Doctors, Fee for Service, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, heart attack, Heart Attacks, Hospitals, Informed Consent, Medical Costs, Medical Devices, medical ethics, Medicare, placebo
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Medical Secrecy Harms Patients – Part Two
I have written in the past about the harm caused by the medical profession keeping secret the identities of incompetent physicians and allowing them to continue to malpractice on patients. While this is a significant problem, there are many other … Read More
Posted in disclosure of medical mistakes, Doctors, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, Infection, Lawsuits, Medical Costs, medical errors, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice claims, medical mistakes, Medicare, Secrecy, Surgical Errors
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End The Drug Price Disgrace
Happy New Year. As I have mentioned before, my grandson was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was only 3. He is now 7 and doing well. I am hoping that the new year brings more advances in the … Read More
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