Part One of Two For many, “Medicare for All” (or Single Payor) is a moral imperative. I, too, am in favor of a population-based payor scheme, but like most doctors, I can see Medicare for All will make the problem worse. The degeneration of Medicare, as seen in my...
Viagra lost patent protection this year, and in a feeding frenzy, firms selling its generic equivalent (sildenafil citrate) are angling for a slice of Pfizer’s 2 billion dollar per year pie. There are a dizzying assortment of prices, from Pfizer’s list price of $65...
“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” - P.J. O’Rourke Regardless of one’s political persuasion, no one hopes for a future health system that creates worse patient outcomes at higher cost. However,...
