After four decades of working under Medicare, I am obligated to explain that “Medicare for All” won’t work as proposed. Myth No. 1 – “Medicare for All” will save money. Medicare’s stated administrative expense is 1.1% which is an accounting mirage. Medicare receives...
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...
A Hypertension Solution In my last newsletter, I explained how the new American Heart Association Hypertension Guidelines will fail to reverse our growing high blood pressure problem. Milton Packer, MD, cardiologist and provocative blogger on Medpage, has labeled it...
Headline: Testosterone Doubles the Incidence of Heart Attack (2014) Reality: Testosterone Group had 0.7% more Heart Attacks A paper by Finkle et. al. (Increased Risk of Non-Fatal Myocardial Infarction [Heart Attack] Following Testosterone Therapy Prescription in Men)...
“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,...
