Podcast on the Challenge of De-adoption

Byadmin March 25, 2015

Here is a podcast I participated in, put out by folks at GWU. A quickish interview on the challenge of getting doctors to stop doing things they ought to stop doing.
You can also listen to it on iTunes, or on Stitcher.

Health Care Cost

Show ‘Em the Money: Paying Patients to Shop for Affordable Medical Care

Bypeter December 20, 2019January 21, 2020

After three months of physical therapy, her doctor told her that it was time to get an MRI. She had already paid off her annual deductible, meaning the imaging test would “only” cost her the $150 co-pay. An imaging center near where she worked charged $1500 for the test. Just two miles away, another facility…

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Why Don't Americans Trust Doctors?

Byadmin December 19, 2014

It is an oft recited paradox that Americans like the men or women representing them in Congress, while hating Congress as a whole. In fact, respect for Congress is near all-time lows. In what has to be seen as a bad sign for the medical profession, people’s attitudes towards physicians are beginning to look downright…

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Promoting Social Responsibility Among Pharmaceutical Companies

Byadmin April 1, 2014

Last fall, an article in the New England Journal presented a powerful picture of just how much effort different pharmaceutical companies make to give poor people access to their products. Here is the picture from that article: The captains of industry are a competitive group of people, I am told. They like to see where…

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Whose Life Would You Save?

Byadmin July 15, 2011

WHYY in Philadelphia has a report out on a new study I participated in, led by my good friend Scott Halpern. The study revealed the strange lengths to which physicians will go to help their patients, even if it hurts other patients. To see what Scott and I have to say, click on this link.

Health & Well-being | Health Care Cost

Peoples Pharmacy Podcast

Byadmin January 27, 2011

This weekend, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Peoples Pharmacy, a great public radio show that hails out of Durham NC. We had a far ranging, rapidly shifting conversation about lots of things. Check it out if you are interested. The show even gave me a chance to learn a new skill. …

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The Era of Mega-Hospitals Has Arrived

Byadmin January 15, 2015

The Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, encourages healthcare providers to join together in what are called Accountable Care Organizations. Prior to the passage of Obamacare, hospitals were already pursuing mergers, in an effort to gain market share and have better negotiating ability with insurance companies. That trend looks like it has accelerated since the passage…

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