President Johnson created a system to care for the underserved. In doing so, he inadvertently contributed to a 3000% rise in hospital administrators. Last month marked the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s signing the Social Security legislation that established Medicare and Medicaid. A recent NPR segment recounted how this divided the country. On the right, sponsored by the […]
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The Healthcare Navigator: A Rope for Dinghy Medicine
Several years ago, my mother-in-law was cast off by a hospital. She had a head injury and wanted to recover in another facility closer to home. The first hospital agreed, but failed to inform the receiving facility. When she showed up, there was no room at the new hospital; meanwhile, at the old hospital her […]
Obamacare: Healthcare’s Own Journey Through Wonderland (Part 2)
Rich or poor, without your health, you have nothing. Perhaps that’s why the business of healthcare, almost 20% of America’s GDP, has been given a pass on the capitalist model of business practice. No other business has thrived without some level of price transparency and a promise of quality. However, with the passage of the […]