Though it’s no longer front-page news, the opioid crisis continues to plague the medical profession, the healthcare system, state budgets, and federal government agencies tasked to keep up with the epidemic. Investigative reporter Sara Carter recently produced a documentary about the crisis, “Not In Vein.” The focus of Ms. Carter’s documentary is largely on the […]
Sally Pipes and Single-Payer
As presidential candidates continue to espouse single-payer health insurance, BRI Board Chair Sally Pipes appeared recently on Life, Liberty & Levin to explain how the ultimate loser under these government mandated programs would be doctors and their patients. http://bit.ly/2DTVDl1
Britain’s Version Of ‘Medicare For All’ Is Struggling With Long Waits For Care
BRI’s own founder and Board chair, Sally Pipes, recently published an article in Forbes magazine with the results from a Royal College of Surgeons report on the National Health Service that found alarming results on the months of waiting in medical queues hoping that their number will be called for necessary, life-saving treatments. Do American’s […]
What is “Managed” Capitalism?
The national discourse seems to have shifted from socialism to what might be termed “managed” capitalism. I can’t tell you exactly how that might affect the practice of medicine. However, I recently ran across an article in Forbes by John C. Goodman that focused on what might happen in the U.S. were more socialist reforms […]