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Reflections after attending a health law policy conference

February 17, 2017 by Mendel Groden

Harvard health law policy

To be fair, the conference was titled “…Health Law Year in P/Review.” Given our lack of market influence in healthcare prior to the ACA, and even less of it now, a review of the past year and a preview of the current year should not involve a discussion of the actual root causes of our healthcare system’s issues. Sarcasm aside, these are issues that people must begin having serious discussions about. Rather than accepting the status quo and searching only for top down approaches to regulating healthcare, a critical analysis as to the cause of rising prices and lack of access should be undertaken, after which thoughtful policies aimed at mitigating costs could actually be implemented. We need people to have access to care, not insurance. Perhaps Abigail Moncrieff was correct in asserting that Obamacare has anchored what is acceptable as policy, and perhaps this itself is the problem.

Tags: Healthcare Policy, medical student

BRI 5th Annual Student Leadership CONFERENCE: Protecting the Patient-Doctor Relationship

February 15, 2017 by Charlotte Monte

2017 BRI Leadership Conference

In a humble conference room in St. Louis, medical student attendees heard eight speakers from diverse backgrounds enlighten them about the promise of healthcare freedom and protecting the patient-doctor relationship, and showed them—as future doctors—how they can be excited again about a positive future in medicine.

Tags: Chapter Events, Conferences, Direct Primary Care, Free Market Healthcare, Healthcare Policy, medical student suicide, physician suicide

Swaying Hearts and Minds to Healthcare Freedom — Part III (of 3): Cash based healthcare system

May 27, 2016 by Anonymous

Health insurance is not meant to be used for routine expenses. Free market healthcare is about a cash based healthcare system. Consumers pay for routine medical costs out of pocket, aligning their incentives so they are naturally inclined to make the most efficient economic decisions. The only “single-payer” for routine care should be individual patients themselves.

Tags: Free Market Healthcare, Health Insurance, Healthcare Policy

Swaying Hearts and Minds to Healthcare Freedom — Part II (of 3): Planting the Seeds of Free Enterprise in Healthcare

May 25, 2016 by Anonymous

“Ask any medical student, resident, or attending physician why they became a doctor, and nine times out of ten, you will get the same response: to take care of people. To take care of people. To take care of people. Not to make money, obtain social privilege, or add two more initials after their name.” ~Anonymous – a BRI Student Leader

Tags: Free Market Healthcare, Health Insurance, Healthcare Policy

Swaying Hearts and Minds to Free Enterprise in Healthcare — Part I (of 3): Planting the Seeds of Freedom

May 23, 2016 by Anonymous

“Although it is feasible to obtain competent knowledge of policy through diligent study, facilitating transformative discourse takes delicate skill and much practice. The healthcare solutions we desire to implement will not occur unless we begin changing the hearts and minds of those who oppose us. I implore you to begin planting free market idea seeds now, so one day soon people across this great nation will reap the rewards.” ~Anonymous, a BRI Student Leader

Tags: Free Market Healthcare, Health Insurance, Healthcare Policy

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