“Congress must have the courage and commitment to fully repeal ObamaCare and replace with policy restoring beneficial market forces to the private insurance market. Transformational healthcare market reform will lower healthcare insurance and healthcare cost, grow employment and the economy; and growing the economy is the foundation for credibly lowering the national debt.” ~Dr. N. Pandelidis, orthopedic surgeon
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Part I: Of Course Obamacare Must Be Repealed, of Course It Must Be Replaced, and a Practical Political Strategy to Do So
Nicholas Pandelidis, MD is an orthopedic surgeon with special training and expertise in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of back and neck disorders. Dr. Pandelidis’s practice is dedicated exclusively to spine […]
Reflections after attending a health law policy conference
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.
BRI 5th Annual Student Leadership CONFERENCE: Protecting the Patient-Doctor Relationship
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.
Swaying Hearts and Minds to Healthcare Freedom — Part III (of 3): Cash based healthcare system
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.