The Problem The American population under age 18 is projected to grow by only 3%, while the population aged 65 and over is projected to grow by 50% by 2030. It is estimated that the shortage of physicians will be around 100,000 by 2030. This puts enormous burden on the medical training system to train […]
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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 […]
Viewpoint from Beth Haynes, MD – BRI Medical Director
Recently I sat down to write a short comment on the recent HHS plan to tackle one aspect of rising pharmaceutical prices. In trying to comprehend this one small piece of our healthcare economy juggernaut, I was impressed yet again by the complexity of moving parts. Anyone who tells you they know what will happen […]