There was a fascinating article in The Atlantic written by one of America’s leading bioethicists, Ezekiel Emanuel, who is the brother of Rahm Emanuel, who left the Obama administration to become the mayor of Chicago. The article is entitled Why I Hope to Die at 75. Dr. Emanuel starts by debunking...
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If anyone thinks ACOs or other ACA concoctions have impacted the cost of healthcare, here are two examples of how the status quo has not changed. First, comes an article from the New York Times. I told the story of a man who had neck surgery http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/us/drive-by-doctoring-surprise-medical-bills.html?_r=0.  When he got his...
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A recent report from Rutgers University entitled “Unhappy, Worried, and Pessimistic: Americans in the Aftermath of the Great Recession” found that 70% of respondents described the typical American worker as not secure in their jobs and 68% of workers are highly stressed. A quote from the study is, “The typical American...
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