The Battle Over “Prior Authorization”

Organized medicine in the state of North Carolina is attempting to get the General Assembly to limit in various ways the requirements for “prior authorization”. This is the process that requires doctors to get the approval of health insurance companies before proceeding with expensive diagnostic tests, treatments or procedures. The […]

AAPS Response To Trump’s Election: 10 Solutions That Put Patients First

I am taking the liberty of republishing from AAPS the following set of recommendations: Reform Issues: Proposed Solutions:   Conclusion: Congress has passed law after law that disrupts the patient-physician relationship, corrupts medical decision making, and increases costs. The COVID era demonstrated how overregulation and regulatory capture are a greater threat to […]

“Original Sin” of the US Health Care Industry

A neat infographic from the Cato Institute identifies the key factor that led to so many other troublesome issues in the health care industry related to cost and efforts to contain costs. That key factor is employer-sponsored health insurance. The federal government gave employers huge incentives to provide this benefit. […]

Biden Trying to Undermine Short-Term Health Insurance Plans

Obamacare has been a disaster. It caused the cost of health insurance to increase— not to decrease as was advertised. Since Obamacare was enacted into law, there have been only two places one can seek lower cost private coverage– the Christian healthcare sharing ministries and short-term health insurance plans. Trump […]