Some states appropriately require physician supervision of nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants. North Carolina is one of these. An article published a couple of weeks ago calls attention to the fact that nurse practitioners in our state have “little or no meaningful interaction with their supervising physicians”. This is based […]
Category: Health Policy
Senator Bill Cassidy Is A Scoundrel
He is essentially advocating that traditional public health ethics be abandoned. What is particularly outrageous is that he is a physician. I wonder if he went into politics to escape clinical practice, and thereby “cash in” by becoming Big Pharma’s attack dog: This hearing sure did give us a lot […]
New State Treasurer Continues To Undo Dale Folwell’s Great Work
Brad Briner has now been in office over a year. Recall how former state treasurer Dale Folwell exposed how the state’s hospital systems were gouging North Carolina taxpayers using the State Health Plan for teachers and governmental employees. When Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC refused to turn over its […]
Why Can’t RFK Jr. Do What He Needs To Do?
Dr. W. Campbell Douglass explains there are six sets of handcuffs afflicting the HHS Secretary: That’s a pretty good summary. It has been rumored that RFK Jr. is in the process of leaving his position or being forced out.
Physicians’ Early Exits From Clinical Practice
An interesting survey was conducted of physicians who left clinical practice prior to the usual retirement age. What were the findings? Among this group, the mean age at which they left practice was 48.1. It should be noted this is a much earlier age than during prior generations. Female physicians […]
More Hantavirus
Elsewhere, he has also suggested using ivermectin and/or hydroxychloroquine: 🚨 “THIS IS NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC WHATSOEVER.” – Dr. Peter McCullough Pushes Back on Hantavirus Panic Dr. Peter McCullough slammed what he described as “fear-based” media coverage surrounding hantavirus, accusing legacy outlets of using vague buzzwords to fuel public […]
Jay Bhattacharya’s Slam Dunk
He is a good man to lead the CDC and the NIH. He is leading both agencies. He is Indian; but he is also a Christian. And he was a Covid hero who helped author and disseminate the Great Barrington Declaration. It is appropriate to set limits and to chastise […]
Raleigh Republicans Summoning Medicaid Testimony From State AG, DHHS
NC House Republicans are concerned about the possibility of fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program. They are therefore calling State Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the state Health and Human Service secretary to testify before their oversight committee according to Carolina Journal. Recent revelations in Minnesota and California […]
The Medicaid Disaster In NC
JLF: From FY 2021 to FY 2025, total Medicaid expenditures in North Carolina increased from $18.14 billion to $35.77 billion, or an incredible 97.2 percent… From FY 2021 to FY 2025, Medicaid expenditures from all revenue sources as a share of total expenditures in North Carolina increased from 32.8 percent […]
Obamacare Fraud, Zero Premium Plans
An article outlines how the problem of enhanced Obamacare premium tax credits developed. Furthermore, it demonstrates spiraling Obamacare premiums, the occurrence of Obamacare fraud and the proliferation of zero-premium plans in certain states. (HT: Fred) We are now seeing the Pandora’s Box in action.