Under North Carolina’s Certificate of Need process, any entity that wants to open a new hospital must genuflect before the state. Cone Health did so in order to gain approval for its proposed hospital in Mebane instead of Duke Health and Novant. The corrupt local media reported that Cone won […]
Category: Health Policy
AAPS Supports Secretary RFK Jr.
AAPS: On September 13, at its 82nd annual meeting in Chantilly, VA, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) passed the following emergency resolution, which was authored by Wayne Iverson, M.D.: “Be it resolved that: AAPS enthusiastically supports the intent and concept of the Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives as […]
The Treachery Of The Electronic Health Record
Most folks don’t understand that medical practices that use electronic health records likely upload their records to the North Carolina state government’s Health Information Electronic Exchange; and then their records can be accessed by multiple federal agencies. Below you will find a video of a talk given by Dr. Craig […]
When The Data Contradicts The Political Signaling About NC Hospitals
One of the many items that the regional media/left complex has attempted to indoctrinate us to believe is that non-profit hospitals are somehow better than for-profit hospitals. We are supposed to believe that the non-profit hospitals are inherently virtuous whereas the for-profit hospitals are abjectly evil. We are to believe […]
Another Trump Unforced Mistake
The big vision? To share our health data electronically with big tech companies. That includes medical records, data from “wearables”, etc. The idea is that this sharing of data will somehow result in health improvement. It appears there are some major political donors likely pushing for this. It is yet […]
Plot To Depose RFK, Jr.
The culprit is apparently a trade association comprised of drug companies. This is fairly remarkable with regard to the degree of brazenness. I don’t know if it will achieve its desired purpose.
RFK Jr.’s Bold Purge At CDC
Today, there was news that RFK Jr. completely vacated the panel that makes vaccine recommendations at the CDC. This might sound like “inside baseball”, but it is a big deal. This panel is notorious for making recommendations without adequate scientific proof; and for failing to scrutinize certain products for safety. […]
Medical Oligarchy
One Way To Look At Obamacare’s Failures
This is an interesting take: (HT: NC Renegade) American Surgeon PERFECTLY explains how US Health Insurance Companies created a racketeering operation that skyrocketed the cost of healthcare for everyone but doesn’t cost them anything EVERYONE please take the time to understand this: “When the Affordable Care act was passed,… pic.twitter.com/6hEhmv6VDR […]
Ivermectin, Vaccine Bills In Raleigh
A couple of interesting bills have been filed in Raleigh. The first makes ivermectin over-the-counter in the state of North Carolina. Similar legislation has been enacted in at least one or two other states. This bill would make ivermectin more available when hospital systems forbid their doctors and nurse practitioners […]