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Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Sedalia, Colorado
Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine (FIRM) promotes the philosophy of individual rights, personal responsibility, and free market economics in health care. FIRM holds that the only moral and practical way to obtain medical care is that of individuals choosing and paying for their own... Full Bio
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Quick Links: Stossel, Wolf, Pharma Cronyism by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy John Stossel: " Keeping Business Honest ". (Townhall.com, 5/23/2012). Lots of good stuff, including "I used to believe that licensing doctors and lawyers protected consum ... Read on »
Scherz and Armstrong: There Will Never Be Another Mayo Clinic by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Dr. Hal Scherz and Dr. Richard Armstrong of Docs4PatientCare have a new piece in Townhall.com, " There Will Never Be Another Mayo Clinic ". New ObamaCare rules will essen ... Read on »
Catron: Catholic Institutions Revolt Against HHS by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy In the 5/23/2012 American Spectator, David Catron discusses how, " Catholic Institutions Revolt En Masse Against HHS Mandate ". He summarizes On Monday, 43 high-profile ... Read on »
Quick Links: Canada, Nanny State, MLR by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Ontario government "slashes" fees paid to doctors , in order to save money. (Because the government is the "single payer", the physicians basically have two choices: Lik ... Read on »
Hsieh PJM OpEd: Dr. Orwell Will See You Now by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The 5/22/2012 edition of PJMedia.com has published my latest OpEd, " Dr. Orwell Will See You Now ". I discuss the various forms of deceptive language ObamaCare advocates ... Read on »
Quick Links: Privacy, Batteries, Innovation by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Your medical privacy is not as secure as you might think.  (See the 5/11/2012 newsletter from Citizens' Council for Health Freedom has more details .) Medical News Today ... Read on »
Good News On Personal Genetic Testing by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy People can and do use their personal genetic data appropriately.  From the 5/17/2012 NIH News, " NIH-led study finds genetic test results do not trigger increased use of ... Read on »
Reliability of Clinical Practice Guidelines? by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy I haven't read any more on this yet, but this abstract caught my eye: " A critical evaluation of oncology clinical practice guidelines ", to be presented at the 2012 meeting ... Read on »
Wolf Unleashed by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Dr. Milton Wolf begins a new video series at the Daily Caller. Here's the first installment And feel free to check out his blog ! Read on »
Hsieh Forbes OpEd: Who Should Control Your Healthcare Spending? by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The Forbes website has published my latest OpEd, " Just Who Should Control Your Healthcare Spending? " (5/15/2012) The theme is that America needs market-based health ref ... Read on »
Quick Links: Scherz, Catron by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A couple of good pieces that hit my news feeds today. 1) Hal Scherz, MD: " The War Against Doctors " (Townhall.com) Dr. Scherz notes At a time when it is trendy to i ... Read on »
Heib: ObamaCare and the Road to Serfdom by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Dr. Lee Heib of AAPS chats with John Stossel on " ObamaCare and the Road to Serfdom " Read on »
Roy: Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs? by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Avik Roy asks, " Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs? " Short answer: It should, but it may take time for a true national market to ramp up and c ... Read on »
Objective Reporting from the LA Times by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The Los Angeles Times lets you know that if you don't support ObamaCare, then you must want the US to be a backwards nation: " Global push to guarantee health coverage leave ... Read on »
LaFerrara: End Occupational Licensure by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy In the blog for The Objective Standard, Michael LaFerrara explains why, " It's Time to End Occupational Licensure ". From his post The statistics are astounding. Accordi ... Read on »
Wolf: Desperately avoiding Obamanomics and Obamacare by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Dr. Milton Wolf has a new OpEd in the 5/9/2012 Washington Times, " Desperately avoiding Obamanomics and Obamacare ". He notes that the Obama administration is working har ... Read on »
Scherz and Armstrong: Caution to Seniors About Obamacare by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Dr. Hal Scherz and Dr. Richard Armstrong of Docs4PatientCare note, " Caution to Seniors About Obamacare -- Let The Buyer Beware ". In their 5/8/2012 TownHall.com piece, t ... Read on »
Quick Links: Georgia, FDA, Clogging MD Offices by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The Georgia legislature has passed a bill ensuring that medical licensure " does not become contingent on participating in any government or private payer programs ".  Go Ge ... Read on »
New Massachusetts Price Controls and Bundled Payments by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Avik Roy discusses Massachusetts' latest proposed health care price controls in his 5/6/2012 Forbes piece, " Massachusetts Moves Toward Health-Care Price Controls. Is Americ ... Read on »
Catron: White House Again Threatens SCOTUS on Obamacare by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy In the 5/7/2012 American Spectator, David Catron describes how the " White House Again Threatens SCOTUS on Obamacare ". Basically, Obama and his surrogates are hinting th ... Read on »