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"Comparative Effectiveness": The Path to Rationing by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Lawrence Hunter discusses how the Obama Administration will use "comparative effectiveness ratings" (CERs) to introduce health care rationing. Here's an excerpt from his arti ... Read on »

39 Fallacies About Health Care by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Richard Ralston of Americans For Free Choice in Medicine has posted a collection of " Thirty-Nine Fallacies About Health Care". See how many you can spot in the next news art ... Read on »

45% Of Doctors Considering Shrugging by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Terry Jones' OpEd in the September 15, 2009 edition of Investor's Business Daily discusses some interesting poll data on doctors' opinion of ObamaCare. Here are a couple of h ... Read on »

5 Paragraphs You Must Read In Senate Health Bill by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The November 23, 2009 Christian Science Monitor published an OpEd by Sue Blevins and Robin Kaigh on how the Senate health bill will undermine Americans' health freedom and pri ... Read on »

A Doctor's Plan for Legal Industry Reform by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The September 3, 2009 Wall Street Journal presented this great tongue-in-cheek proposal by Dr. Richard Rafal, " A Doctor's Plan for Legal Industry Reform". Some excerpts: * L ... Read on »

A Few Updates by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy It looks like Arizona's Proposition 101 (Freedom of Choice in Health Care) just barely failed, 49.9% to 50.1%. (Via Patient Power.) The UK may start allowing patients to use ... Read on »

A Small Positive by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy I haven't had much positive to say about the Obama administration's health care policies. But when they do something decent, I want to acknowledge that fact. Hence, I'm glad ... Read on »

AAPS Warns What "Reform" Really Means by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy In their continuing series on myths about ObamaCare, the AAPS explains what such "reform" would really mean. Here is an excerpt from their 17th such piece, " Myth 17: Health ... Read on »

ABC News Warning About ObamaCare by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy ABC News reporter John Stossel warns about the dangers of universal health care in this recent 20/20 segment: Read on »

Admin Note: Light Posting by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Due to external obligations, posting will be light next week. Read on »

Admin: Twitter Feed by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy FIRM now has a Twitter account. I'll see if I can automatically mirror the blog posts onto the Twitter feed. Read on »

Albertoli: Immorality of Socialized Medicine by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy San Francisco artist Roxanne Albertoli has written the following short essay on the moral issues underlying the health care debate. Her original version was written in respon ... Read on »

Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy As an alternative to the current system of employer-based insurance, the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries provides voluntary mutual aid to members to help cover thei ... Read on »

Amerling on Arizona by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The December 1, 2008 Wall Street Journal printed the following LTE by Dr. Richard Amerling, commenting on the defeat of Arizona's ballot initiative which would have guaranteed ... Read on »

An American Physician Reports From New Zealand by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Dr. Ross Stevens is an American radiologist currently working temporarily in New Zealand. He recently composed this detailed analysis of the NZ state-run medical system, whic ... Read on »

Another Doctor "Goes Galt" by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Psychiatrist-blogger "Dr. Sanity" explain why she's stopped fighting against socialized medicine. Here are some excerpts from her June 13, 2009 blog post: THIS TIME, I DON'T ... Read on »

Armstrong on Rationing by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Ari Armstrong has started a four-part series analyzing the concept of "rationing" and how it applies to the health care debate. Part 1: " Price Distribution Is Not Rationing" Read on »

Armstrong On Rationing - Part 2 by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Ari Armstrong's second piece on the nature of rationing is now up: " Rationing II: The Definition and Application of Rationing" Read on »

Armstrong On Rationing - Parts 3 and 4 by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Ari Armstrong has posted the final two parts of his series on rationing. Part 3: " The Harm of Conflating Price Distribution with Rationing" Part 4: " Politically-Controlled ... Read on »

Armstrong On Rationing and ObamaCare by Dr. Paul Hsieh Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The August 14, 2009 Colorado Springs Gazette printed Ari Armstrong's OpEd, " Rationing Inherent In Obamacare". Here is the introduction: The health reform debate has heated u ... Read on »

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