I haven’t felt much like writing since the tornadoes came through here. The death and devastation associated with this natural disaster help put a lot of things into perspective, though. That the Oklahoma legislature considered using taxpayer money ($80...
Here is Representative James Lankford (R, OK) at 16:35 into the hearing mentioning our facility. Representative Lankford has been fearless in his endorsement of our free market and transparent approach to medical care and pricing since first going to Washington in...
At the time of the Murrah bombing, I was working at St. Anthony Hospital, the medical facility closest to the site. This disaster was life-changing for anyone who was even remotely connected or close, including me. While this tragedy brought a sense of defeat and...
Here is an update on some of what’s happening at The Surgery Center of Oklahoma. We have recently decided to accept credit cards for payment of services. The price online will be adjusted at the time of payment to reflect the percentage the respective card...
It looks as if the Oklahoma legislature has provided the dowry to the Oklahoma State University osteopathic hospital that Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City was looking for. The state budget provides for $18.5 million to bail out this hospital, interestingly, $250,000 more...
I have come to the conclusion that the main reason my medical free market and transparent pricing message has been so widely and warmly embraced is very simply that it is good news. I have been viewed as a good news guy in a bad news industry. That “here is...
If this is the best the statists can do we are in good shape. Dr. Peter Ubel, no Rothbardian, asserts that price transparency could actually increase the price of healthcare (Lasik?) and that while cardiologists and other super specialists make too much money,...
The release by CMS (Medicare) of hospital charges and Medicare payments this week deserves a response, partly because the figures are wrong. While most of the newspaper reports focused on the gigantic differences between what hospitals charged and what they were...
Dr. Jeffrey Singer wrote this piece for Reason Magazine this week. His article explains why the number of Canadians fleeing to the United States for surgery may have peaked and might indeed be falling. As the Canadian system continues its death spiral, private...
The April 27th edition of the Daily Oklahoman contains an article by Silas Allen about the impending closure of Oklahoma State University’s osteopathic hospital in Tulsa. Hospital officials think they can stay open though if a bunch of taxpayers that never...
Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.