South Portland doctor stops accepting insurance, posts prices onlinethefreelioness: SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Dr. Michael Ciampi took a step this spring that many of his fellow physicians would describe as radical. The family physician stopped accepting all forms of...
Articles about the impending failure of TUCA (The Unaffordable Care Act) have become commonplace. Even those recognized as its authors are openly distancing themselves from this legislation. Many on the “right” are heralding the IRS’s scandalous...
People often ask me “where does the money go in health care?” ”How is it that you can offer surgery for those low prices and claim to make a profit?” It was recently revealed that the median salaries of corporate health CEO’s topped...
The coercive nature of The Unaffordable Care Act (TUCA) requires that an organization like the IRS enforce its provisions. We shouldn’t be surprised that they play such an integral role in this crony scheme. G. Keith Smith, M.D.
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...
Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.