Assume a group of people, aware of the possibility of conflicts; and then someone proposes, as a solution to this eternal human problem, that he (someone) be made the ultimate arbiter in any such case of conflict, including those conflicts in which he is involved. I...
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Liberty and Emotional and Philosophical Epiphanies
One of the epiphanies I experienced in medical school was during our human behavior course when, in the course of discussing the primary emotions that we experience, the professor said this: "How you feel about a person or event is your decision. How you feel about...
Medical Price Transparency
Years ago, I hired a carpenter to build a deck in my backyard. This scraggly guy showed up with a pencil behind his ear, a spiral notebook and a tape measure. I told him what I was looking for, what kind of wood and how big I wanted it to be. He made two or three...
“Healthcare Blue Book” Pulls Back the Curtain
I gave a talk in Austin, Texas earlier this week to the Texas Association of Benefit Administrators. While there, I met Dr. Jeff Rice, creator of “Healthcare Blue Book.” He and I had talked on the phone once before, but had never met. I was reminded of...
Jim Epstein Skewers Brill
I am working on a follow up blog on Steven Brill’s TIME Magazine article I had linked to in a recent blog. In the meantime, check out Jim Epstein’s blog on Brill’s article…..dead on, in my opinion. Jim was the creator of the Reason video...
Medicaid Medical Tourism
The well-known inscription on the statue of liberty reads: ”Give me your tired your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breath free….” Somewhere along the way, many of those coming to the U.S., rather than seek freedom, are seeking the best...
Time Magazine Says The Hospitals Have Lied All Along? NO!
Here is an article that will take you a while to read. Seriously, put aside 20 minutes for this one. Find a folder on your computer to save this, as you may want to refer to it down the road. The author has basically outed the “not-for-profit” hospitals...
Rick Scott and John Kasich: Feral Hogs
Florida’s governor, Rick Scott and Ohio’s governor, John Kasich have done an about-face on embracing Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in their respective states. Or have they simply “grown” in office? I think they are more like feral...
Oklahoma’s Top Surgeons & Anesthesiologists
Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.
- Anesthesiology
- Ear, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology)
- Foot and Ankle
- General Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery
- Orthopedics
- Reconstructive Plastics
- Urology