Peter Suderman of Reason Magazine has written a great piece here, one that summarizes the fact that this “law of the land” is no such thing, as far as the current administration sees things. Not only do large parts of the “law” remain...
I thought many of you would find interesting my interview with Dr. Elaina George yesterday. This hour long interview covered a wide range of healthcare topics. Thanks to Dr. George and her staff for having me on their show. Click Here to Listen G. Keith Smith, M.D.
Want to know why big hospital systems are buying physician (particularly primary care physician) practices as fast as they can? Open this link and scroll down to page 6. Now before you get huffy about these “rich doctors” let me clarify what these...
Here is the interview I did with the “Muskogee Phoenix,” regarding the mandated price transparency now being proposed here in Oklahoma. In all fairness to Rep. Hulbert, he seems like a good guy and is no doubt well-intentioned. I fault him on only one...
While many patients are attracted to our surgical prices, many patients are scared off by our pricing. ”There is simply no way a facility could provide quality care at those prices,” many say. This saying is also common among those facilities who want no...
The Unaffordable Care Act (TUCA) is about to become even more unaffordable, thanks to the unpredicted wisdom of the younger generation. Recognizing yet another Ponzi scheme in TUCA, the vast majority of young people (a group the central planners had counted on to...
My introduction to the practice of medicine began prior to medical school. Dr.’s Don Garrett and Richard Allgood, both thoracic surgeons, allowed me to spend enough time with them to absorb countless lessons, many of which remain with me to this day. While...
"How does your model work for the poor?" "How does your free market deliver care to them?" "What about the poor?" These questions are some of the most frequent ones I encounter, invariably asked in an attempt to cast some aspersion on the idea that health care and a...
Here is an article full of facts and figures on TUCA (The Unaffordable Care Act). Really inconvenient facts and figures. Really embarrassing facts and figures. 129 million may lose their insurance as a result of TUCA. That kind of stuff. Enjoy. G. Keith Smith,...
"If you like your insurance you can keep it." Do you think those saying this knew at the time that this was a lie? Millions of people are receiving cancellation notices from their health insurance companies. One article is here. 300,000 in Florida alone. If the...
Specialists and surgeons from all of Oklahoma’s top healthcare systems choose to operate here.