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Are we at an impasse when it comes to dialogue and the critical exchange of fresh and perhaps old ideas? Conflict seems to surround any meaningful exchange especially considering our country’s unique healthcare challenges. Join us as we delve into a myriad of topics that affect the health and well-being of all of us. To that end, we welcome discourse from alternative perspectives in a spirit that is challenging but respectful.

Cancer Drugs and Price Controls: Is it Time?

By Joyce Kurisko, MBA, Tim Bartholow, MD and Scott Litow, ASA As originally published in the ASCO Post December 10, 2022 According to a...

Crisis of Empowerment

My recent re-reading of Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions in a Top-Down World by Charles Koch (which I highly recommend, by the way)...

Physician Views of DPC - Results of a Survey

Direct Primary Care was viewed as potentially beneficial for both patients and physicians. For some survey questions, DPC physicians had...

Paying for Primary Care - Part 4

A look at physician incentives in direct and traditional primary care delivery Direct Primary Care and Cash Fee for Service Until now in...