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Under Government Health Care, The Doctor Won't See You Now
Forbes | Sally Pipes
March 28, 2022
In less than three weeks, the federal public health emergency for COVID-19 is set to expire ([link removed]) . Some experts worry that the end of the emergency could unleash a flood of pent-up demand for health care—and add more stress to a health system already stretched thin.
That’s because thousands of Americans—particularly seniors and those at higher risk of severe cases of COVID-19—postponed care ([link removed]) during the pandemic. Many may look to reschedule their appointments when the public health emergency ends. The rush could yield long waits ([link removed]) for routine care, the thinking goes.
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Facts, Economic Reason No Match for Left's Drug Pricing Fixation
Newsmax | Sally C. Pipes
March 24, 2022
Last week, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing ([link removed]) , “Prescription Drug Price Inflation: An Urgent Need to Lower Drug Prices in Medicare.”
It’s rare to see so many falsehoods in so few words.
The idea that drug-price inflation is especially bad or that it poses some sort of threat to our health system is at best confused — and at worst dishonest.
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Patient Ownership of Medical Records Leads to Personalized Health Care
Right by the Bay | McKenzie Richards
March 30, 2022
Individualization is absolutely driving current consumer trends, but American healthcare is falling behind the times. This isn’t because healthcare cannot be personalized, but because of a web of outdated assumptions and policies holding healthcare innovation back from reaching its full potential.
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