Category Archives: CMS

Bending the cost curve of cancer care

Posted on February 26, 2018 by admin

May 25, 2011- Since the approval of Genentech’s costly Avastin in 2004, prominent oncologists have warned that

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CT-scan screening for heart disease fails to show benefit

Posted on January 5, 2018 by admin

March 23, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD We interviewed the Principal Investigator of the PROMISE trial, Pamela Douglas, MD from Duke.

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The super shady methods of pricing generic drugs in America: case study- Sildenafil

Posted on January 4, 2018 by admin

May 15, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD The last I read, Teva and Mylan were not supposed to launch their approved generic of Viagra (sildenafil)

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Avoid ER’s attached to tertiary care hospitals

Posted on January 2, 2018 by admin

August 17, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Review: Walk-in urgent care centers are the way to go

Posted on November 6, 2017 by admin

January 6, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD A patient asked for my help yesterday with a sinus infection that was lingering. I referred him to

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Trump made a big mistake wading into the quagmire of healthcare

Posted on October 25, 2017 by admin

Is President Obama foreseeing the future here and having a laugh? May 7, 2017- Opinion by Steven E. Greer, MD I watched Face the Nation and the news coverage of Friday town hall meetings. Mick Mulvaney was

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The ACA’s THC program: A pilot program to fund residency training outside of the traditional hospital setting

Posted on September 1, 2017 by admin

September 6, 2016- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Told you so: The reason this country is close to an 18th-Century-style revolution

Posted on August 15, 2017 by admin

Update August 13- Told you so. The race riots in Charlottesville, Virginia are exactly what

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The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2016

Posted on December 26, 2016 by admin

December 26, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD for The Healthcare Channel Policy changes dominated the 2016 year in healthcare news. There were few important new drug

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NY Times reports that CMMI “research” is junk science

Posted on October 1, 2016 by admin

February 3, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel was the first to report in 2012 that the new CMMI, created by the ACA “

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A second blow to Atul Gawande (and Obamacare)

Posted on March 15, 2016 by admin

December 15, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD Atul Gawande, MD, a surgeon working at one of the Harvard affiliated hospitals, wrote an influential essay in the

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Are the new PCSK9 cholesterol lowering drugs worth the high cost?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by admin

December 16, 2015- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

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Actavis 1000% drug price hike: a case for healthcare reform

Posted on September 22, 2015 by admin

Update September 21, 2015- The Healthcare Channel was the first to report in 2009 on the business strategy of acquiring cheap generic drugs, cornering the market, then raising

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The Anthem hack reminds us how electronic medical record security is not ready for prime time

Posted on February 5, 2015 by admin

February 5, 2015- Op-ED by Steven E. Greer, MD The large health insurance company now called Anthem, formerly known as WellPoint (which owns

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CEO’s of “Non-profit” hospitals rake in millions

Posted on December 7, 2014 by admin

December 7, 2014- The NY Post reports the list of multi-million-dollar salaries enjoyed by CEO’s of the major

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Most people have insurance not yet impacted by Obamacare

Posted on November 21, 2014 by admin

November 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD With so much news in the national press focusing on the Obamacare exchanges and new healthcare

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Will President Hillary Clinton end fee-for-service?

Posted on September 22, 2014 by admin

September 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD At the recent cardiology trade show called the TCT, held in Washington, DC, 2016 presidential

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Has the ACA law begun to reduce the uninsured, and at what cost?

Posted on July 27, 2014 by admin

July 27, 2014- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Ben Sommers, MD PhD, from the Harvard School of Public Health has a new article in the NEJM

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NEJM letter casts doubt on original Gawande checklist paper

Posted on June 11, 2014 by admin

June 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD When the recent Canadian studied published in the NEJM failed to show any benefit from

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How many stent cases does it take to bill Medicare for $18 Million?

Posted on April 9, 2014 by admin

April 9, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The release of data by Medicare showing what each doctor earns from billing CMS is making news for

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