Category Archives: Congress

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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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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FDA investigated by congress for spying on whistleblowers

Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

Update February 26, 2014- Senator Grassley convened an oversight hearing in the senate, and also

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Why the lack of outrage over smoking depicted in film and television?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by admin

January 20, 2014 To Senators Dick Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Sherrod Brown, and Edward Markey

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Alex Rodriguez’s PED schedule

Posted on January 12, 2014 by admin

January 12, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD CBS’s “60 Minutes” interviewed the man, Anthony Bosch, claiming to have been the pseudo-doctor

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Twitter interview with banned-for-life Wall Street tech analyst Henry Blodget

Posted on January 11, 2014 by admin

January 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Disgraced Wall Street sell-side technology sector analyst, Henry Blodget, who was banned for life by

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Laws governing genetic tests

Posted on December 19, 2013 by admin

December 19, 2013– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD In Part 2 of our interview with Robert Klitzman, MD, from Columbia University, he discusses

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Did the GOP shut down the government just to please a special interest industry lobby?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by admin

October 19, 2013- By Steven E. Greer MD The United States government was partially shut down for more than two weeks in October.

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Little guy challenges Dr. Oz over copyright infringement and wins

Posted on September 12, 2013 by admin

September 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Under certain circumstances, copyrighted text or video content can be used by others without

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Senate Finance Committee hearing on CMMI

Posted on August 15, 2013 by admin

August 15, 2013

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What happens next with the ACA law?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by admin

May 20, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

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How Boston medical centers prepare for unconventional weapon attacks

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

May 3, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Paul Biddinger, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Massachusetts General

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Smartphone apps to be regulated and taxed as medical devices

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin

March 26, 2013 Which smartphone apps will the FDA label as a medical device making them taxable tax under

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Will medical centers be able to change leadership structure to conform to the PPACA “ObamaCare”?

Posted on June 30, 2012 by admin

June 30, 2012, by Steven Greer, MD The Supreme Court ruled that the PPACA “ObamaCare” law was constitutional in most aspects.

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RomneyCare ballooned healthcare costs in Massachusetts

Posted on June 24, 2012 by admin

June 24, 2012 CBS News interviewed the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, about the cost increases

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Update on the DEA’s efforts to curb the “pain pill mill” problem in Florida

Posted on March 7, 2012 by admin

March 7, 2012  By Steven Greer, MD We previously interviewed Special Agent Mark Trouville, the DEA agent in charge of tackling the rampant abuse of prescription opioid pain pills in Florida, and the “pain pill mill” system.

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The inadequate FDA medical device safety surveillance system: a case study

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

January 25, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD I have worn contact lenses for more than twenty years without any problems. But recently,

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The unsustainable cost of cancer drugs

Posted on June 8, 2009 by admin

June 8, 2009- Interviewed by Steven Greer, MD Leonard Saltz, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how the targeted

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Michael Burgess, MD: House plans for healthcare reform

Posted on May 19, 2009 by admin

May 19, 2009- Representative Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX) discusses the early stages of the House healthcare reform bill.  

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