Don Berwick, MD: Changing from fee-for-service to bundled payments in Medicare and Medicaid

Posted on February 11, 2019 by admin

April 4, 2012

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Don Berwick, MD: National Coverage Decisions

Posted on February 11, 2019 by admin

December 1, 2013- National Coverage Decisions (NCDs) are used by CMS to set guidelines as to Continue reading →

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Don Berwick, MD: The Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Posted on February 11, 2019 by admin

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Industry conflicts arise at PCORI threatening any real comparative effectiveness research

Posted on February 10, 2019 by admin

February 7, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

The Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) was created by the PPACA “ObamaCare” law in 2010. Continue reading →

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Essay: The Sad State of Affairs for American Medicine Primary Care

Posted on February 1, 2019 by admin

December 26, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I am so saddened by the state of our profession. I have been in different industries and unaware Continue reading →

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Review: “The Bleeding Edge” documentary on unsafe medical devices

Posted on February 1, 2019 by admin

November 1, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

The Netflix 2018 documentary “The Bleeding Edge” reviews modern cases of medical devices Continue reading →

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Review of immunotherapy and targeted therapy

Posted on January 5, 2019 by admin

June 17, 2016- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed Siwen Hu-Lieskovan MD, PhD of UCLA, an expert with immunotherapies for melanoma, to go over the Continue reading →

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The Year in Review: 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by admin

December 29, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

The biggest stories this year related Continue reading →

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Essay: The Silos of American Healthcare Stifle Communication Between Providers

Posted on December 19, 2018 by admin

December 19, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I have a clinical practice that treats chronic conditions, among other things. I recently ran across a Continue reading →

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Essay: Everything you say can and will be used against you

Posted on December 18, 2018 by admin

November 10, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I keep telling people that “smart home” devices, such as Amazon’s Alexa, record everything Continue reading →

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Insurance companies are not paying for Repatha and Praluent

Posted on December 15, 2018 by admin

Update November 2, 2018- Amgen slashed the annual cost of this drug to $6,000. Continue reading →

Posted in - Biotech, - Pharma, - Policy, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford, Primary care medicine | Leave a comment

Is polio making a comeback?

Posted on December 12, 2018 by admin

Update November 13, 2018- Parents of children who died from this “polio-like” illness are accusing the Continue reading →

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Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) versus Placebo in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Posted on December 1, 2018 by admin

January 31, 2017- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Continue reading →

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How pain pills almost killed my mother after elective knee surgery

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

OxycontinMay 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

My mother is in her 70’s and in good health except for debilitating knee arthritis. After considerable Continue reading →

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CDC data on increasing suicide rates

Posted on November 28, 2018 by admin

August 2, 2018- interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD

We interviewed Alex E. Crosby, MD, MPH of the CDC, Branch Chief of Surveillance, Division Continue reading →

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Essay: 25-years ago, I was reborn

Posted on November 26, 2018 by admin

November 6, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I had forgotten about this until I saw a reminder on my computer. Continue reading →

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Fox and Friends accidentally produces what could be the best discussion of Medicare-for-All

Posted on November 15, 2018 by admin

November 15, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

I have cut the cord and no longer get cable TV. However, the free content posted on apps lets me Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fat Chance by Robert H. Lustig, MD

Posted on October 25, 2018 by admin

February 9, 2013- by Steven E. Greer, MD

How did our ancient ancestors evolve from being pure meat eating carnivore hunters into grain fed Continue reading →

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Does President Trump have “heart disease” based on his Coronary Calcium Score?

Posted on October 7, 2018 by admin

January 20, 2018- by Steven E. Greer, MD

President Trump made news this week by having his doctor, Admiral Ronny Jackson, MD, answer Continue reading →

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Victory for America

Posted on October 3, 2018 by admin

Trump Sanders New HampshireMay 3, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD

On the same day that the corrupt Democratic establishment of New York was symbolically admonished Continue reading →

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