Tag Archives: Medical Tourism
Canadians Say Capitalism is Cure for Obamacare
All we need to do is look to our northern neighbors to see the future of healthcare in the United States under Obamacare. Long wait times for procedures, rationing, and people dying while waiting for life saving treatments are all …
Health Insurance Rates Increase by Double Digits
By REED ABELSON January 5, 2013 Those hit by the largest increases are small businesses and the self-employed. The medicrats have found a loophole in Obamacare so they can raise rates as much as they like. Employers can raise deductibles …
Lack of Airline Transparency is Criminal Behavior
by Keith Smith, MD Quoting from Joan Lowy’s Associated Press article on airline fees: “But as many airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the …
Third Party Payment for Health Care – Boon or Bane?
by Lee Kurisko, MD It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals and medication, somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it. …
If You Ran a Hospital, What Would You Say?
by G. Keith Smith, MD Put yourself in the shoes of a hospital administrator, upset by the fact that a surgery center in Oklahoma, owned by a bunch of greedy doctors, has posted bundled pricing online for all to see, …
P90X Extreme Home Workout – The Cons
by Lee Kurisko, MD Last week, I reviewed the pros of the P90X home workout system. For the newbie exerciser, P90X will be very effective and motivational, but it does have its limitations. The program includes a few orthopedically unsound …
How ObamaCare Stole Christmas
Christmas is the good news that God enters our daily lives. It also means that integrity in our daily lives is not optional or secondary. Denial of Christian discipleship in your family or business leads to social and personal injustice—it …
Lack of Coverage Doesn’t Mean Lack of Care
by G. Keith Smith, MD During a radio interview the day before yesterday, a caller, a surgeon from Ohio, made an incredibly insightful point. I had just repeated Jane Orient’s pithy quote, “coverage doesn’t mean care,” the idea being that …
P90X Extreme Home Fitness Program – The Pros
by Lee Kurisko, MD Unless you live under a rock, you have likely heard of P90X, the at-home exercise program based on twelve DVDs. As an avid exercise enthusiast, I had to try these DVDs that former Vice-Presidential hopeful, Paul …
Doctors at Risk from Fiscal Cliff
by Jane Orient, MD The R Team and the D Team are deep in negotiations over making the imaginary numbers in Washington work out, to delay the day of reckoning for a time. The method is to suck more tax …
