Why do we have healthcare inflation in the United States? Because of price, not because of quality – because of prices. The ability of national systems to negotiate with drug companies, device makers, and hospitals has driven health care costs down. The effect of this is that other countries can afford to cover everyone, without high deductibles.
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There is good news and bad news about increasing coverage of health care. Here are the simple facts of Obama-care and where we should go next with our system.
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February, March, and April are the major tree allergy months in Phoenix- and our highest allergy months of the year. Here are a few of the trees that bother us- and why. Knowing the daily allergy levels allows you to know when to start taking antihistamines, as well as when to stop, or if the day is heavy to consider taking other medications such as inhaled steroids.
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It is time to end direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs by Big Pharma. It serves no purpose but to drive up drug costs to the US. It is also time to allow importation of “like” drugs from Canada and Europe.
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The way to provide health care delivery isn’t just to insure everyone, but to develop community based health care on relationships, trust, and listening. This has resulted in decreasing costs of healthcare and provided a model of healthcare in the world.
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Dr. John La Puma’s new book: Refuel is a 24 day program written for men. The book is an easy way to implement a lifestyle change – a plan that involves recipes, and will get the man back in the kitchen – where we belong.
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A few tips about the hospitals you look for and what they offer as you consider what new insurance you should go for. If you are like the vast majority of Americans, you have no idea what the insurance plan covers, doesn’t cover, and don’t know if the insurance company will keep your doctor in its network.
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People have an auto-destruct button: it is their mouth. My prescription pads have become recipe cards – where I give patients simple recipes of what they need. They are simple recipes to help patients learn to cook, and have delicious food.
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The market-driven idea of selling insurance across state lines has been raised as a possible alternative to the Affordable Health Care Act – and it sounds like a good idea, in fact, competition is- until you get into the details.
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