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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

“I know that those of us with chronic diseases can get into our own little worlds of doctors, medications, and treatments specific to our own condition. That makes it harder to step back and take a look at the bigger picture. But I truly recommend that you do, and Fixing American Healthcare is a good […]

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Should We Aim For Equality or Autonomy in Healthcare?

Monday, March 31st, 2008

In a previous post we considered the first of three questions we must resolve before we can decide on any plan to fix American healthcare, namely, the question of whether the healthcare system should be universal.
In this post we will take up the second question: Should our healthcare system be designed to enforce equality, […]

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Should the Healthcare System be Universal?

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

As noted in a previous post, there are three basic principles we are going to have to resolve before we can decide on any plan to fix American healthcare. The first of these is: Should the healthcare system be universal? That is, should our reformed healthcare system apply to every individual legally residing in […]

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Can a Voucher System Fix American Healthcare?

Friday, March 21st, 2008

A previous post considered the main problem with current healthcare financing as described by Drs. Fuchs and Emanuel, namely, that individuals are actually paying for their own healthcare today, but are led to believe that the cost is actually “shared” by businesses and government. Since they believe they are getting something for nothing, there […]

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The Now-Award-Winning Fixing American Healthcare

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

DrRich is delighted to announce that his new book, Fixing American Healthcare, has won two awards in the Reader Views Annual Literary Awards competition.
Fixing American Healthcare was awarded best book of 2007 in the category of Current Events - Politics and Society. The book was also named as second place book of the year […]

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Healthcare Economics, Explained At Last

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Dr. Gaulte of Retired Doc’s Thoughts recently suggested that DrRich might want to weigh in on the Fuchs-Emanuel “Universal Health Care Voucher” proposal for financing American healthcare. Specifically, Dr.Gaulte allowed that he has trouble implementing his normally reliable “follow-the-money” rule to figure out whether this voucher system makes sense, or why neither the Republicans (who […]

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FamDoc Likes Fixing American Healthcare

Monday, February 18th, 2008

DrRich is gratified by the very favorable review of Fixing American Healthcare posted last week by FamDoc. According to FamDoc, DrRich “goes where few other authors on healthcare reform/transformation can go.” FamDoc also points out that the book “gives us a blueprint for getting out of the mess, and (DrRich’s) solution starts […]

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Two New Reviews for Fixing American Healthcare

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

“Through the use of a simple quadrant device, Fogoros gives consumers an understanding of how various healthcare systems work, and their multifarious-not to mention nefarious-implications. Fogoros proceeds-with gin-clear specifics, propped by ample research, and with an abiding sense of decency-to balance fairness with the common good. Informed and humane. Some presidential candidate would be […]

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More Reviews

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Two more reviews of Fixing American Healthcare have been published in recent days, both favorable. (DrRich is happy to continue pointing out the good ones. You’ll have to locate the bad ones yourself.)
The first comes from Dr. Richard Reece at the Medinnovations Blog.
And the next is from Jan Krouwer at the Krouwer Consulting Blog.
To completely […]

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Fixing American Healthcare Favorably Reviewed

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Dr. Vijay Goel, physician, entrepreneur, and dynamic young blogographer of Consumer-Focused Healthcare, has posted a quite complimentary review of Fixing American Healthcare here. DrRich is especially gratified that Dr.Goel, who knows his consumer-focused stuff, has compared the book favorably to the works of far more famous commentators on American healthcare such as Starr, Porter, […]

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