From atop the lecterns at the Democratic presidential debates and the White House, a common trope is dismantling and rejiggering how health care is delivered in America. For the left, the emphasis is on expanding who can access government-backed health insurance programs while cutting off the role of the private sector. On the right, President […]
Healthcare is a racket – is direct primary care the answer?
CCC Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on Wilmington’s Big Talk 106.7FM by Joe Catenacci about direct primary care, a new way of empowering consumers in the American healthcare system. http://consumerchoicecenter.org https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-healthcare-system-is-a-racket-direct-primary-care-could-fix-it
The healthcare system is a racket — direct primary care could fix it
Everyone has a healthcare horror story. A hidden charge on the hospital bill. A last minute test or scan that ends up costing four figures. Hours spent on the phone with insurance companies to follow up on a claim and get a reimbursement. Prescriptions costing hundreds of dollars. And it’s getting more expensive. Since 2007, […]
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Since the 18th century the city of Vienna has been on the cutting edge of medical innovation. What is the next frontier? By Yaël Ossowski | Metropole Magazine Vienna at the fin de siècle was the center of a massive empire that covered 20 percent of Europe. It stretched all the way from the Ukraine […]
FL: Officials decry ‘health tax’ mandated by upheld ACA
By Marianela Toledo and Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog MIAMI— After the Supreme Court‘s 5-4 ruling upholding the mandatory purchase of health insurance, much concern has been raised about the now-constitutional ‘health tax’ that Americans will be required to be pay. Florida officials were quick to point to the “ultimate deception” of President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress that passed […]
FL: Court’s decision ‘vindication’ of Obama?
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— The kindling that has been fueling partisan debates and sparking protests during the past three years has finally met its fate in the Supreme Court. All measures adopted by the Congress were upheld by the court, including the provision requiring insurance coverage and the expansion of Medicaid. The Patient Protection […]
Medical Malpractice Caps
Take a hint, CANADA. Democracy Now! explores how caps on medial malpractice suits are eventually shifted as costs to the taxpayers. Of course, I post this because citizens and professors of my home country often boast about their “great” healthcare system which does not have “million dollar” malpractice suits. However, because of the caps on […]
Anderson Vanderbilt “Keeping Them Honest”
I normally think Anderson Vandbilt’s mantra of “Keeping Them Honest” is silly, but this interview with Rep. Steve Cohen is a slam dunk. Anderson Vanderbilt is slamming him for using Nazi comparisons to describe the Republicans in Congress. Note also that Cohen just penned an article called “Reckless Speech Has Terrible Human Cost”. lulz In researching this […]