- If a “race neutral” standard were used, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Black Americans would be classified under the newer race-neutral equation as having more severe emphysema, greater medical impairment, more occupational disqualifications, and higher disability payments because of their newly classified lung disease.
- Following the passage of the No Surprise Act, some surprise bills are costing insurers more than before the act was passed, possibly by as much as 50 percent above prevailing in-network rates.
- Oracle’s AI backed Electronic Medical Record system can draft clinical documentation, propose next steps like lab tests and follow-up visits, and pull data from notes to automate coding.
- US Nonprofit hospitals have widely varying criteria on who qualifies for free and discounted charity care.
Author: John C. Goodman
Wednesday Links
- Nearly half of doctors report feeling some burnout.
- Physicians work an average of 59 hours a week, and the average physician makes $350,000 a year. (WSJ)
- Today’s marijuana products are loaded with THC – at far higher levels (and with much more dangerous side effects) than 1960s pot. Switzerland limits the THC content to less than 1%. In France, the limit is 0.3%. A Florida proposal would allow up to 60% THC content.
- Mitochondrial imbalance linked to 90 percent of chronic diseases.
- There are cases where metastatic cancers go into complete remission. (interesting)
Tuesday Links
- Yours truly in Epoch Times on the health care positions of the two presidential candidates.
- Vaccines do not cause autism.
- Fewer than 1 in 6 health care workers in hospitals and nursing homes reported getting the COVID-19 booster.
- The Medicare “doctor’s fix” explained.
- Older doctors remain on call for ER duty, while younger doctors stay home with their families.
Monday Links
- Dentistry offices almost never face bankruptcy.
- Drug inspectors in the 19th century. They took the drug themselves and then waited to see if they experienced any adverse effects.
- The Wall Street Journal reforms Obamacare. Good ideas, but not nearly as impactful as my reforms.
- A difficult drug can require literally one hundred times more investment than an easy one.