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The Patient Has Priorities

And they get to say “no” if they don’t want care...

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September 2026

No, It’s Not “Free”

And that’s why there are so many rules

Sep 24

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JAMA Looks at Price Transparency

Shocking result: independent physicians win

Sep 5

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Vinay Prasad: COVID, the FDA, and Why Journalism Keeps Getting Medicine Wrong

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August 2026

US Healthcare is Already Socialized

Maybe we shouldn’t double down on that...

Aug 31

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How To Pay For The Poor?

Guess what: there are tradeoffs

Aug 22

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Revisiting the Physician Ownership Ban

Protectionism dressed up as a safety regulation

Aug 10

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News Rundown: August 7, 2026

More Quality Metrics... But work requirements might "work"

Aug 8

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July 2026

Healthcare Is a Kludgeocracy

The workflow has become workarounds

Jul 26

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More on Administrative Costs

Administrative Simplicity Is Not Economic Efficiency

Jul 13

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Medicare’s “Low Administrative Costs” Are an Accounting Trick

Is the government really cheaper than the private sector?

Jul 8

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News Roundup: July 2, 2026

Major News Out of CMS!

Jul 3

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