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February 14, 2019
Title: Cutting Out the Middleman
Topic: Medicare/Medicaid
Discussed by David Balat
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has
stated:
“Every day, Americans – particularly our seniors – pay more than they need
to for their prescription drugs because of a hidden system of kickbacks to
middlemen. President Trump is proposing to end this era of backdoor deals in the
drug industry, bring real transparency to drug markets, and deliver savings
directly to patients when they walk into the pharmacy,”
David Balat is the Director of the Right on Healthcare initiative with Texas
Public Policy Foundation. He is a seasoned hospital executive with more
than twenty years of healthcare industry leadership and executive management
experience.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How do we lower drug costs without hindering the development of new drugs that
save lives?
Who are the middlemen? David Balat uses the outrageous cost of insulin to
explain what is happening with the middlemen… “It’s complicated by design,”
he says. “They want to confuse you… What we need is competition in the
industry.”
What is the “Anti-Kickback Statute”? Are pharmaceutical companies
exempt from this law?
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updates and more information on this serious issue.
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May 22, 2018
Title: Is It Time to Abandon Medicare and Medicaid?
Topic: Medicare/Medicaid
Discussed by Dr. Marilyn Singleton
with Dr. Marilyn Singleton (MarilynSingletonMDJD.com)
Part 1 of 2
Repealing Obamacare is so last year. The new idea is
to jettison Medicare and Medicaid and get the government out of our medical care
business.
Dr. Marilyn Singleton is a board-certified Anesthesiologist and the
President-elect of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
(AAPS). Dr. Singleton also holds a law degree and lectures on elder abuse
and constitutional law for non-lawyers.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What was the US Marine Hospital Service?
What were sickness funds and when did they exist?
How did people pay for medical care during the Great Depression and WWII?
On average, how many private insurers are there in most states? Listen to the
next segment as Dr. Singleton compares these numbers to 1964…
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Is It Time to Abandon Medicare and Medicaid?
Topic: Medicare/Medicaid
Discussed by Dr. Marilyn Singleton
with Dr. Marilyn Singleton (MarilynSingletonMDJD.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How many medical insurance companies existed in the 1960’s?
How have medical care expenditures changed since the 1960’s?
Was the goal of ObamaCare to rid our nation of the uninsured? Since Obamacare,
has the number changed?
Is it too late to undue government control of medical care in America?
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