Tag Archives: innovation

UPDATE – Bad Week for Medicaid Expansion

Posted on September 12, 2016 by OCTS1

It was a bad week for Medicaid expansion. I’ll bring you up to date on that and the county in Arizona that was losing its only insurer, as well as the Obamacare innovation center I last mentioned on this webinar … Continue reading →

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The Third Way: Free Market Medicine

Posted on December 20, 2014 by OCTS1

(OCTS Original Commentary) Republicans of various stripes have been pushing a number of comprehensive alternatives to Obamacare (universal tax credits, etc.). While it is tempting to say that anything would be better than the miscreant ACA, we don’t want our … Continue reading →

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Docs Push Back on Hospital Ownership Restrictions

Posted on May 16, 2013 by OCTS1

Comment: Obamacare is a smorgasbord for special interests, including Big Hospitals. Think all hospitals are warm and cuddly, on the side of the angels? Think again. “Big, monolithic community hospitals have been trying for years to quash these upstart physician-owned … Continue reading →

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Doctor Warns Obamacare Will Cut Medical Advances

Posted on October 2, 2012 by OCTS1

“People do not understand the effect of Obamacare will be to radically put the brakes on the creation of new medical treatments…. “Look at the use of Herceptin, an expensive but effective drug for the treatment of some forms of … Continue reading →

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