PinnedSingle-Payer Healthcare Isn’t Necessary — But Single-Pricing Is[First appeared in Forbes July 4, 2017]Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
The payer-provider wars are never-ending - and this isn't that much different from the…Being "self-insured" doesn't change the equation much - or enough - and there's no way to force a cap on pricing short of universal…Nov 23, 2021Nov 23, 2021
"... where every insurer/risk-bearing entity is pursuing a similar approach."That's not a very proprietary or protectable business model - so once again - it comes down to what - marketing?May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
Nick Adkins and the #Pinksocks TribeTraveling to a healthcare event last year, I shared a long ride from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to Nijmegen with Nick Adkins. Nick is one…Apr 22, 2017A response icon1Apr 22, 2017A response icon1
Credible Petition Effort To Impeach President Trump Launches on Day 1What? So Soon? We hardly got to know ya. Which is, in fact, the entire legal basis of what appears to be the first petition to impeach the…Jan 21, 2017A response icon8Jan 21, 2017A response icon8
Published inTinctureIn Defense of Mark BertoliniFull disclosure: I’ve never met Aetna’s CEO Mark Bertolini, but I did transcribe his keynote speech for a piece on Forbes in 2014. In fact…Aug 18, 2016Aug 18, 2016
Apple’s Winning the PR Battle but is it Losing the Crypto War?I don’t think Apple has actually won the current PR battle with the FBI yet, but I do think they are winning it — even though a recent Pew…Mar 12, 2016Mar 12, 2016
Workaround for Windows 10 Cumulative Update (KB3124262)So — I’ve been running Windows 10 as a clean install for a few months now and up until two days ago — was generally happy with the…Jan 30, 2016A response icon1Jan 30, 2016A response icon1
We don’t need a Constitutional debate to enact reasonable gun control legislationWhatever it is that we’re doing currently — or not doing — isn’t working — and here’s the evidence (through June 2015):Dec 3, 2015Dec 3, 2015
Why I Believe My Theranos Blood Test Was Inaccurate And UselessThat’s a picture of my blood in two small vials — which Theranos calls “nanotainer’s.” I had ordered the blood test at a local Theranos…Oct 21, 2015A response icon5Oct 21, 2015A response icon5
