by Dr. Stacey Robinson | Oct 21, 2012 | Health Insurance, Health Reform, The Healthcare Industry
With the election coming up a a few weeks, I think this subject is worth another re-visit. Let me just preface this blog by saying that I am not opposed to Obamacare. Back in July after Obamacare passed, I wrote about my perspective as a physician of the reform. There... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | Jul 1, 2012 | Health Insurance, Health Reform, The Healthcare Industry
After much deliberation, I have decided to blog in response to the timely topic of health reform. I hesitated to blog about this topic because of the political “hot button” nature; however, I decided it was important because (1) it has such a tremendous... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | May 20, 2012 | Health Insurance, Health Reform, The Healthcare Industry
1. The reason health insurance is so costly is that we don’t use it like insurance which is to protect against uncertain losses. We expect insurance companies to pay for everything, including routine, predictable care. If our car insurance paid for oil changes and new... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | May 31, 2011 | Health Reform, The Healthcare Industry
I think most would agree that we have a looming “perfect storm” in medicine which will result in a huge shortage of primary care physicians. This oncoming perfect storm will be due to an influx of patients because of health care reform and the aging baby... by Dr. Stacey Robinson | May 12, 2011 | Concierge and Direct-Care Medicine, Health Reform, The Healthcare Industry
I read with interest the family medicine chat a couple weeks ago about the ethics of concierge medicine. Some argue that concierge medicine is unethical and a failure to uphold the medical profession. I missed the chat so I would like to throw in my...
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