Frederick Malphurs

Retired VA health care CEO, bridge player who is very concerned over US healthcare: it's cost

[Frederick Malphurs @fredmalphurs]

this health care cost/price increase has been going on year after year, decade after decade. Something must be done, but history of the last forty years says no one will. greed and political contributions rule.

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Employer health costs: Why it could be another tough year https://t.co/KdiaTird1M

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Another article about the high cost of US healthcare. The high cost of US health along with its many nonsystem characteristics are driving bankruptcies and social difficulties. See the website GPS for Health for solutions to practice and reform.

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What the Dutch Can Teach Us About Paying for Health Care https://t.co/1ReJL4egzj via @undarkmag

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Excellent article as usual from Dr. Rosenthal who has written widely about the outrageous increases in cost of healthcare. This article is chilling. What to see a comparison between the cost of eggs and the cost of healthcare? Read this article.

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The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm https://t.co/sb1cK8lSVm via @kffhealthnews

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Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says https://t.co/cIkbzhhUqd

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Healthcare costs are critically destructive to US middle class and small business and yet neither party has over the forty years done nearly enough to curb the ever increasing costs and insurance denials, evasions, etc.

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Large employers forecast ‘daunting’ 9% hike in healthcare costs next year https://t.co/6ykAsV6TM0 via @healthcaredive

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The article goes on to say by 35%, the US healthcare beat goes on with healthcare premiums more and more like another tax that has to be paid and US pols giving another round of shrugging, weeping, knashing of teeth, but no action because they need the political contributions.

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Medicare Part D premiums likely to increase next year https://t.co/5ZXNceKWgP via @healthcaredive

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That estimate is pharmaceuticals will go up 3.35 %, if you are planning, I suggest doubling or tripling that number. We need desperate measures for healthcare like a long freeze or price controls. Yes, it has come to that.

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A lot of lessons learned from this anecdote such as keep your mouth shut when terrified, but it is just one more illustration of the 'gotcha' structure of US healthcare insurance. US healthcare musts reengineer to a utility model.

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A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth — And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills https://t.co/XaPLwSSW03 via @kffhealthnews

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Another gambit to increase profits for the healthcare industry as a whole. There's not another model for health delivery focused on the whole patient not fee for service.

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Trump pick to lead VA health care reopens fight over ‘choice’ for vets https://t.co/OOhiPiTSSq

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the cheer leader of higher healthcare costs is the Am Hosp Assn. which is adept at lobbying but not lowering costs which are harming the economy and have been for much longer than tariffs. Can't we have a moratorium or better yet a Trump style Harvard 'negotiation.'

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Hospitals are buying more doctor’s offices. That’s tied to higher costs, study finds https://t.co/RZ3gzuXTVB via @healthcaredive

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an example of higher costs driving the US healthcare economy and expense to folks needing and using healthcare. I suppose this will continue as it has for decades until commercial/capitalism bankrupts us all. Let's try the utility model please!

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Volume, Not Price, Fueling Rise in Part D Specialty Derm Drug Spending https://t.co/9utbr1RSO8 https://t.co/9utbr1RSO8