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30% of Hospitals have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act - EMTALA. 4,341 violations have occurred in 1,682 hospitals in the last 10-year period. What does this startling statistic mean to you and what should you do about it? This episode is focused on yet another reason why our healthcare system is such a hostile environment. See the video version: https://youtu.be/55P1xeJUDgc
Do you know why Medicare came into being? Do you know that Medicare & Medicaid were extensions to the Social Security Act of 1935? Do you know that if you exceed your Medicare benefit payments in claims that the federal government can take your house and assets to recover the debt? We will cover these facts and more in this episode! Video Version: https://youtu.be/8QbiY9luseo
While roughly 10% of all professions report abusive behavior, the numbers for Healthcare are over 30%. Healthcare is a hostile environment in more ways than one. In this episode we discuss the many things that make healthcare a hostile environment. And, you thought sex, drugs and rock n roll was just for musicians! Find out more at www.hr-20.com
Do you know that 50% of doctors initial diagnosis is wrong? How about the fact that only about 25% of their treatments have an underlying scientific based best practice? Would you be surprised to find out that the vast majority of medications can only be used by about 65% of the population, the rest of us can’t metabolize it? This episode speaks about why Doctor’s practice of medicine is very dangerous and for the most part why it’s not their fault. Full Video is available here: https://youtu.be/-delgx1RBCY
One in four U.S. hospital patients suffer at least one healthcare related injury. In 1999, 44,000 - 98,000 patients died getting healthcare. By 2013, the number of deaths had risen to 251,000-400,000 patients died. Hospitals are one of the most dangerous places you can go. Getting Healthcare is more dangerous that being a commercial fisherman – the deadliest job on the planet. Why are hospitals so dangerous and what can we do to protect ourselves? We explore these topics and more in this episode.
In the last Episode we talked about why what we think about drug prices are often mythical. This episode focuses on Mandatory Government Drug Rebates that are the biggest cause of high drug prices. https://youtu.be/jwr9NDpRIiM HHS Sec. Azar says he is targeting drug rebates to lower drug prices. Will it work? In Episode 4 we spoke about the myths surrounding high drug prices. Why what we think we know about high drug prices is wrong and explain the root of the problem – Rebates. In Episode 5 we discuss these rebates in more detail, how they work, and why the efforts HHS is undertaking will only have a marginal effect on prices.
With Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s recent announcement that HHS is targeting rebates as one of the reasons for America’s high drug prices, Secretary Azar is the first who has finally identified one of the critical problems in our drug pricing system and why U.S. drugs seem so much more expensive. Tom and Tim have been arguing this point for many years. Does the plan go far enough and identify the biggest offenders of the rebate scam? Tune in the next two episodes to find out.
One of the reasons our healthcare quagmire is so dangerous is the hostile and predatory nature of competition within the industry. In this episode, Tim and Tom highlight the key issues. Links: Check out our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoGl6eFHaZMS3VP-W8X3MA Stop by our website for more information and special promotions. http://www.hr-20.com
The current debate about high drug prices and the focus on attacking rebates to Pharmacy Benefits Managers is the right discussion but the approach is wrong, weak and misleading. Its just expanding the current blame-game to divert the attention from the real problem. These, so called, high drug prices exist on paper solely due to the hostile and dangerous environment that exist in our American Healthcare Quagmire. We want to fix our healthcare system! Do you? It is up to us. We, the people can do it. Nothing else can. Links: Check out our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoGl6eFHaZMS3VP-W8X3MA Stop by our website for more information and special promotions. http://www.hr-20.com
Welcome to Season 2 of Healthcare Reform 2.0. In this episode we recap the past few months and tell you what we will be discussing in this season. Check it out. Links: Check out our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoGl6eFHaZMS3VP-W8X3MA Stop by our website for more information and special promotions. http://www.hr-20.com
Gag Orders are tools the Healthcare industry uses to keep you in the dark about cheaper drug prices and options. We discuss how they work, and why they exist and why they need to be eliminated.
HealthyBytes: Quick Points for Fast Learners. - We talk about today's problems with the lack of real price transparency in our healthcare system and how we can fix it! Links: Check out our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoGl6eFHaZMS3VP-W8X3MA Stop by our website for more information and special promotions. http://www.hr-20.com
On June 27th Cohost Tom Loker had a nearly fatal heart attack. This show discusses the events leading up to the attack, the emergency response, diagnosis, treatment and Tom’s personal journey through the healthcare system. It illustrates the best and worst of our healthcare system. You do not want to miss this open and frank story.
Mammograms are the gold standard for breast cancer detection and diagnosis yet they’re accuracy leaves a bit to be desired in normal breasted women. 40 percent of women have “Dense” breasts. Mammography effectiveness in dense-breasted women falls off sharply. Supplemental forms of detection like “Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound” significantly improve early detection. Yet for a variety of reasons, it is ignored or actively discouraged. We explain the problem and offer ways you can protect yourself.
It's time to fix this healthcare quagmire. We have seen government’s idea, ObamaCare, and its not working. We have been told single payer or universal healthcare is a better way, but it's demonstrably and prove-ably not. While we are in almost violent disagreement on the solution, most of us don’t even understand the problems. This includes a lot of government, and people in the industry. Yet, there is a better idea. In this episode, we outline this improved approach and set the stage to show you how we can all fix what our government simply can’t. You can also check out our Video series on our HealthReform 2.0 YouTube Channel We also recommend our video shows as there is a lot of bonus content that provides additional visual information to the story.
The healthcare diatribe has continued to get more vitriolic. Most just spout contrived talking points from either side driven into our heads for the past 9 years by a lazy media. Tom and Tim speak to the Annual ComplianceOnline Medical Device Summit & explain why THE GOVERNMENT CAN’T FIX OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. The Government can’t fix our healthcare system. In fact, in this speech we provide evidence that the government has never been able to do anything other than increase costs. We not only show the historical data we explain why even if they try the costs keep going up.
Medicare and Medicaid costs are still out of control, no cost containment efforts have had any effect, and yet, we continue to expand the failing system. The ACA is passed. Government duplicity is fully exposed, Significant portions of the new ACA, can’t be implemented, and those which are cost much more than anticipated. It's not just that we are extending coverage to those previously uncovered, a good idea with a bad implementation, we also continue to expand the scope of care beyond the what we need to stay alive and productive. The false healthcare economic structure becomes a systemic problem! The system is in collapse.
1980-2010 saw a time when the government changed our national economic system and fundamentally crippled our healthcare system along the way, and, no one seems to know this. Find out why! Today we see the effects of runaway costs on our healthcare system. 1980-2010 was the time in America when systemic problems in our economy were coming home to roost. Our government came up with several fixes to try to avoid the pain of our past mistakes. Unfortunately, these economic changes included many policies and programs in healthcare that further integrated the healthcare issues into the problems of the economy. Once again short-term thinking, and fixes, set up the US for a painful future. One we are now living each, and every, day. (WE HAVE UPLOADED A PDF OF THE SCRIPT WITH CHARTS AND GRAPHS AS BONUS CONTENT)
In the 1970s it became clear no matter how much we spent on healthcare it was never enough. Although Medicare was less than 5 years old, Congress was forced to hike Medicare Taxes 25% and still the optimistic estimates of the cost of the program were running out of control. More doctors and more lawyers entered the fray and expenses rose more. New procedures, new technologies and again costs rose still more. Lives got extended, diseases of the elderly became more prevalent, and prices rose even more. The people’s expectation of what healthcare should cover changed drastically and the new, now, entitlement coverage was expanded. Even though the costs were ten times what were predicted less than 10 years earlier Congress expanded the program to provide more coverage at more expense. The system was failing, and a flailing government began to make changes. HMOs, PPOs, Managed Care; more new terms and ideas entered our lexicon, but as you will see, none brought the rising cost curve down.
Henry J. Kaiser did more for America than build WWII Liberty Ships. Find out about our Greatest Entrepreneur and his legacy of healthcare. Henry J. Kaiser is arguably America’s first and greatest entrepreneur. His accomplishments ranged from construction to healthcare, from steel and aluminum to aerospace and electronics, shipbuilding to sand and cement. He singularly changed the landscape of a large portion of America with the Hoover Dam, Grand Coulee and Bonneville Dam as well as roads in Washington State, Cuba and Hawaii. Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have a long way to go to be close to the diversity of interests, success or enduring legacy that Henry J. Kaiser left on America. Henry J’s legacy as the founder of Kaiser Permanente should be seen as his most significant achievement. With Dr. Sydney Garfield, he created an enduring legacy with a method and practice of care that has stood the test of time and offers a series of significant lessons that can help America define part of its healthcare future. Come listen as Henry J’s grandson, Henry M. Kaiser, spends some time with Tom and Tim sharing his memories of his grandfather, his experience in Kaiser Industries and Kaiser Permanente and his impression of his grandfather’s legacy.
The Kennedy’s path of elevation of American culture and ideals comes to a tragic end. Johnson seizes an opportunity for THE PARTY. Social Security gets expanded with Medicare and Medicaid and the nation gets hooked. Wilbur Mills concerns become to reality. This period fully transitions the intent of our nation’s healthcare reform from a business and citizen support system to a fully political agenda-based program. Real cost concerns are obscured, and political gain comes front and center as the main objective. Cost be damned.
The 1950s were pivotal years for our nation and its healthcare system. The Years of the Korean War, The of a re-addiction of America, of Stereotypes and breaking bonds. The years leading up to Kennedy’s assassination were full of advances and bad judgments. Come find out how they set the stage for the problems we have today.
Episode 1.7: New Treatments, New Mistakes, New Ideas, is fully baked and available at HealthReform 2.0, www.hr-20.com. Our journey through healthcare’s history is almost complete. Thanks to all who have sent us e-mails with suggestions and the questions you want answered. We will be moving on to these topics, and many more, after the history series is complete. In this episode we talk about the events of the Great Depression, and World War II. We discuss how these events and the resulting policies and legislation formulated the way our current healthcare system looks today and how many of these, then temporary, fixes now are one of the many reasons the government can’t fix our system today.
Episode 1.6, New Depression - New Deal - New War. In this episode we go from 1920 to 1950. We discuss the events and governmental actions that set the stage for a series of healthcare decisions that formed the basis of many of the problems we now have in our healthcare system. We also begin the discussion of Henry J. Kaiser founder of Kaiser Permanente one of the more successful healthcare systems.
In this episode we discuss how physicians rose to power. The beginning of the death of patent medicines, and more in the period of 1900 to 1935.
We discuss the years 1900 - 1940 & explain how women reversed the lousy course our national health system was on. Women saved our bacon at least three times. Women broke the trend of addiction and fundamentally shifted the balance of power in the healthcare system of the day.
Learn about the strange case of The Lieutenant's Invention. See how one of the most successful patent medicines of all time began, and is still with us today!
HealthyBytes is the show of quick points for fast learners. This episode discusses a recent article illustrating how we expect more from healthcare then medicine can truly deliver.
HR-20 Episode 1.3 Medicine Becomes an Industry In this episode we tell the story about the rise of the Patent Medicine Kings, and how Physicians sought safety in numbers from the competition of hospitals and doctors, druggists and other schools of medicine.
This Episode is about where Doctors and Physicians came from - hint they didn't start out as the same occupation - The start of the "drug cartels", and how some of the issues in our current healthcare system started to be established.
Tom Loker and Tim Henning discuss the new podcast series, lay out the format of the shows and discuss the kind of topics they will be discussing in the upcoming series. This is the podcast show for people with a Curious Mind and a desire to have a Better HealthCare System.
Quick Points for Fast Learners! President Trump's budget proposal has cause quite a stir. It seem both sides don't like it. Is there anything to consider? HealthyBytes is our short form podcast. These are timely and pithy remarks on things relating to our healthcare system that we may want to think about.
In this episode Tom discusses Dan Brown's Book Inferno and how it may not be as much of a work of fiction as we think! Tom discusses the history of how we came to this position to help enlighten healthcare's various myths.
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